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Netflix Rank: 8 2017 Rank: 1Full-time employees: 4,000 Netflix knows what it takes to make the whole world binge. In 2017, the streaming giant had a counted some 117,600,000 million subscribers and, in 2018, execs are continuing their aggressive expansion, signing a number of major names, including Ryan Murphy, Shonda Rhimes, and Barack and Michelle Obama, to their production slate. Netflix, it seems, thinks big. And that extends to its treatment of its employees as well....

In this tradition comes Elinor Wonders Why, a new PBS Kids series created by two scientist dads that encourages’ curiosity and scientific exploration in kids. An exclusive clip from the series shows how the show will encourage kids to explore and learn: anthropomorphic animals singing simple but damn catchy songs. The clip, titled “Fall’s Here,” shows Elinor (a bunny rabbit), Ari (a bat), and Olive (an elephant) raking some leaves for Ari’s dad when a question strikes them: what happens to all the leaves in the forest that go un-raked?...

According to the results of the survey, 15 percent of participants admitted to experiencing a sex injury, a number which rose to 22 percent for participants between the ages of 18 and 24 years old. Women were victims of the most common injury, as vaginal tears landed at the top of the list, followed by carpet burn and fractured penises. Fortunately, most of these injuries can be treated at home or will heal on their own over time (except for a broken penis, which should involve an immediate trip to the doctor, as it could result in a rupture)....

At least, that’s what David Mayer, a professor of business at the University of Michigan, posited in his recent article “How Men Get Penalized For Straying From Masculine Norms”. “Research demonstrates that men too face backlash when they don’t adhere to masculine gender stereotypes,” wrote Mayer. “When they show vulnerability, act nicer, display empathy, express sadness, exhibit modesty, and proclaim to be feminists.” This raises a different question: If men are punished for straying from accepted gender norms, is the equal and opposite true in the other major arena of their life: at home?...

Nick and Priyanka welcomed a baby girl on January 15 via surrogate, according to several outlets. The proud parents gave their little girl the name Malti Marie Chopra Jonas, which is a nod to both their mothers, Madhu Malti and Denise Marie. Nameberry, a baby name meaning website, says Malti is an “Indian floral name from the plant madhumalti — a tropical flowering vine that is known in English as the Rangoon creeper....

Apparently, the idea of Nicolas Cage bringing his particular set of talents to the role of Joe Exotic was so perfect that even Nicolas Cage couldn’t resist it. Cage has signed on to play the zookeeper/musician/polyamorist/political candidate/convicted felon in an eight-episode limited series. It’s not just that Cage is a great choice to play Joe Exotic; it’s that once you hear their names in the same sentence it’s clear that he’s the only choice to play Joe Exotic, the kind of idiosyncratic, complex character Cage has always knocked out of the park....

So, one day he began what he found to be the initially daunting process of becoming a foster parent. But he worked through some of his own doubts. In an Instagram post, he wrote about the anxiety-ridden training period, “After my second class I thought to myself, how do I back out of this whole foster thing? I felt unequipped in every way.” He worried that he wouldn’t be an ideal candidate for a foster parent because he would be a single parent....

We know this: The behavior of parents who insist on clearing a path to success for kids is often damaging to those same children. Children need to fail or succeed independently in order to attain real personal success. It is an act of selfishness to hoard agency and it leaves children helpless in the face of reality. That’s not a statement of moral principle. Research strongly indicates that this is fact....

Directed by Joseph Kosinski (who just did Top Gun: Maverick!) Spiderhead is actually directly adapted from a short story by George Saunders called “Escape From Spiderhead.” Although the movie takes a few liberties with the short story, it’s a surprisingly faithful take, which captures the bleak humor and the creepy Twilight Zone vibe of what Saunders put on the page. The new Netflix film Spiderhead is co-produced by the New Yorker, which was also the magazine that first published “Escape From Spiderhead” back in 2010....

In the post-apocalyptic world, children are a death sentence. “Wait,” you say, shaking your head in confusion, “Won’t children become even more important after the Armageddon? Won’t we need them to propagate the species?” No. It’s a nice thought, but the truth is just the opposite. Look at how most children under the age of six behave, and it doesn’t take long to see: The kids are not okay. The children are not going to save us....

