Here is the AP Lifestyles Digest for the week of Oct. 19.
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BE WELL
Caffeine Pouches-What To Know: Coffee, energy drinks and soda are not the only ways young people are getting their caffeine fix. The latest product catching the attention of health experts, school officials and parents doesn’t come in a cup or a can. It comes in a pouch. UPCOMING Wednesday, photos.
MED--Navigating Organ Transplants: A car crash destroyed Katherine Screws’ small intestine, leaving her unable to eat, dependent on IV nutrition and often too sick to get out of bed. Her hospital predicted she could get a transplant in 6 months. It turned out to be three years -- and only after she found a new hospital. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos, video.
FOOD
Voracious-Beer-Braised Roast Pork: Ukrainian chief Yevgen Klopotenko suggests using dark beer instead of the traditional fermented kvass in his recipe for Beer-Braised Roast Pork. SENT Monday, photos.
TRAVEL
Spain-Grandmas Cooking: In Barcelona, a group called Grandmas Cooking Barcelona offers visitors a chance to cook and eat traditional Spanish food. And the benefits run both ways. Besides offering a culinary experience, the program helps give purpose to older people who might struggle with loneliness. UPCOMING Monday, photos.
GARDENING
Long-Lived Plants: When plants die, we automatically assume that we’re responsible. And sometimes, we are. But like all living things, plants have a lifespan, and sometimes their number is simply up. Here’s a look at some of the longest living plants, including peonies, hosta and irises. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.
Pulverizing Peonies: Tens of thousands flood the University of Michigan campus each spring to catch a glimpse – and a whiff – of one of North America’s premier collections of herbaceous peonies. Four months later, members of the Ann Arbor school’s cross-country teams embark on their own unique annual tradition: They pulverize the showy perennials. UPCOMING Monday, photos, video.
TECH
AI Agents-Privacy: Many have welcomed AI agents into their online lives, and raved about how personalized assistants like Muse can handle everyday tasks with ease — from snagging a dinner reservation or planning a trip, to organizing email inboxes. But like other AI bots, the agents perform better the more they know about a user — and perhaps also that person’s friends, family and even colleagues. That raises privacy concerns. UPCOMING Monday, photos.
US Technology Driven Pricing: U.S. consumers are uneasy about the increasingly high-tech ways that fast-food chains and major retailers are setting prices. Americans have grown accustomed to changing prices when booking flights, hotel rooms and rides, but the prospect of everyday spending shaped by algorithms they don’t understand and personal data they may not realize they’re sharing has touched a nerve. SENT Sunday, photos.
HALLOWEEN
Picasso-Pumpkin Carver: For the past 40 years, farmer Mike Valladao has been elevating the art of pumpkin carving at the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival to a new level, creating intricate designs that have earned him the nickname - the “Picasso of Pumpkin Carvers.” UPCOMING Tuesday, photos, video.
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In case you missed it:
WORK: Be Well-Working Well-Office Gossip.
BE WELL: New Sunscreen; Managing Uncertainty.
EDUCATION: Homeschooling William.
GARDENING: Selective Fall Cleanup.
FOOD: Voracious-Pudin de Pan; Election 2026-Beef.
FALL: US Fall Foliage Live.
TRAVEL: NYC Horse Carriages; Britain-London's Oldest Restaurant.
AMERICAS 250 OBJECTS: Takeout Container; Cigarettes.
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