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Parents need to change that. Authored by great, truthful writers, Fatherly’s “Letters to Boys About Love” series is intended to spark a sure-to-be uncomfortable conversation too long in the offing. What do these letters say about love? Different things. Lots of things. But pay attention to how they say it, how direct and kind they are. It is simply not possible to teach lessons about love without being generous with stories, without flaunting scars from early tussles with passion, without remembering the exhilaration and humiliation of it all....

Familiarity is important. That’s where the good stuff comes from, after all — the knowing a person so well that you’re comfortable enough to be yourselves. But there’s a reason why they say familiarity breeds contempt. After years of living with someone, the comfort we feel in being our true self around someone — about displaying in plain view or good, bad, and ugly habits — can cause us to lose sight of the little things we did when we didn’t know one another that well....

People like to think of their dwellings as safely insulated from the outside world, but many types of spiders can be found inside. Some are accidentally trapped, while others are short-term visitors. Some species even enjoy the great indoors, where they happily live out their lives and make more spiders. These arachnids are usually secretive, and almost all you meet are neither aggressive nor dangerous. And they may be providing services like eating pests – some even eat other spiders....

This isn’t a uniquely American issue — though Americans do boast some of the longest working hours in the world — but in looking at how some other countries are addressing this issue, including by shortening the workweek, we can’t help but wonder if that could work here, too. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently announced it is moving all federal employees to a 4.5-day workweek. The government announced the shortened week is an effort to “boost productivity and improve work-life balance....

Shorten The Distance From Farm To Fork Growing up with a family of hunters in Kansas, Stone never questioned where his food came from — its head was on the wall. Now residing in Los Angeles, he realized he and his children (Declan, 7, and Nora, 4), like many Americans, had no connection to the land. Buying direct from a rancher who’ll vouch for your steak’s grass-fed, steroid-free, happy cow life is one way to restore that....

If a new TV series could be awkwardly self-conscious, this is what it would look like. Even though the show stars Elizabeth Berkley and Mario Lopez as Jesse and Slater, kids of the ’90s remember that Mark Paul-Gosselaar and Tiffani-Amber Thiessen — as Zack and Kelly — were the slightly more popular and much more basic characters. And so, even though they’re not the focus of the new show, certain people are going to be freaking out about them appearing on this new show....

The Christian Bale-starring film, directed by Mary Harron, holds up remarkably well. It’s a decadent period piece awash in ’80s music, ’80s fashion, ’80s greed, ’80s big-screen violence, and ’80s style, all based on a book published in 1991, fueling a film produced in 1999 – after years of delays overs stars and directors and content and arguments about commercial viability – and released in 2000. Story-wise, given what’s happened in the world since it opened, American Psycho is not just as timely as ever, but scarily prescient....

Unlike the last few Marvel flicks, Ant-Man and the Wasp is almost totally unburdened of the complicated continuity that tends to define these kinds of movies. In fact, other than the post-credits scene, parents won’t need to whisper partial character explanations to their kids in the theater. Yes, there are references to Captain America, but even if you missed the first Ant-Man in 2015, or the last Captain America in 2016 everything you need to know about this film happens in this movie....

Published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, the research based on data from 18 countries found that adults with better mental health were more likely to report having spent time playing in and around coastal and inland waters as kids, and they tended to visit natural settings more as they got older. Surveyors collected responses from over 15,000 participants, who were asked to recall their blue space experiences as far back as possible from the time they were 16 years old....

While you’re at it, bring on the milk and cookies (and water and apple sticks with almond butter and 17.5 extra bedtime snacks that will inevitably be requested). There are so many super-excellent things about this book. It’s clever as hell and bullseye-timely, for sure. Frog and Toad are dealing with the same bullshit we all are. They’re Zooming in their “work pajamas,” eating endlessly (yes to birthday cake for breakfast), and acquiring massive piles of delivery box carcasses, as well as debt....

Because this is the third installment in the franchise, however, you and your little ones might have questions. There’s a lot going on. Which is why, whether you’re standing in line for the movie or just home from seeing it, we’ve got you covered. Here are the five biggest questions about Hotel Transylvania 3, answered. (Mild spoilers for Hotel Transylvania 3 follow.) What Happened in Hotel Transylvania 1? In the first movie, Dracula established a safe-haven for monsters called Hotel Transylvania....

