I was 2 when my parents - actress Connie Stevens and singer Eddie Fisher - divorced. I was too young to experience the pain of their split, but it was rough growing up with a father who wasn't there.

I am still learning every day not to watch other people's careers and compare.

I always thought that I would have a recording career.

You want the best for your kid, but everybody's career is completely different in this industry.

Being the patriarch means having to exercise discipline every waking moment, and that includes the second you wake up.

I do moderate exercise, and I try to eat pretty well, and I think it has an effect on me.

The Dallas model, prominent in the South and Southwest, sees a growing population as a sign of urban health. Cities liberally permit housing construction to accommodate new residents. The Los Angeles model, common on the West Coast and in the Northeast Corridor, discourages growth by limiting new housing.

I think it's safe to say people are going to be interested in Kim Kardashian's love choices for the next 30 years. But they can take a minute to think about the new robotic arm that could replace the one they lost to cancer. Then they can keep thinking about Kim Kardashian.