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Parental wisdom or common myths? 10 myths you probably believed

When we are born, our parents are our first teachers. They show us the way and teach us valuable lessons about life. But it’s possible that some of what we’ve been taught may not be completely true. This is because a parent’s advice is often based on long-standing customs and their own life experiences. However, it can also spread false beliefs and myths. We all know those common myths that get passed around over and over until everyone just accepts them as the truth. But a big new look at these sayings found that a bunch of them – over

April 15, 2024
Parental wisdom or common myths? 10 myths you probably believed
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Rediscover meaningful relationships: How to beak free from digital isolation

Social media was meant to connect us, but it’s driving people apart – even from our closest friends and family. Social Media influence has created an environment of mistrust and isolation within our most cherished relationships. This toxic effect threatens our society’s foundational bonds, leaving us adrift in superficial connections. It has eroded the strong relationships that once fortified our lives. At the core, the crafted online personas we create fuel constant comparison—sizing up our real lives against the highlight reels plastered across digital spaces. Just glimpses of others’ triumphs stoke self-doubt and jealousy, slowly burning away intimacy. With endless

April 15, 2024
Rediscover meaningful relationships: How to beak free from digital isolation
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Sugar dating: 7 shady practices exposed

While frequently glamorized as an empowering lifestyle choice, the unvarnished reality of the “sugar dating” industry is one rife with exploitation, coercion, and undeniable ties to sex trafficking. Beneath the veil of marketing language promoting “mutually beneficial relationships,” disturbing truths await – of young women being groomed into untenable power imbalances, sexual coercion normalized as par for the course, and undeniable links to the criminal underworld of sex trafficking. As discussions around this practice continue to percolate, it’s critical to peel back the layers and look unflinchingly at the shadiest realities, no matter how unsavory. Here are seven of the

April 15, 2024
Sugar dating: 7 shady practices exposed
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Rediscover Inner Peace and Clarity with a Social Media Break

In an era dominated by digital connectivity, taking a social media break has become a pressing need as social media platforms have reshaped how we interact. Yet, as we entangle ourselves in these virtual realms, the urgency emerges—to disengage and re-evaluate our relationship with the online world. For today’s youth, the psychological toll of excessive screen time and the pursuit of curated perfection is gravely concerning. Acknowledging the urgency of balance, consciously scheduling a social media break, nurturing well-being, and rediscovering richness beyond pixels is critical. Numerous scholarly works illuminate the profound mental health benefits of disconnecting: 1. Restored emotional

April 17, 2024
Rediscover Inner Peace and Clarity with a Social Media Break
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Silicon Valley and Hollywood worlds collide as David Ellison bids for Paramount

David Ellison, 41, would not be the first rich guy to arrive in Hollywood with a fat bank account and dreams of making movies, though the son of billionaire Oracle

May 08, 2024
Silicon Valley and Hollywood worlds collide as David Ellison bids for Paramount
Lifestyle|News|World

‘Stop arming Israel’ Passover protest in Brooklyn harkens back to 1969 Freedom Seder

Gathered around a banner emblazoned with the words “stop arming Israel,” thousands of protesters joined with Jewish-led peace groups in Brooklyn, New York, on

May 09, 2024
‘Stop arming Israel’ Passover protest in Brooklyn harkens back to 1969 Freedom Seder
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Smashing the mold: How today's fearless singles are radically reinventing modern love

If you grew up bombarded with a strict, one-size-fits-all blueprint for how your romantic life should unfold, brace yourself because that age-old rulebook defining traditional relationships is finally getting thrown out the window for good. No more antiquated shackles about the “right” way to date, the “proper” milestones to hit, or the universal sequence of how your partnership has to progress.  A shocking dating revolution is taking the world by storm, and its rallying cry speaks volumes: “Enough with the rigid timelines and suffocating expectations!” This seismic shift is so radical and unprecedented that it’s earning a badass label—the “Timeline

April 25, 2024
Smashing the mold: How today's fearless singles are radically reinventing modern love
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USC cancels main commencement, citing safety measures

The University of Southern California (USC) said on Thursday it has called off its main-stage graduation ceremony this year, one week after canceling the valedictorian speech by a Muslim

April 26, 2024
USC cancels main commencement, citing safety measures
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Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler wins dismissal for good of sexual assault lawsuit

A federal judge in Manhattan dismissed for good a lawsuit accusing Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler of sexually assaulting a former teenage model twice in one

April 27, 2024
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler wins dismissal for good of sexual assault lawsuit
Lifestyle|Travel|World

As tourists move in, Italians are squeezed out on holiday island of Capri

Famed for its blue seas, breathtaking views and cove-studded coastline, the Mediterranean island of Capri has been a tourist haven since the early years of

April 28, 2024
As tourists move in, Italians are squeezed out on holiday island of Capri
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Ditch the dating burnout and welcome micro-flirting and contra-dating

If you’re single and ready to mingle but caught in an unending loop of swiping, ghosting, and disappointment, 2024 promises to drastically disrupt the current dating landscape. The dating trends of this year are all about putting your mental health first, reaching out to new people, and practicing mindfulness when looking for that special someone. Whether you’re a single free spirit who has all but sworn off dating or a hopeless romantic ready to give up, this year’s new dating trends have something to offer every disillusioned dater. They inspire you to be more intentional, more self-aware, and ultimately more

April 29, 2024
Ditch the dating burnout and welcome micro-flirting and contra-dating
Entertainment|Lifestyle|Opinion

For Turkish performer, drag is a political act

Ilker Yazici - stage name Miss Putka - was in secondary school when he discovered he was gay.

