Here is the AP Lifestyles Digest for the week of April 28. For access to AP Newsroom and other technical issues, contact apcustomersupport@ap.org or call 877-836-9477. For reruns of stories, call Customer Support, customersupport@ap.org, 877-836-9477. For photo reruns, visit the photo archive. For questions, contact Julia Rubin at jrubin@ap.org or Mallika Sen at msen@ap.org.
WEDDINGS
Photo Tips: Tips from brides and wedding pros on how to avoid disaster when it comes wedding photos. By Lifestyles Writer Leanne Italie. SENT Wednesday, photos.
WORK
Be Well-Working Well-Decluttering: The ease of accumulating cheap items through online shopping has led to an overabundance of clutter. That’s true in home offices and traditional workspaces. Those jumbles of misplaced belongings can drain our mental resources, distracting us from work. Clutter can also impact our moods. But as households and workplaces embark on Spring cleaning, it’s possible to reduce clutter and find more mental peace. SENT Thursday, illustration.
GARDENING/NATURE
Cocktail Time: The secret to a refreshing cocktail or mocktail might be growing in the garden. By Jessica Damiano. SENT Tuesday, photos.
Woodpeckers Terrorize Town: Is that Woody or his rogue cousin vandalizing cars and pecking holes in mirrors in Massachusetts? SENT Wednesday, photos, video, audio.
MONEY
Retirement Savings Worries: As President Donald Trump’s trade war has injected turmoil in financial markets, many retired and near-retired Americans are anxiously looking on, worried about outliving their savings or having to put off entries on their bucket lists. Many older investors are taking the advice of experts to fine-tune investments if necessary but avoid dramatic moves that would cement losses. SENT Monday, photos.
PARENTING
Mo Willems: Beloved children’s book author Mo Willems and his friend and muse, The Pigeon, banter about their new book, "Will the Pigeon Graduate?’" UPCOMING Thursday, photos, video.
FASHION
Met-Gala-Race-and-Fashion: For Black men, fashion has been a tool of self-expression — and a way they’ve been judged. SENT Thursday, photos.
Met Gala-Dandyism-Explainer: What is dandyism, the Black fashion style powering the 2025 Met Gala? SENT Wednesday, photos.
Vatican papal tailors: The conclave that begins next Wednesday to elect a successor for Pope Francis is the first in 46 ½ years that the Vatican has not ordered a new cassock fit for the new head of the 1.4 billion- strong Catholic Church. SENT Thursday. With Vatican-Papal-Tailors-Photo-Gallery.
WELLNESS
Be Well-Immigrant Ministry-Stress Relief: A Lutheran church in Minneapolis has been taking practical steps to help its mostly Latino immigrant congregation deal with the uncertainty and stress of the Trump administration’s crackdown – it’s now offering monthly acupuncture and Reiki sessions in the sanctuary after Sunday worship. UPCOMING Friday, photos.
STAR WARS
Star Wars Day: A look at how May 4th became known as Star Wars Day. UPCOMING Saturday, photos video.
FOOD
Climate-Coffee Prices: Climate change is making coffee more expensive. Tariffs likely will too. SENT Wednesday, photos.
MED--Food Dyes: As pressure grows to get artificial colors out of the U.S. food supply, Sensient Colors, a St. Louis dye maker, is helping companies make the shift to natural hues. SENT Monday, photos, video.
MilkStreet-Shrimp Tacos-Cinco de Mayo: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with crisp-fried shrimp tacos. By Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street. SENT Monday, photos.
PETS
Hungary Dachshund World Record: Over 1,200 dachshunds were to strut their stuff in Budapest City Park in an attempt to break a world record for the highest number of the gregarious breed parading together at once. Last September, the German city of Regensburg set the current record by parading 1,170 dachshunds at the same time. UPCOMING Thursday, photos, video.
___
Coming next week:
Gardening-Mothers Day-Growing Roses: 8 new varieties of rose plants to choose as a gift for Mom. By Jessica Damiano. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.
Food-Mothers Day-French Toast: How to make Mom some Challah French toast for Mother’s Day. By Katie Workman. UPCOMING Thursday, photos.
Food-Salt & Straw Ice Cream: Intimidated by the idea of making ice cream at home? Just think of it as making soup. That’s advice from Tyler Malek of Salt & Straw, the gourmet ice cream maker who has perfected an ever-changing lickable treat. By Entertainment Writer Mark Kennedy. UPCOMING Wednesday: 1,000 words, photos. With recipe: Food-Salted Malted Chocolate Chip Dough.
US--Southern Accent Disappearing: The southern accent, in all its variations, is disappearing in some parts of the U.S. South due to the migration of people into the region from other parts of the United States and around the world. UPCOMING Saturday, photos, video.
US Cinco De Mayo-Rhetoric: Some Mexican-Americans and immigrants are feeling at odds over the political rhetoric about Mexico and planned celebrations of Cinco de Mayo. Latino activists and scholars say that ambivalence is bolstered by the hazy history of the holiday and by stereotypes exploited by marketers. UPCOMING Monday, photos.
Food-MilkStreet-Romaine Radicchio Salad: This crisp and colorful romaine and radicchio salad eats like a meal. By Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street. UPCOMING Monday, photos.
Met Gala Fashion: Event is Monday. Coverage Monday and Tuesday, photos, video.
___
In case you missed it:
WELLNESS: Be Well-Morning Routine; Be Well Spring Blossoms-Bluebells; Prescriptions-Fast Deliveries.
HOMES/CLOTHING: Farmstand Decor; Earth Day-Plastic-Clothing; Trump-Tariffs-Second-Hand Clothes.
GARDENING: Arbor Day-Oaks; Sequoia Forest Detroit.
FOOD: Climate-New-York-Wine-Producers; FDA Food Dyes; Food-MilkStreet-Baked White Beans Sausages.
TRAVEL: Be Well-Fear of Flying; Airlines-Slowing Travel.
TECH: One Tech Tip-Buying a Secondhand Phone.
PHILANTHROPY: AP Poll-Philanthropy.
— The AP
