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Amy Sohn, an author who has penned new book Motherland, set in the Brooklyn locale, says that unhappy mothers in the area are addicted to antidepressants and drink alcohol in the afternoon.

Take a fun look back at the stereotypical ’50s housewife, as she vacuums in heels, washes dishes wearing pearls, and makes everything practically perfect.

Why does food (and especially a sandwich!) always taste better when someone else makes it? My mother makes a simple but delicious sandwich every day for lunch. Always the same, she slices good hearth bread, slathers it with Hellman’s Best Mayo on both slices, adds a few squares of Swiss cheese and piles on several leaves of crunchy lettuce or occasionally baby spinach. On goes the top, and with a slice down the middle, there it is — the perfect sandwich.

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Dita Von Teese, known as “The Queen of Burlesque,” lives in glam retro style at home in L.A., and it's featured in InStyle magazine.

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