Table of contents for April 9, 2023 in Parade

Jennifer Garner is no stranger to television, having been nominated for an Emmy four times for Alias. Now she’s back on the small screen in the gripping, seven-part limited series The Last Thing He Told Me (April 14 on Apple TV+). Based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Laura Dave, Garner stars as Hannah, a woman who must forge a relationship with her 16-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice) to discover the truth about why her husband (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) has mysteriously disappeared. Following are some entertaining facts about the West Va.-raised actress, 50, who also has starred in 13 Going on 30, Dallas Buyers Club and Love, Simon. → She trained as a ballerina, studying dance for nine years. → She is an avid beekeeper. Alias castmate Victor Garber…

One of the greatest champions of nature and Mother Earth is Dr. Jane Goodall, 89, considered to be the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees. Her long career has spanned conservation, groundbreaking primate research, activism and mentorship. She’s been celebrated with multiple awards, books and shows—and here’s another one, just in time for Earth Day. Jane (April 14 on Apple TV+) is a family-friendly live-action/animation hybrid series starring a 9-year-old budding environmentalist (Ava Louise Murchison) who, like her idol, Goodall, is on a quest to save endangered animals. The show is from Emmy Award winner J.J. Johnson and the Jane Goodall Institute, her nonproĤt global conservation organization. “I’m excited about this opportunity,” Goodall said. “Jane spreads a message of hope and reminds children that the environment is something that we all…

Are there any other people like me? I count just about everything. I count the number of steps I take from the back door to my car, how many times I chew a piece of meat and the number of strokes I use to brush my teeth. —Jeanne A., Little River, South Carolina SURPRISE, SURPRISE: Counting behaviors are not rare. They range from relatively minor habits to manifestations of anxiety disorders. More extreme cases may be associated with obsessive-compulsive disorders. Regardless, what you’re describing is called a “numerical obsession,” of which there are many forms, among them mental counting, counting aloud, counting items of interest and counting movements such as steps. In most uncomplicated cases, the person realizes the counting is meaningless, but he or she continues the habit anyway.…

The Oscar-nominated actor (for Revolutionary Road and Nocturnal Animals), 48, revisits the real-life role of FBI hostage negotiator Gary Noesner, which he Ĥrst played in Waco, and now reprises in Waco: The Aftermath (On Demand on April 14 on Showtime and on-air April 16). The Ĥve-part sequel focuses on the fallout of the Waco disaster, including the trials of the surviving members of the Branch Davidian sect, and the resulting consequences, such as the rise of homegrown terrorist Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City bombing. What made you want to revisit the role of Gary Noesner five years later? The end of the first season of Waco, that tragic day when a lot of people got killed—that was such a monumental event, it would be hard to believe that there…

THIS FRIENDSHIP IS FOREVER There’s a Los Angeles restaurant located on Sunset Boulevard called Horses. It’s so white-hot popular that, per The New York Times, its waiting list on a random Thursday night last summer was a whopping 1,784 names long. Regular patrons include Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Please note this is also the spot where Rachel Brosnahan and Alex Borstein recently dined together to mark a special occasion. The actresses had just wrapped their Amazon Studios series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Now, over Caesar salads and other dishes, they reminisced about an incredible six-year ride that included highs (matching Emmy wins), lows (a pandemic-induced hiatus) and everything in between. “We got a little nostalgic,” Brosnahan told Parade. “We talked work and life and just how crazy it was that we…

MOVIE I’VE SEEN THE MOST TIMES Brosnahan: Amélie [2001, starring Audrey Tautou] Borstein: Being There [1979] It’s so funny but in a quiet, low-key way. ARE YOU A GOOD COOK? Brosnahan: I’m tragically terrible. Borstein: No. I’m an excellent eater. LAST TV SERIES I BINGED Brosnahan: White Lotus. Jennifer Coolidge is a national treasure and must be protected at all costs. Borstein: Peaky Blinders. Oh my God, everyone on it is so f---ing hot. FAVORITE VACATION SPOT Brosnahan: Santa Fe, New Mexico Borstein: Ireland INFLUENTIAL COMEDY ALBUM Brosnahan: A friend gave me a signed copy of [1961’s] Phyllis Diller Laughs. It was one of the most thoughtful gifts I’ve ever received. Borstein: My Ĥrst album was Richard Pryor’s [1975’s] …Is It Something I Said? The cover is him with burning…