John sat down to talk with BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs and in the conversation, John spoke about Chrissy’s decision to document her late son’s birth and to share the images so publicly. “It was difficult, and I was hesitant to share it,” John said in the interview. “I think Chrissy was really right in encouraging us to share it because I think it really was powerful for a lot of people....
On the first episode of the second season of The Problem With Jon Stewart, he sheds light on the great “trans debate” — beginning with an acknowledgement that, yeah, he has been transphobic in the past. But then he moves forward with support for the trans community, particularly through an interview with anti-trans legislator Attorney General Leslie Rutledge of Arkansas. Rutledge starts the interview by calling gender-affirming care for minors “experimentation” and saying that Republicans are “saving” children from this experimentation with laws banning this type of medicine....
June 10: “Ring of Fire” Solar Eclipse This is unquestionably the highlight of June, as the new moon will briefly pop in front of the sun to create the first solar eclipse of the year. It will not be a total solar eclipse, as the elliptical orbit of the earth means the moon will be too far away to completely cover the sun. This partial blocking creates an effect that is commonly called a “ring of fire,” as the outer rim of the sun will be visible despite most of it being blocked....
The Latest Car Seat Guidelines The update follows a 2017 study, published in the Journal of Pediatrics, that surveyed 491 parents of children 17 to 19 months old on car seat safety. Only 62 percent of participants reported using a rear-facing car seat, and caregivers who previously used a car seat with a child were less likely to be using a rear-facing car seat at 18 months old. In contrast, caregivers who had discussed car seats with their pediatricians and were aware of the AAP’s recommendations used rear-facing car seats 95 percent of the time....
Essentially, the LittleBig is an adjustable two-wheeler for ages 2 to 7 that’s been designed to take the place of your kid’s first 3 bikes. It starts as a small balance bicycle (14-inch height for 2-3 years old) that helps your kid to stay upright without pedals or training wheels to get in the way. When their feet start hitting the ground, you can rotate the back of the aluminum frame in about 20 minutes and the bike grows by 4 inches (18-inches for 3-5 years old)....
Despite COVID-19 disrupting shooting schedules and delaying film releases for major, power-house studios, some film companies like Disney are still barreling ahead on penning projects into existence. Disney, namely, is continuing on with its huge slate of live-action remakes of animated films that are their bread and butter. Now, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the latest remake and the directors and writers attached to the live-action remake of this Disney classic....
While the new shorts may not accrue the same legendary and semi-ironic status as films like Space Jam, by the looks of it, they’ll be a step up from the way-less-compelling Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Even better, this isn’t the only exciting project in the pipeline for Bugs Bunny and company either. While in retrospect, Space Jam is kind of a terrible movie, it’s that really good kind of terrible that warrants another shot more than two decades later....
For Din Djarin, a working, single parent, Luke Skywalker’s dramatic entrance in The Mandalorian Season 2 finale is pretty much like someone from Care.com showing up for a job interview with an unbelievable resume and great references. Yes, Disney+ wants us to think Baby Yoda and Mando are being split up forever, but let’s think about this in terms of real parents. Mando hasn’t had a break with childcare, for what, like a year?...
The map reveals that there are only three states where more than half of the residents can afford the median home price, including Delaware (69% can afford a $193,000 home), Maryland (57% can afford a $324k home), and Virginia (54% can afford a $317,000 home). New Jersey almost reaches half, with 48% of residents being able to afford a $318,000 home. No other states on the map reach above 45% of the residents being able to afford the median cost home in that state....
Here is what you’ll want to see in the sky — and when you will want to head outside and give the stars a good looking. March 1-7 Wednesday, March 3:Saturday, March 6:Moon-Antares team-up March 8-14 Saturday, March 13: March 15-21 Tuesday, March 16:Friday, March 19: March 22-31 Sunday, March 28:Worm Moon
“I think that thought exercise was like, ‘What if I woke up and my kid was 25 and in prison?’ I think that it was very easy to access that because that would be a great fear of yours or mine. It would be a nightmare scenario,” he tells Fatherly. So in Stillwater, opening July 30, Damon’s gruff Oklahoman travels to Marseille to attempt to exonerate his kid, a painful exercise in trying to make up for lost time....