The new baby and new job are both exciting developments – the only unfortunate bit is that they’re so close together. If you had been at the company for a full year before your little one arrived, you might be eligible for 12 weeks of leave – albeit the unpaid variety – under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Since you’re new to the job, however, your company isn’t bound by that provision....

RELATED: The Best Camping Tents for Families The RhinoWolf is a modular 3-in-1 solo tent that not only daisy chains to an infinite number of other RhinoWolves (in a wolf… pack, of course), but also rocks an integrated sleeping bag and an inflatable mattress. Billed as “a complete outdoor sleeping system for solo, duo, and group camping,” the Wolf was designed to save space and cut down on pack weight; it’s made of a lightweight, all-weather 2000 Nylon ripstop and runs about 5....

Simply put, issues that popped up this year had big impacts on where people live. And as with all big social change, major patterns emerged about where people moved, and what types of people moved where. In fact, new research shows that the richest Americans moved to very specific cities in 2020. Here’s what we know. According to Business Insider, the real estate brokerage Coldwell Banker released its 132-page report highlighting where the wealthiest Americans have moved and why....

Rossovich, now 64, was a major film and television presence from the mid-80s to the mid-90s, appearing in The Lords of Flatbush, Streets of Fire, Terminator, Top Gun, and Roxanne, as well as co-starring on ER during its first season. He eventually walked away from it all, partly to be with his wife and their two kids, and partly because good projects seemed to vanish. During our conversation, Rossovich – on the phone from Stockholm, Sweden — enthusiastically shared Top Gun memories, discussed how stepping back to be with his family proved to be the right decision, laughed heartily when his wife made an unexpected cameo appearance during our chat, and teased – accidentally?...

That doesn’t mean silence isn’t tempting. Giuliani shares a story about debating gay marriage with her dad when she was 12. “I distinctly remember him firing back with an intensity fit for an opposing politician rather than one’s child,” she recalls, matter-of-factly, what sounds like a traumatic childhood experience. Over the years, debates on race, sexism, policing, and the social safety net ended similarly. “I imagine many Americans can relate to the helpless feeling this confrontation cycle created in me, but we are not helpless....

Parenthood is nothing if not a crazy whipsaw of emotions. The best chaser for the elation of having a new child? Mylanta. The price of bringing that baby into your life is massive. Not least of the expenses will be paying someone to take care of your little one when you and your spouse head back to work. It’s a financial challenge no matter where you live, but in some parts of the country it’s an absolute stress inducer....

When the student known as “Juelz” came to school with an “M” shaved on the side of his head, the assistant principal at Berry Miller Junior High in Pearland, Texas told him he could either call his mom, get an in-school suspension, or fill in the shaved area with a black marker. Juelz’ mom, Angela Washington, shared pictures of her son’s haircut in a Facebook post on April 19. According to Washington, the school administrator “told [Juelz] he was out of dress code with his designs and decided to color my baby design with a PERMANENT MARKER!...

RELATED: The Best Scooters, Bikes, and Cars for Kids This Holiday Technically, nobody knows exactly what bike Mike rides ⏤ the producers haven’t specifically identified a make and model. From the best guesses (and pictures), though, it’s a variation of Schwinn’s classic Sting-Ray, which were popular in the ’70s and ’80s. It’s got the sweet banana seat, high-rise ape handlebars, and 20-inch rear tire. The iconic Grey Ghost was a variation of the Schwinn Sting-Ray manufactured for only one year, 1971....

So versatile, experienced, and in-demand is Scott Glenn that over the course of his career, currently in its seventh decade, he has played good guys, villains, bosses, heroes, working-class types, young men, dads, and, yes, grandfathers. Among his 100-plus film and TV credits are such classics and hits as Apocalypse Now, Urban Cowboy, The Right Stuff, The Hunt for Red October, The Silence of the Lambs, Backdraft, The Virgin Suicides, Training Day, Daredevil, The Defenders, and The Leftovers....