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The renowned chef may be famous for his Michelin-star-winning restaurants, but he also runs a string of gourmet bakeries. He shares some favorite confections for Easter, with recipes for hot cross buns, marshmallow eggs and carrot muffins.

Nearly 7 million people visit the Chateau at Versailles a year. But one day a week, it's closed. That's a spa day of sorts, when conservation work and cleaning takes place at the Grande Dame of France royal residences. The hardwood floors alone require nearly 1,000 gallons of wax a year.

The social website Goodreads, where readers share reviews and book picks, got picked up by online retail giant Amazon on Thursday. The price hasn't been disclosed. Goodreads has about 16 million members.

The little blue robot cat named Doraemon has beat the movie record of the giant radioactive reptile, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Female muses have been glorified in art both old ("O lady myn, that called art Cleo," wrote Chaucer) and new ("Wake up to your girl, for now let's call her Cleopatra," sang Frank Ocean). Guest musician Julian Velard takes popular songs that have a women's name in the title, and substitutes a man's name in its place. Can you name the original lady?

What is war good for? As it turns out, some pretty useful inventions. In this round, host Ophira Eisenberg asks contestants to figure out some common household items that were first created while trying to build tools for wartime.

Jack-in-the-box toys are frightening enough, but could you imagine patiently winding the lever until: POP! goes...Vin Diesel? In this game, guest musician Julian Velard attempts to spice up the children's song "Pop Goes the Weasel" by replacing the usual clown-in-the-box with words that sound like "weasel." Of course, all answers must be sung.

Count Dracula may be creepy, but his accent can leave him woefully misunderstood. Like when he says he has to get some "vipers" for his car, he doesn't mean scary snakes, but tools to clear the rain off his "vinshield." Puzzle guru John Chaneski asks about more words that could be misheard based on some famous characters' quirky ways of speaking.

In the movie Robot & Frank, the actor plays an aging ex-burglar who learns to take advantage of his robot caretaker. Langella, 74, tells Fresh Air why he was drawn to the role, and discusses the ups and downs of his long career.

Being one of the living dead would be a big advantage if you're on a crime spree, one lawyer theorizes. After all, if you're not conscious, how can you be liable for your evil acts?