After a concert in England, the singer treated her crew to chicken wings and much more from a South African chicken chain. Why is this news?

I'd love to be excited about bringing you this week's update on my Weight Watchers journey, but I'm sorry to say the news isn't exciting. I gained a pound.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

How to help kids deal with unrequited love, a scarcity of cards, and broken hearts on Valentine's Day.

Once a luxurious yacht and a racing steamer, this rusty ship is now mired in a creek off the Ohio River.

Former oilman T. Boone Pickens talks about the need to get off foreign oil and the recent spill in the Gulf Coast.

Environmentalists are pledging to go oil free August 21 and 22. Are you up to the challenge?

Don't miss your chance to make a difference during the Weekend Without Oil.

MNN family blogger's attempt to live without oil while embarking on a family vacation.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

From N.H. to Nova Scotia, Ancient forests emerge only during rare periods of extreme low tide.

A Barcelona design duo work impressive DIY restoration magic on a long-abandoned comital residence-turned-storehouse-turned-apartment.

This week: Historic homes with gruesome backstories, a woman wages war against rodents and Martha Stewart pays her respects to American crafters.

Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas's new book 'Land of Giants' chronicles some of the last days of this towering gentle giant.

When most people hear poultry at home, they think of chickens, thanks to the current trend of urban cluckers. It turns out that there are a lot more options tha

Last week's total solar eclipse was a confusing phenomenon for a brood of chickens in the Faroe Islands.

Chicken in a creamy apricot and ginger sauce makes a satisfying, quick, weeknight meal.

An ad of President Obama selling chicken at a Whole Foods is perceived as racist.

He may not have won an Oscar, but the director of "Gasland" isn’t backing off the natural gas industry.

T. Boone Pickens talks politics, climate change and polar bears during his latest visit to Washington, D.C., to speak to the National Press Club.

This weekend: Model homes have a moment (thanks, Netflix!) and Portland maintains its status as the nation's largest fluoride-free city.

Start planning your Thanksgiving wine selections by trying this sustainable rosé this weekend.

Warre’s Otima Tawny 10 Year Port will warm you up on a chilly evening.

Give your kids another non-alcoholic cocktail option besides a Shirley Temple this holiday season.

From Black Friday through Cyber Monday, online retailer Zappo's will cover cat and dog adoption fees at more than 100 participating shelters.

Apparently touring other people's chicken coops is what all the cool kids are doing these days.

Over 20 drunken, rowdy coal miners showed up at a party thrown by mountaintop removal critics, and cameras were there to film it all.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

An heirloom tomato has been named after Michael Pollan. The "Michael Pollan" tomato is an oddly shaped green and yellow tomato.

Food news and items of interest from around the Web — Giada de Laurentiis, Jersey Girl Cooks and weeknight dinner parties.

Botanophobics may want to avert their eyes.

Kentucky's governor says the EPA is overstepping its bounds. Other groups contradict his claims of looking out for the environment.

Environmentalist Robert Kennedy Jr. is fighting with community activists to save West Virginia's Coal River Mountain from the hands of major coal corporations t

Visitors can get up close and personal with two space shuttles, the launch pad and much more.

How do you un-shrink-wrap a space shuttle?

T. Boone Pickens, the founder of BP Capital Management, joins the Morning Joe gang to discuss the town hall meetings he's been holding across the country on the

Food news and items of interest from around the Web for your weekend reading.

Shipwrecks are a ticking time bomb of oil waiting for the sea to finish eating through their corroded tanks.

Learn the trick to making mulled wine without burning off all the alcohol in this video for a drink that’s perfect for this weekend between the big holidays.

What happens when you heat up a Rum Cow? It becomes a soul-warming, winter cocktail.

Toast those you love with this pleasing Prosecco that won’t break your budget.

Use fresh, seasonal cherries to make a simple syrup for this fruity cocktail.

Make your sipping simple this holiday weekend with these easy-to-throw-together drinks.

Lifestyle blogger Kate Richards opens up about the feathery inspiration behind her boozy masterpieces.

Stocktails are simply savory cocktails made with broth, and we talk to an expert about why they're such a hit.

Stealing bar glasses to keep as a souvenir goes way back and plays a key role in the mint julep, Kentucky Derby relationship.

Pickens: 'If you don't think that you're gonna see a $200 barrel of oil, you're joking.'

Oilman's plan still aims for energy independence, but now focuses on conversion of tractor-trailers to natural gas instead of giant Texas wind farm.

This weekend will feature several overlapping events meant to combat a growing plague of garbage around the world.

'Broken heart syndrome' is typically linked to stress or grief, but it may be caused by happy events or even cancer.