When our children are little we teach them about stranger danger and arm them with information like their home address and parents’ cell phone numbers. We do our best to keep them safe and give lessons on calling 911 in case of an emergency. But what happens when your child is older? As they begin to navigate their world online, the doors are open to a whole new set of emergencies that your child needs to be aware of. Just ask 13-year-old Caden Cotnoir from New Hampshire. It was a normal afternoon scrolling Tik Tok, when Cotnoir came across the live … [Read more...]

Everyone knows the importance of self-care. The concept, which involves taking care of yourself so that you can be healthy, do your job, and support friends and loved ones is imperative to your overall well being. It is essential to living a long and fulfilled life. But there is more to self-care than wine spritzers and bubble baths — i.e., there is more to your mind, body, and being than nutrition, exercise, and fitness, and that is where soul-care comes in. “Self-care is care of your physical body, but soul-care is me asking ‘How are … [Read more...]

Portable washing machines may just be what we all need this summer. After being cooped up inside, we’re ready to plan vacations, camping trips, and a little time away from the four walls we’re used to. But when you’re on vacation, how many times do you wish you had a washing machine on hand? Whew, the amount of clothes you could leave behind if you and your family had one would lighten your suitcase load significantly. Well surprise, Mama — it’s possible. Compact and mini washers are real and they’re going to make things a lot … [Read more...]

Nothing helps kids wind down after a long day like a bubble bath, but you may want to make sure that your kids’ bubble bath is good for sensitive little kid skin! Now that many kids are back to in-person classes in some form or another, you probably want them to take extra care and give themselves a good scrub. Hand sanitizer’s great for school, activities, and errands, but nothing beats a good long soak in the tub to wash away the day’s dirt and grime. For better or worse, most parents fall into two camps: the bath time whisperer or the bath time … [Read more...]

Finding the best bourbon glasses takes some skill and taste. And we’re here to help with that. (Also, bourbon glasses make an amazing gift for someone who loves bourbon. Just sayin’.) Bourbon is a form of whiskey that’s distilled from mainly corn and made in the States, often but not exclusively in Kentucky, whereas Scotch is a whisky made in Scotland mainly from malted barley. And BTW, “whiskey” is the American spelling, and “whisky” is used by the rest of the world, so no, that wasn’t a typo on our end! Regardless how … [Read more...]

Grimes got an “alien scar” tattoo and that feels extremely on-brand for her Grimes, best known for being a talented musical artist and also for having a baby with a **unique** name, just got a new tattoo that’s supposedly of “alien scars.” Unclear what “alien scars” are, per se, but this is a woman who has a child with Elon Musk, a man who is obsessed with going to space, her Instagram bio simply reads: “Martian Technocracy,” and she named her child X Æ A-12, which seem like the coordinates to an alien planet, … [Read more...]

“Herd immunity”—we’ve heard it over and over throughout this past year. We hope for it, we are closer to getting it, but do we even understand what it means? And is it truly even possible to attain when so many stubborn Sallys still refuse to listen to science, get vaccinated, and wear masks? Here’s what the experts say. (You know, those super smart people who have devoted their careers to medicine and research and saving lives, not your Fox News-loving neighbor Bob who writes things like “these libs are taking my freedums” on … [Read more...]

Like all things Kardashian, Khloe’s birthday party for True was over the top Khloe Kardashian threw a third birthday party for daughter True Thompson this week, and I have a feeling the planning didn’t include any last-minute trips to Party City. There were no Peppa Pig party hats or Paw Patrol piñatas in sight. Instead, True celebrated in style with hundreds (possibly thousands) of pastel balloons, a lavender-colored bounce castle, and slime-making stations. And because no kiddie birthday party would be complete without some immaculate … [Read more...]

Christina Aguilera talked about taking time to reflect on where she is at today Having turned 40, singer and mom Christina Aguilera recently opened up about her mental health, her childhood, and growing up in the public eye. Aguilera, who was discovered on Star Search at just nine years old, spent much of her life in the spotlight. “I have this massive trunk of old diaries that I’ve literally kept from the past 20 years of my life. I was able to catch up on them and do some self-reflecting,” she told Health. “It really forced me to be … [Read more...]

Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett is an integral part of the team behind the Moderna vaccine. She’s a Black viral immunologist and one of the National Institute of Health’s leading scientists. Corbett has a PhD in microbiology and immunology, and all of her previous work studying infectious diseases laid the groundwork for her work on the COVID vaccine. In addition to studying science, she also studied sociology as a way to understand things like racial disparities and how science is connected to that. Because of her work with the Moderna vaccine, she has become more … [Read more...]