People February 4, 2019

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1/A ‘goth Duck’ Is the Hot New Waterfowl After New Yorkers flocked to see a beautiful Mandarin duck (nicknamed Mandarin Patinkin) in Central Park, a rare tufted duck showed up at a water treatment plant in Melbourne and got Aussies quacking. 2/A UCLA Gymnast Scores a Perfect 10 A stunning, joyful floor routine by senior Katelyn Ohashi, 21—a onetime Olympic hopeful sidelined by injuries—helped her team win, then got more than 40 million online views. 3/Stars Take the #10yearchallenge Celebs from Modern Family’s Sarah Hyland (above) to Madonna embraced the throwback vs. today social media trend. “Hoops are forever,” Hyland, 28, wrote. 4/The Hunchback of Notre Dame will get a real-life version Disney can’t seem to let it go with its live-action remakes—the 1996 movie joins Aladdin, Dumbo and…

My go-to karaoke song is … Easy: “Jessie’s Girl.” I don’t have to wail or try to riff. It’s a crowd-pleaser. I’ve been mistaken for … A pain in the ass [Laughs]. When I was really skinny and had a long neck, people said David Schwimmer—somewhere in that family. My friends give me grief about … Procrastinating. But it’s just the day-to-day stuff. Like, I forget to do the dishes, not feed my kids. I’m most comfortable when … I’m in my home on my couch. Butt naked—no I’m kidding. I have chaps on—kidding! Basically shorts, T-shirt or sweatpants. My guilty pleasure is … Chicken Parmesan. It doesn’t matter where it’s from, you can’t screw it up. To get out of a bad mood, I … Relax, watch a…

For January 28, 2019 ‘Such a brave, strong girl. I’m not sure I could do what she did’Tammy Hutchinson Hoppe via people.com Jayme Closs It was so nice to see a true hero on this week’s cover. I would like Jayme to know that she’s my hero too and to stay strong. As they say, she’s “Jaymazing.” Lisa Mueller Butternut, Wis. It’s amazing that Jayme Closs is safe and back with her family. The ladies who helped her are definitely her angels! Marcy Taylor-Fletcher via people.com I cannot even imagine what Jayme endured during her 88 days of captivity and am so very thankful and proud that she was able to escape. Judy Young Rotterdam, N.Y. ALAN ALDA Alan Alda is a national treasure. Love you, Hawkeye! Erin Tiger…

Encompass Health, a national health-care-services provider based in Dallas, was No. 38 on People’s 2018 list of Companies That Care. Every year, the company sponsors Project Ignite, in which employees are given anywhere from $1,500 to $5,000 and instructed to spend the money doing good—from buying groceries for strangers (below) to building shelters for rescue dogs. “If we do some random act of kindness for someone,” says CEO April Anthony, “it makes our community a better place to live.” 2019 People COMPANIES THAT CARE NOMINATE YOUR COMPANY! Visit greatplace towork.com/best-workplaces/companies-that-care/2018 for nomination details and official rules.…

LADY GAGA HITS THE STAGE Las Vegas, Jan. 20 Lady Gaga kicked off the first of nine Jazz & Piano shows of her Sin City residency at MGM’s Park Theater, where she performed jazz standards, Great American Songbook cuts and reimagined renditions of her own hits. MILEY GOES GRUNGE Los Angeles, Jan. 16 At the “I Am the Highway” Chris Cornell tribute concert, Miley Cyrus paid homage to the late rock icon, performing his supergroup Temple of the Dog’s hit “Say Hello 2 Heaven.” SUPER BOWL-BOUND (AGAIN!) Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 20 Tom Brady reveled in New England’s overtime win over the Kansas City Chiefs; he and the Patriots will next face the Los Angeles Rams at Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta. BRAD REMEMBERS ROCK ROYALTY Los Angeles, Jan.…