May 16, 2024
For Turkish performer, drag is a political act
Economy|Lifestyle

Edmunds: The Four Best Auto Deals for Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend is often considered to be the kick-start to summer and, for car shoppers looking for the best finance and lease deals, a great opportunity to take advantage of a marketplace finally returning to normalcy

May 01, 2024
Edmunds: The Four Best Auto Deals for Memorial Day Weekend
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Escape the dating bench: 10 Signs you're just a convenience, not a priority

An interesting behavior has emerged in the world of modern dating – it’s called “benching.” Although the term was only coined in 2023, this toxic and manipulative practice has been secretly damaging romantic relationships for years, ensnaring many well-intentioned people At its very core, benching bears an unsettling similarity to the equally infamous trend of “breadcrumbing.” The harsh reality is that you’re deliberately kept dangling by a tenuous thread of faint hope, strung along while your supposed romantic partner ruthlessly pursues other prospective interests. You’re not even a viable backup option – merely a last resort, reluctantly engaged only when

May 01, 2024
Escape the dating bench: 10 Signs you're just a convenience, not a priority
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Caught in the paper trap: 7 signs you're being paperclipped

In today’s digital dating world, ghosting is old news. The newest toxic behavior plaguing singles is something called “paperclipping” – and chances are you’ve already been a victim without even realizing it. Named after Microsoft’s annoying Clippy assistant, paperclipping is when someone resurfaces in your texts months after disappearing, offering no explanation for their absence.  “Paperclipping is a new term for an age-old behavior that has allowed people to increase their sense of worth by feeding on superficial, intermittent connection – and the emotional responses of others,” explains clinical psychologist Carla Marie Manly. While flattering at first to have an

May 01, 2024
Caught in the paper trap: 7 signs you're being paperclipped
Environment|Lifestyle

Sustainable living offers hope for future for Hungarian families

Laszlo Kemencei lives as sustainably as possible on his small farm in eastern Hungary.

May 17, 2024
Sustainable living offers hope for future for Hungarian families
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Is society ignoring adults on the autism spectrum? Tallulah Willis pulls back the curtain

Tallulah Willis, the 30-year-old daughter of renowned actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, just dropped a bombshell about getting diagnosed with autism as a full-grown adult. Real talk, this revelation shines a bright light on the real deal that autism spectrum disorders can hit folks at any age, not just on little kids.  Last week on Instagram, Tallulah shared an old-school clip of her little self touchin’ her father’s dome during one of his interviews. Her caption was very clever, “tell me your autistic without telling me your autistic.” When one of her followers slid in the DMs asking about

May 02, 2024
Is society ignoring adults on the autism spectrum? Tallulah Willis pulls back the curtain
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Ferrari appeals to traditional base with two new V12 cars

Luxury sports car maker Ferrari has unveiled two new models, the 12Cilindri and the 12Cilindri Spider, appealing to lovers of its most powerful roaring petrol engines.

May 02, 2024
Ferrari appeals to traditional base with two new V12 cars
Business|Lifestyle

Adidas plots to swerve Samba slump

As Adidas aims to build on hot demand for its three-striped white and black Samba and multi-coloured Gazelle sneakers, it's also taking steps to prevent the shoes from

May 03, 2024
Adidas plots to swerve Samba slump
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Aetna will cover fertility treatments for LGBTQ people under court settlement

Aetna will pay $2 million and update its coverage policies to settle a lawsuit claiming the health insurer required LGBTQ beneficiaries to pay more out of pocket for

May 20, 2024
Aetna will cover fertility treatments for LGBTQ people under court settlement
Business|Lifestyle|News|Technology

Former Starbucks CEO Schultz says company needs to refocus on coffee as sales struggle

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz says the company’s leaders should spend more time in stores and focus on coffee drinks as they work to turn around flagging sales

May 06, 2024
Former Starbucks CEO Schultz says company needs to refocus on coffee as sales struggle
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Lidia Bastianich, Melody Thomas Scott and Ed Scott to receive Daytime Emmys lifetime achievement

A cookbook author, actor and producer will be the Lifetime Achievement honorees at the Daytime Emmys in June

May 06, 2024
Lidia Bastianich, Melody Thomas Scott and Ed Scott to receive Daytime Emmys lifetime achievement
Business|Economy|Lifestyle

Italian shoemaker Tod's to court US lovers of quiet luxury

An investment firm backed by LVMH is betting demand from wealthy Americans for quiet luxury will ensure its 510 million euro ($545 million) stake in

May 21, 2024
Italian shoemaker Tod's to court US lovers of quiet luxury
Education|Health|Lifestyle

One way to appreciate teachers: These schools provide their day care

Struggling to give teachers meaningful raises, some school districts are adding a new perk — subsidized, on-site child care for their kids

May 07, 2024
One way to appreciate teachers: These schools provide their day care

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