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Michael Roizen and Peter Linneman ’73 discussedRoizen’s book, “The Great Age Reboot: Cracking the Longevity Code for a Younger Tomorrow”

The mask that covers the facial deformities on Erik, the Phantom of the Opera, have ranged from Lon Chaney's 1925 total-face covering (including a strange fabric flap over his mouth) to Claude Rains' 1943 blue-white covering over three-quarters of his face and Andrew Lloyd Weber's version, in which Erik wore a white half mask.

In 2014, Deepak Chopra achieved a Guinness World Record for the largest online meditation event -- 33,061 people participated for 30 minutes of om-m-m-my-goodness serenity. The benefits of meditation are well-documented in terms of stress reduction, improved mood, better sleep and lower blood pressure. But Chopra probably didn't know how powerfully beneficial it is for immune strength -- and how it can help you avoid infection and perhaps even cancer.

You may think the cannabis craze is a recent phenomenon now that recreational marijuana has been legalized in 18 states plus Washington, D.C., and Guam. But Gertrude Stein's partner published a recipe for "Haschich Fudge" in her self-titled "The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book" in 1954.

Q: I love exercising outdoors, but I live in a big city, and I heard that air pollution might erase the benefits of working out. I know I am healthier than my neighbors who don't exercise. What are they talking about? -- Cleon G., Chicago

In 1995's "French Kiss," Kevin Kline as French conman Luc Teyssier tells Meg Ryan's Kate, "I love the sea. So beautiful, so mysterious ... so full of fish." Clearly an analogy for his life -- after all, he loved to snare unsuspecting people, like Kate, as they floated through his life.

When Stevie Wonder sang "Ain't No Sunshine When You're Gone," he was lamenting a broken heart. Well, turns out when the sunshine vitamin -- the big D -- is gone (or at least deficient), you are risking a broken heart, too.