Here is the AP Lifestyles Digest for the week of July 14. 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.
ROMANCE LOVERS
Books-Romance Novels-Community: Romance novels are no longer just guilty pleasures. Fans are building community through social media and a growing number of romance-only bookstores. By Tracee M. Herbaugh. UPCOMING Wednesday, photos, video.
TEENS
AP Poll-Teen Life Goals: A new AP-NORC poll of teens looks at their life goals and how hard they think those goals will be to achieve. SENT Monday, photos, illustrations.
SUSTAINABLE FASHION
Climate Choices-Sustainable Fashion: Fast fashion relies heavily on synthetic fibers made from oil and gas, fossil fuels that cause climate change. Once discarded, many of those materials end up in landfills. Some designers are working to cut those products out completely and instead use biomaterials. They are experimenting with tapioca, gelatin, agar agar, mushrooms, and other kitchen-shelf ingredients. SENT Monday, photos.
BE WELL
Choking: Choking is a bigger danger to older adults. Here are the best ways to prevent choking deaths. UPCOMING Monday, photos.
GARDENING
Gardening-Growing Degree Days: Your calendar is lying to you. The real way to time your garden. By Jessica Damiano. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.
TRAVEL
Travel-Family Road Tips: On a family road trip, there’s the chance to bond and create memories. And there’ll be some inevitable chaos, too. Embrace them both. That and other tips for a good trip. By Tracee M. Herbaugh. UPCOMING Thursday, photo.
FOOD
Food-MilkStreet-Indian Spiced Pork Burgers: These flavor-packed burgers were inspired by Indian street food. By Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street. SENT Monday, photos.
NATURE
Squirrels Overrun Town: Minot has had it with the squirrels that have overrun the North Dakota community, creating holes, ruining irrigation systems and simply making pests of themselves. After dealing with a worsening problem for years, the city of nearly 50,000 is fighting back with snares to at least stop the growth of the rodent population. UPCOMING Thursday, photos.
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In case you missed it:
DISASTER PREP: Climate-Preparing for Flood.
BE WELL: Shower Necessities; Working Well-Healthy Snacking; Obesity Treatments-Access; Strength Training; Financial Wellness-Unsubscribe Tips; Brazil-Favela Yoga; Barbie-Type1 Diabetes.
PARENTING: Poll-Child Care.
FOOD: Japan-Tsukudani, with recipe sidebar; MilkStreet-Chipotle Peanut Tomato Salad; Kellogg Cereals Struggles.
GARDENING: Landscape Fabric.
HOMES: Personal Cooling Gear.
CULTURE: TV-Love Island-Dating Racial Bias.
TRAVEL: TSA-Shoes Security; China-Shanghai Legoland.
FASHION: Paris Couture Week; Cuba-Extravagant Nails, with photo gallery; France-Birkin-Bag-Auction.
— The AP