Fortunately, so far, Incredibles 2 seems to be up to the challenge, as it is currently enjoying a 97 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Here is what the reviews are saying about the upcoming superhero flick. Critics have offered nearly universal praise of the film, noting that the sequel manages to live up to the hype bestowed upon it because of the original’s iconic reputation. Peter Travers of The Rolling Stone said that, despite the 14-year wait, Incredibles 2 is the perfect sequel that kids and adults will love....

The episode featured newcomers Cory, Franki and Jeff. The returning champion, Zach, wasn’t able to travel to the studio, but Trebek mentioned that he’s expected to join the show in a few weeks. It’s great to see one of America’s most beloved shows, with the iconic Trebek hosting despite currently undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer. It’s sure to lift countless families’ spirits during the pandemic! Maybe catch the next episode of Jeopardy!...

Does Joaquin Phoenix deserve an Oscar? Let’s get it out of the way and acknowledge that he does. But let’s also agree to give it to him at a private ceremony. We can’t encourage this kind of thing. Phoenix’s performance, all chitinous lurches and fencing responses, is tour-de-force Sam-Waterston-screaming-Hamlet-in-Central Park stuff that does the impossible by making Jared Leto’s turn in the faceprint look worse in retrospect. But what is excellence in service of a bad idea?...

Thanks to its deep roster of unique fighters, great-for-the-time graphics, and gruesome finishing moves, Mortal Kombat cemented its place in popular culture. The 1992 original not only spawned a gaming franchise that’s still going strong today, but is also responsible for the creation of ESRB ratings, thanks to the violence in video games backlash it caused that riled up concerned parents and Senate committees. If went to the arcade or you (or a friend) had Mortal Kombat on Sega Genesis, the promise was that things would get gnarly pretty quickly....

In April, Paddington 2 earned a spot on the list of Rotten Tomatoes’ best-reviewed films, taking the spot of Citizen Kane after a negative review by The Chicago Tribune from 80 years ago was discovered, dropping Orson Wells’ masterpiece to an embarrassing 99 percent. The internet celebrated the Paddington sequel taking Kane‘s spot and officially being named the best film ever made. But heavy is the head that wears the crown and Paddington 2‘s reign ultimately proved to be short-lived after film-authority’s Jeremy Harrison ripped into the film in his review, giving it 2 out of 5 stars while calling the titular marmalade-loving bear “snide and sullen....

And soon, you can let your kid watch Chase, Liberty, and the rest of the canine crew in their cinematic debut over and over again when you purchase PAW Patrol: The Movie on digital or Blu-Ray. If you want to get the movie on DVD or Blu-ray, you’ll have to wait until November but the good news is you can purchase the digital version right now. Along with the earlier release, the digital release comes with a plethora of exclusive bonus content, including a sing-along with a reimagined PAW Patrol theme song lyric video, in-depth videos that highlight the different members of PAW Patrol, and additional news reports with reporter Marty Muckraker (Jimmy Kimmel)....

Over the three hours of Sasquatch, Holthouse takes us along while he attempts to answer what exactly is lurking in the woods of Northern California. From the “squatchers” who chase the legendary lost primate of the American wilderness to outlaws of all stripes looking to evade notice in the backwoods, we meet the folks who make their lives there. Holthouse digs back into history to paint his ethnography of the region: the colonial massacres of indigenous people, the influx of loggers and industry that destroyed the redwoods, the post-hippie drift of families, and horticulturists who got themselves off the grid....

Forty episodes are currently in production, and each 11-minute-long episode will focus on Alma Rivera, a proud and confident six-year-old Puerto Rican girl who lives in the Bronx with her parents and younger brother, Junior, and interacts with a diverse group of friends, family, and community members. In addition to inspiring self-awareness, responsible decision-making, and empathy, Alma’s Way aims to encourage kids to develop and value their own questions and ideas....

But not anymore. In the new trailer for the upcoming series Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, the concept of childlike wonder and adventure is, once again, the central driving force of the final frontier. In fact, the trailer even makes a point at reminding all of us that the voyages of the Starship Enterprise are, very often, something that fires the imaginations of little kids. After we see a bearded Captain Pike (Anson Mount) literally get back on the horse to start boldly going again, a voiceover narration points out that notions of space travel are often the grist for “children’s stories....