While filming the second installment of the DOOL App series, “Chad & Abby in Paris”, Kate Mansi had the opportunity to direct. “It was really important for me to have a female mentor when I was looking into directing,” she begins. “Sonia [Blangiardo-Goins, DAYS director] was a perfect fit. We’re both Italian, we work really quickly. I’ve worked with Sonia from the beginning when she first came back to DAYS OF OUR LIVES. I have always appreciated her direct style and the way that she understands actors.”
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TAKE FIVE
Ashley Jones (Bridget, B&B)
Young and restless
BACK TO LIFE - Diane advises Phyllis to mind her own business but Phyllis refuses.... Jack tells Nikki that Diane is alive. Nikki pays Diane a visit and warns Ms. Jenkins that she won't find the redemption she's seeking in Genoa City.... Jack welcomes Kyle and Harrison home.... Jack gently informs Kyle that his mother is alive. A rattled Kyle struggles to process it.... Kyle admits to Traci that he's unsure of how to proceed with the mom who let him think she was dead for all of these years.... Phyllis fills in Amanda about Diane. Later, Phyllis berates Diane for leaving her suite and roaming around town.
THE mom SQUAD
Four proud moms dish about their soap star offspring.
MAY Sweeps PREVIEW!
Your must-have guide to what's in store on every show this month.
Takeover artist
On And Off Screen, Robert Newman Is Finding His Footing At Y&R.
Hot Plots Preview!
What will Happen
General hospital
THAT'S THE SPIRIT - Aiden asks Chase to help him with an experiment: using a Ouija board to contact Franco. Chase tries to disabuse Aiden of the notion that Franco's ghost is behind what's been going on at Liz's. Later, Finn and Cam find Chase unconscious and take him to G.H. Portia diagnoses him with a concussion, then apologizes to Jordan for their earlier confrontation. Chase briefs Liz on what happened with Aiden. Jordan learns that the security footage from Liz's house has been corrupted and advises Liz to move out for the time being. Liz nixes bunking with Finn and Violet, but agrees to relocate to the Metro Court. Liz and Finn run into Lucy, and Finn pooh-poohs Lucy's belief in the supernatural. Liz privately confides in Lucy about what's been going on, and Lucy suggests that she seek the services of a medium.
Bold and beautiful
MARITAL ISSUES - Quinn, Eric and Carter discuss the tragedy that occurred with Steffy and Finn. Once alone, Quinn confides in Carter that she thought she and Eric had been working on their marriage since her affair, but she's not confident that it will ever be the same. Quinn admits she is worried that Eric will never love or trust her again as much as he once did.
B&B'S TANNER NOVLAN ON FINN'S SHOCKING DEMISE
late-breaking news
B&B: SHEILA IS SUICIDAL
late-breaking news
MAT RULE
Some artists specialize in doing cartoon tattoos. Others have made black-and-grey realism their forte. Mat Rule is the rare artist who has mastered both. After falling in love with traditional and black-and-grey tattooing, he decided to combine the opposing genres to create an exceptionally unique signature style. His work literally pops off the skin and reminds us of movies like "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Cool World" which brought cartoons into the real world. We sat down with Rule to learn how he came up with such a show-stopping style, which characters he loves tattooing most and much more.
MAKE ROOM FOR USELESSNESS
Entrepreneurs want to make useful things. But what if that holds us back from truly inspired ideas?
Emmy Rossum
PARTING SHOT
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Has Paris Become the Healthiest City in the World?
It's long been the capital of wine. And cigarettes. And cheese. But lately it seems more full of virtue than vice. And an army of pedaling Parisians are thrilled.
Running's Class Clown Is Back And He Wants to Be THE BEST IN THE WORLD
Back from the brink of retirement, Craig Engels & is doubling down on his commitment to everything that makes him different.
PARIS When It SIZZLES
The lights are BACK ON, and the French capital shines BRIGHTER than EVER, with a revived ARTS and CULINARY scene
Jen's Looking For Love in Paris!
Emily isn't the only one who may find love in Paris. Jennifer Aniston is also searching for Mr. Right in the City of Love, sources tell In Touch. “She's definitely putting herself out there," one source says of Jen, 53, who's in town filming her new Adam Sandler flick, Murder Mystery 2.
FLIGHT of FANCY
Pragmatism and whimsy combine as designer Summer Thornton and her husband, Josh, transform a 19th-century Chicago townhouse into a theatrical wonderland for their family.
CULT OF CULTIVATION
How one flower's legacy as a hot commodity inspired a collection of today's most coveted gems.