JoJo Siwa Shares Her Christmas Gifts — and Why One Simple Present Meant the Most

For JoJo Siwa, Christmas this year looked very different. Instead of spending the holiday surrounded by her family in the U.S., the 22-year-old creator and performer celebrated in the English…

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A Satirical Post, a Personal Essay, and the Tension Around “Mom Groups” