Younger adults especially are throwing themed picnics, booking DJs and planning vacations that run into the thousands of dollars.

The now 28-year-old gymnastics heroine of the 2012 Games is chasing a new record—for longevity.

Steered by rock visionary Sandy Pearlman, the proto-metal band had a commercial and artistic breakthrough with its third album, which combined powerful guitar riffs with whimsically grim lyrics.

The Colombian-born artist, currently the subject of shows at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation in St. Louis and New York’s Dia Chelsea, uses the varied hues of soil in her compelling and sometimes richly aromatic works.

An estimated 5.4 million children help care for relatives, as families can’t afford or find other in-home care.