Got a white elephant in your room?

White elephant gift swaps give rise to superlatives: the best, the worst, the funniest, the most embarrassing, the most useless gift ever. Often, those adjectives describe the very same item. Tell us about the most memorable one you ever received.

Sheriff Joe arresting in new TV show

Sheriff Joe Arpaio, TV star? It could happen when Smile...You're Under Arrest! premieres in December on the Fox Reality channel.

Sappy 'Days': Fonz is fab but can't save this uncool caper

With grins stapled up to their cheekbones and aw-shucks dials torqued to 11, the stars of Happy Days - A New Musical are either to be pitied or to be admired. It can't be easy mugging your way through 2 1/2 hours of hackneyed dialogue, humdrum melodies and cloying nostalgia.

Musical spoof hits hilarious notes

From West Side Story to Wicked, no musical is safe from spoofing in Forbidden Broadway. A must-see in New York since 1982, it has gone through numerous permutations, and now Phoenix Theatre is serving up its own version.

'Mikado' devilishly delightful with updates

My only complaint about Arizona Opera's Mikado is that it made my cheeks hurt. It simply never gave me a chance to stop grinning.

5 exercises women should avoid (Good news: No more sit-ups)

If you hate sit-ups, you're in luck. They're one of the top-five exercises women should completely avoid, says personal trainer Kristal Richardson.

Friendly Trooper has energy to burn

Trooper, a friendly Lab mix, is available for adoption at the Arizona Humane Society.

Surprise crisis volunteer offers caring hand after crisis

John Berger, 66, a member of the Surprise Fire Department's crisis-response team, has learned that the aftermath of an emergency can be as devastating to those involved and even to bystanders as what happens during it.

Ashlee Simpson, Wentz bear fruit

The second-longest celebrity gestation in history (after Daniel Day-Lewis maintained a pregnancy for an incredible 18 months under the tutelage of Method coach Uta Hagen during the problem-wracked production of 1992 art-house classic My Vestigial Uterus) has ended.

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Dear Abby

Don't cut off wife from former in-laws
Dear Abby: When my wife, ''Kiki,'' and I married three years ago, I had been divorced for 11 years, and she had been widowed for eight.