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Lori Acken

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Editor-in-chief, MKE Lifestyle magazine. Wife, mom, grandma, ballet addict, bourbon drinker, cancer survivor. Bloom where I'm planted. Unless it's a snowbank.

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Senior writer for Channel Guide, DISH Network's OnDISH Magazine, TV Weekly. TV Guide/TV Insider contributor. Member, Television Critics Association.

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Mel Brooks, Dick Van Dyke & Others Reveal Their Secrets to Longevity

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By Lori Acken Verified
| TV Insider Verified
This excerpt appears courtesy of our partner site In 2017, the Bronx-born comedy legend Carl Reiner — who was responsible for a lifetime of laughs, including The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Jerk and, well, his comic-genius son, the late Rob Reiner — spoke with our sister publication about the must-see documentary If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast, where he and his longtime bestie Mel Brooks (among others) were featured.
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Mel Brooks, Dick Van Dyke & Others Reveal Their Secrets to Longevity

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By Lori Acken Verified
| ReMind Verified
HBO Documentary Films/courtesy Everett Collection Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Dick Van Dyke and Norman Lear all credited their longevity and vitality to creative pursuits, humor and meaningful friendships. Mel Brooks emphasizes the importance of always finding the funny, while Dick Van Dyke advocates for maintaining childlike wonder and continually seeking new experiences.
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Curating Cool Original

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By Lori Acken Verified
| MKE Lifestyle Verified
Premium refrigeration was once the domain of professional kitchens — large, loud, utilitarian and tucked away from the public eye. Today, professional-grade refrigeration products are taking over the entire home, reshaping how and where we store, display and serve food, beverages and other items that need to stay cool or ice cold. And also how beautifully we’re able to do that.
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