The Daytime Arietids Are Here According to Starwalk, the Daytime Arietids have been active since May 14 and they run for a while – until June 24. “Daytime Arietids are the strongest daytime meteor shower of the year,” Starwalk reports. Can You See the Meteor Shower? Unfortunately, while it’s an impressively long meteor shower, it’s not something we’re usually able to see. “The Daytime Arietids are rather hard to observe because their radiant is located only about 30° west of the Sun,” Starwalk explains....
It turns out that Wendy’s commitment to using fresh and not frozen beef has made it particularly susceptible to falling prey to issues in domestic food supply chains. Because they never freeze their beef, they are dependent on a supply chain that exists near them. Frozen beef, on the other hand, can be imported from just about anywhere, making beef processing plant shutdowns (of which there have been many over the past few weeks as workers get sick from COVID-19, stretching meat, poultry, and pork shortages thin) a more dire situation for the popular burger chain....
You still have a chance to get the next best thing, the Lego Technic Lamborghini Sián FKP 37, a shockingly detailed model of the real thing that’s just 0.019 percent of the price. What a bargain! The 3,696 pieces assemble into a 1/8 scale model of the real deal, a nearly 2-foot-long, 9-inch wide model that will fit nicely on a bookshelf. It’s an impressively detailed design, featuring moving pistons in the V12 engine, scissor doors that open and close, an eight-speed working gearbox, and a moveable spoiler....
You can count three-time three-point shooting contest champion Craig Hodges among the haters. Hodges, who played with Jordan on the Bulls from 1988 to 1992, told Fox Sports Radio about his disappointment in one particular story shared by his former teammate. “I’m watching the first episode and I was upset about the ‘cocaine circus.’ That bothered me because I was thinking about the brothers who are on that picture with you who have to explain to their families who are getting ready to watch this great Michael Jordan documentary event and they know you’re on the team, and now you’ve got to explain that to a 12-year-old boy....
She’s doing a Zoom interview against a “stupid white backdrop” while facing a writer sitting in front of a resplendent Christmas tree. Kaling, let’s recall, pioneered the “Wreath Witherspoon,” a Christmas wreath adorned with pictures Reese Witherspoon, on her show The Mindy Project in 2014 that went on to become a social media sensation. So when it comes to the holidays, she’s not here to play. “Now that I see you with your tree, I’m like, dammit, I need to get my tree,” says Kaling....
But that interference has been of little interest to politicians who would rather focus on President Trump. And as Mueller testifies before the House Judiciary Committee, many of the questions, or rants in the case of house members like Representative Jim Jordan, have been centered on Trump’s presumed innocence or suspected guilt in attempting to obstruct the Mueller investigation. Unfortunately, the representatives on both sides of the aisle are too blinded by scandal to ask the most important question: How did Russia use digital media and propaganda to sow division in American families and what can we do to stop it?...
Later in the morning, I noticed that Vicky had left her hat on the ground in our entryway, and instead of picking it up and placing it in the closet, I kicked it farther out into the middle of the floor. I didn’t think twice about my decision in this instance, either. I’ve developed a pattern of shady behavior, focused on deviously hiding Vicky’s belongings, since we moved to Switzerland a month ago....
But because pacifiers are so widely accepted — and rightly so considering they help babies self-soothe and decrease the risk of SIDS — their more mythological properties are also often accepted as fact. But the truth is that the proper use of pacifiers requires a bit more thought and a bit less folk wisdom. Pacifier Myth #1: The 5 Second Rule Applies to Pacifiers Too It’s important to note that pacifiers can and do get dirty....
We know someone can’t become a world-class athlete without a few things: skills, talent, and determination. Anyone can learn the skills to develop a talent for something. But it’s that determination that really can set athletes apart. And Nathan has had heaps of all three qualities since he was very young. On Thursday, February 3, NBC Olympics social media pages shared a vintage clip of Olympian Nathan Chen when he was only 3 years old....
