Here is the AP Lifestyles Digest for the week of March 2.
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BE WELL
Working Sober: Alcohol can be pervasive in corporate work culture, from the after-work happy hour, holiday party or client outing to the fancy whiskey bar. Tips on how to navigate a boozy workplace, and how managers can make offices more friendly to those in recovery. UPCOMING Thursday, illustration.
Electric Bicycle Safety: Injuries among electric bicycle riders are increasing as a new generation of faster and more powerful models floods urban areas. UPCOMING Wednesday, photos.
Health Chatbots: New AI chatbots can offer personalized health information and advice but privacy and reliability are a concern. UPCOMING Monday, photos, video.
NATURE/GARDENING
Seed Packet Glossary: The first thing to know about seed-starting season is how to read the instructions on the back of a seed packet. We’re here to help. By Jessica Damiano. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.
Accessible Birding: People with mobility and other limitations are getting the chance to experience birding through a movement that aims to make the hobby accessible to everyone. SENT Sunday, photos.
FOOD
America’s Culinary Cup: Padma Lakshmi is back in the kitchen with a knives-out cooking competition and this time the stakes are higher — both for the contestants and her. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.
Voracious-Lentil Sloppy Joes: Robin Arzón’s smoky lentil sloppy Joes pack 22g of protein and demand napkins. SENT Monday, photos.
Wintry Dairy Queen: The Dairy Queen in Moorhead, Minnesota, opens on March 1 as a yearly tradition, beckoning faithful fans who line up no matter the weather. The 77-year-old shop makes its own treats, some of which are found at few other locations in the U.S. SENT Sunday, photos, video.
Denmark Gastronomy Art: Denmark is debating whether top-level cooking counts as art. UPCOMING Thursday, photos, video.
RELIGION
India Holi Festival: Indians celebrate the festival of colors Holi that heralds the arrival of spring, with revelers smearing each other’s faces with color, distributing sweets and squirting water at fellow festivalgoers. UPCOMING Wednesday, photos, video.
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Coverage ahead of Daylight Savings Time, which begins Sunday in most of the U.S. With map, photos.
FASHION
Continuing coverage of Paris Fashion Week.
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In case you missed it:
NATURE/GARDENING: Accessible Birding; Gardening-Scarifying Seeds.
FOOD: Food Festivals Future; Voracious-Chicken Salad Lettuce Wraps.
SUSTAINABLE LIVING: Climate Choices Refilling vs Buying New; Climate Choices Shampoo.
BE WELL: Extra Electrolytes; Women-Heart Attacks; Returning to School.
TECH/SCIENCE: Squeaky Shoes; One Tech Tip-Group Chat Etiquette.
CRAFTS: Babies-Yarn Octopi.
ENTERTAINMENT/CULTURE: World Pokemon Anniversary; Rom Coms Have a Moment; Faces of Wonder.
FASHION: Milan Fashion Week; Ghana Fugu Day.
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