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Taylor Swift will never, ever, ever get tired of breaking records and making history, it seems. Time magazine named the “Karma” singer its 2023 Person of the Year on Wednesday, revealing that she is also the first woman to appear twice on its annual honorary cover since the series began in 1927.

Norman Lear, the multiple Emmy Award-winning writer-producer and liberal political activist who revolutionized prime-time television in the 1970s with groundbreaking, socially relevant situation comedies such as “All in the Family,” “Maude” and “The Jeffersons,” has died. He was 101.  

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a colleague who consistently asks for what I consider large contributions to work gifts. I’ve explained to her that I’m not comfortable giving that kind of money. I want to show kindness for things such as birthdays and Boss’ Day, but the amounts she asks for are above my comfort level.

For years I’ve looked at pictures of gorgeous star-, wreath- or tree-shaped holiday breads and pastries, knowing that they looked far more complicated than they really were. But, I never bothered to make one.

I found this delicious and very easy way to steam fish. It’s in the oven instead of over boiling liquid. It helps retain moisture and flavor. The combination of ginger, scallions and garlic form a flavorful sauce for steamed tilapia. It takes a few minutes to prepare ingredients, but then the oven does the rest of the work.

The Spokesman-Review is looking for the best seasonal drinks in town.

Octopuses can open jars, use tools, solve puzzles and even recognize individual human faces staring back at them through aquarium glass.

Of the nine major food allergens, two are nuts – specifically peanuts (technically a legume), and tree nuts, including almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios and walnuts. (The others are milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, wheat, soybeans and sesame.) That’s a lot of ground to cover for people with nut allergies, especially because nuts are a common ingredient in all sorts of sweet and savory recipes.

Dear Annie: Are you aware that, according to experts, approximately 25% of adult children do not speak to one or both of their parents? I’m in that situation. I gave my two daughters everything they wanted that I could afford to give them: dance and music lessons, dive and soccer teams, trips throughout the U.S. and overseas and expensive private schools of their choice. While my daughters wore designer clothing, I bought my clothing from discount stores. I never beat them or spoke unkindly to them or about them. I was always very proud of them.

If there’s one thing that KISS is going to do, it’s sell out. Sell-out concerts on back-to-back nights at Madison Square Garden 50 years after debuting. Sell out out merch at every show for the last few decades. Sell out by trying to jump on the disco bandwagon in the late 1970s. Or sell out by emblazoning its members’ faces on the most benign everyday items, including lunchboxes, action ...

Julia Roberts has been hugging her loved ones a little tighter since the death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry in late October.

Dear Doctors: What is your opinion of the brain and memory supplements that we see advertised on TV? I’m also curious about other supplements, like the ones that are advertised to help with vision or for joint health. Do any help?

Time magazine released its shortlist for its perennial Person of the Year selection.

Dear Annie: I regularly read your well-written columns and always enjoy them. Keep up the good work!

Red Hot Chili Peppers shows are rarely within driving distance. However, the iconic punk-funk band will play May 31 at the Gorge. Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale (citientertainment.com) Tuesday at 10 am. Tickets for the general public go on sale 10 a.m. Friday at redhotchilipeppers.com.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: How should I respond when someone comments that I appear too stylish or well-dressed?

On a Monday afternoon, Wally and Woody stalked through towering pines atop catwalks in the backyard of their South Hill home, occasionally glancing down at guests from their lofty treehouse perch.

Growing up, I marveled at the themed Christmas cards my father created in our basement darkroom each holiday season. A hobby photographer who taught each of his four children how to develop film, dad’s magical ability to transform our entire family into dancing elves or spirited snow people was a wonder to my young eyes and a smash hit with both relatives and neighbors alike. Back then, mailboxes brimmed chock-full of colorful Christmas cards, but these days our options for conveying holiday wishes are vast and varied.