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The inaugural Freedom Rock mural in 1999 depicted U.S. Marines raising the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima.

Photos: Freedom Rock Through the Years

Iowa artist Ray Sorensen paints Memorial Day tributes to military

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(June 14) “The Tudors” TV actor Henry Cavill becomes the latest actor to wear the most famous cape in all of superhero-dom in this big new retelling of the Superman story, which traces the Man of Steel’s otherworldly origins, his upbringing as a child in the Midwest and his emergence as a fighter for the people of Earth. The all-star cast also includes Russell Crowe, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane and Michael Shannon.

25 Don’t-Miss Summer Movies 2013

Here’s a sneek peek at 25 films coming up this summer you won’t want to miss!

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A Sunflower quilt square brightens a barn in Alcona County, Mich.

12 Popular Quilt Patterns

Folk artisans painting traditional quilt patterns on barns around the country

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At the Purina Animal Nutrition Center, animal experts feed more than 3,000 animals on a 1,200-acre working farm every day. Here are some helpful tips they’ve learned over the last 85 years.

What You Can Learn from the Experts

At the Purina Animal Nutrition Center, animal experts feed more than 3,000 animals on a 1,200-acre working farm every day. Here are some helpful tips…

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Step out of your comfort zone and relent to your wild side with a thrilling escape from the ordinary. Discover limitless possibilities whether hiking, camping, rock-climbing, rafting, kayaking, or even llama trekking. Opportunities to explore are available across our awe-inspiring American landscape from Big Sur to Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon to the Appalachian Trail. National and state parks also tend to have the best rates, so try searching the National Park Service online to choose the setting of your adventure.

Five Fresh Spring Break Destinations

Where to rejuvenate, give back, learn something new, get into nature or step out of your comfort zone

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Celebrate your loved ones this Valentine’s Day by giving your sweetheart (or sweethearts) something thoughtful and creative. The proliferation of craft and mommy blogs and the popular online photo-sharing site Pinterest make do-it-yourself gifting easier than ever. We’ve enlisted six crafty bloggers to share their favorite gift ideas. This year, think outside the jewelry box and show a little DIY love.

Six DIY Gifts to Say, ‘I Love You’

DIY Valentine's Day gifts for your sweetheart

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An illuminated cherry hovers over Traverse City, Mich., during the CherryT Ball Drop on New Year’s Eve.

10 Amazing New Year’s Eve Drops

Apples, cheese, pelicans and possums among items dropped to celebrate the new year

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Skyfall The 23rd movie about the world’s most famous secret agent comes exactly 50 years after the first one, and it’s the smartest, slickest, most sensational Bond in ages. With Daniel Craig in his third outing as 007, the lord of the spies grapples with changing times, the limitations of his own battered body, the emotional tug of mortality, and a cyber-terrorist super-villain. Bond is back, baby, and it’s been a long time since he’s looked, acted or felt so alive. Watch the Trailer

The Best and Worst Movies of 2012

Find out what made the list as this year’s cream of the crop…and what just barely scraped by at the bottom of the barrel.

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Beatles vs. Stones? Call for a cease-fire to the age-old rock ’n’ roll rivalry by giving the music fan on your list both of these handsome hard-cover chronicles, “With The Beatles” ($39.95) and “The Rolling Stones: 50 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll” ($27.95), depicting the two bands’ inside worlds with hundreds of rare photos from the archives of “LIFE” magazine. Buy The Beatles book Buy The Rolling Stones book

2012 Holiday Gift Guide

Christmas gift suggestions for movies, books, music and more

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Fresh blueberries and sweet crème fraiche are the perfect combination in this light dessert or snack. Served cold and great for cooling off after a raucous dinner affair. Get the Recipe

Top 10 Blueberry Recipes

Celebrate National Blueberry Month with these deliciously sweet and savory dishes!

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A historical recipe for a very rich ice cream. Put raspberries and blueberries on top for a truly patriotic dessert. Get the Recipe

Simple Summer Ice Cream Recipes

Try our favorite treats to beat the summer heat

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(Opens May 11) Director Tim Burton reunites with one of his favorite stars, Johnny Depp, for this comedic remake of the vampire “soap opera” of the 1970s. This time around, 18th century undead playboy Barnabas Collins re-emerges in a world of disco balls, lava lamps and VW minivans. With Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, and some very cool guest appearances by Christopher Lee, Alice Cooper and Jonathan Frid, TV’s original Barnabas.

Summer Movie Preview 2012

Our guide to the hottest upcoming new releases

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In 'Where the Wild Things Are,' Max, a disobedient little boy who is sent to bed without his supper, creates his own world inhabited by ferocious wild creatures that crown Max as their ruler.

Where the Wild Things Are

Remembering Maurice Sendak, the author and illustrator of Where the Wild Things Are who died Tuesday, May 8, in Danbury, Conn., at the age of…

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Sufjan Stevens -- from the album Illinoise There are lots of songs about Chicago, the traditional starting place for the grand Route 66 journey (and for Bobby Troup’s song). But for road songs, this one is my fave. I had never heard of Sufjan Stevens before I heard this song on the radio. It was the first time I went home and downloaded a record from simply hearing it on the radio. And for a crusty old guy, this is saying something. It was such a great song to hear--it seemed to just jump out of my speakers--that I just ran to my computer and bought the whole record. It starts slow and unassuming. As the artist adds instruments and colors, the song builds to a mighty crescendo. If the melody changes at all it is only slightly as the theme repeats over and over and in doing so transports you to another place. It is a road trip unto itself.

10 Best Route 66 Road Songs

Music for a drive across America

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The glowing arch welcome fans to the place "where strangers smile and say hello, where hippies hang out with indie rockers, where dancing is as common as standing, where lifelong friendships are forged, and where indellible memories are made."

Photos from ‘Bonnaroo’

Now in its 10th year, Bonnaroo is the “new Woodstock” music and arts event that each summer transforms 700 middle Tennessee acres into a community…

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