Elvis Presley in 1956
Q: What’s the oldest op- erating roller coaster in America? —Bill C., Miami A: That honor goes to the Leap-the-Dips coaster in Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pa., which has operated nearly continuously since 1902. Leap may seem tame next to today’s thrill rides (its biggest dip is nine feet; Six Flags’ Goliath boasts a 180-foot drop), but its historical charm still draws crowds. See more of America’s oldest coasters at
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Leap still thrills after 112 years.
Carrie Under- wood, left,
and Miranda Lambert
Q: How many people visit Graceland each year? —Stephen S., Mesa, Ariz. A:More than 600,000 fans flock to the King’s iconic Memphis mansion every year, typically making it the second-most-visited pri- vate home in the country, after the White House. The most popular attraction? Elvis’s signature pink 1955 Cadillac. See another piece of Elvis history, a letter he wrote to Richard Nixon, at
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Does Miranda Lambert think it’s harder for wom- en to succeed in country music? —Cassandra M., Austin
A: “It hasn’t been harder for me,” says Lambert, 30. “I’ve been fortunate, but I like to lift women up in any way I can.” Like with “Somethin’ Bad”—her girl-power duet with Carrie Underwood. “It’s really cool to collaborate with another female artist—it doesn’t hap- pen that often.” Women are “absolutely” gaining ground in mainstream country music, Lambert says, but still, “there’s not that many of us. We’ve all got to stick together.”
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Do you prefer writing for kids or adults? I’m actually pretty funny, and I don’t get to write funny in adult books. Plus, I never really grew up, so that makes kids’ books better for me! Where do you write? Out of my home in Palm Beach, Fla. I write long- hand on a legal pad. It drives my son crazy, but I’ve been pretty successful with that little pencil.
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Did your son Jack, 16, inspire you to write for kids?Yeah. He wasn’t a big reader when he was younger, and one summer, my wife and I said, “You don’t have to do the lawn, but you have to read every
day.” Parents have to make reading a rule and it will become a great habit. You started working for an ad agency in the ’70s in NYC. Was it anything like Mad Men? Well, I did look a lot like Don Draper
[laughs]— that’s about the only similarity!
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Q: As a mom, was it hard for Jessica Alba to step back into her sexy role in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For?—Rose M., Tulsa A: “No, not at all,” says the 33-year-old star. “I think if anything I was more prepared. When the first movie debuted in 2005, “I was a girl, sort of like a deer caught in headlights.” But after two kids and nearly 10 years, “I feel like a woman.” Go to
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