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A pop culture influencer for 80+ years, Parade magazine delivers the entertainment insights of columnist Walter Scott, puzzles from resident genius Ask Marilyn, lifestyle tips, timely interviews with celebs—from Clint Eastwood to Quinta Brunson—and premium features on trending pop culture topics.

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH: LIFE AFTER SHERLOCK

SARA BAREILLES • The Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter of “Love Song” and “Brave,” 43, and star of Broadway’s Into the Woods, appears in the filmed version of her Tony Award-nominated musical Waitress. In Waitress: The Musical (in theaters Dec. 7), Bareilles will reprise her role as Jenna Hunterson, a small-town pie baker with dreams of escaping an abusive marriage by entering a pie-baking contest and using the grand prize money to buy her freedom. But then, an unexpected pregnancy and romance happen, and Jenna gets through it all with the support of her fellow waitresses.

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HOME FOR THE Holidays • It’s not officially Christmas until you’ve watched A Christmas Story and other classic holiday films a few times. (Go to Parade.com/Christmas-movies for a list of our favorites.) The homes in those movies are often bigger stars than the featured actors! Here are some of our favorite holiday abodes.

EASY-PEASY HOLIDAY SNACK TRAYS • These grazing boards, from the new cookbook Everyday Snack Tray by Frances Largeman-Roth, RDN, pair store-bought goodies with one star homemade item for easy holiday entertaining.

THE BEST OF BLACK TV • BEFORE THERE WAS ABBOTT ELEMENTARY, BLACK-ISH AND SCANDAL, THERE WAS JULIA AND GOOD TIMES LEADING THE WAY. WE CELEBRATE THE GROUNDBREAKING SHOWS THAT LED UP TO TODAY’S GOLDEN AGE OF BLACK TV.

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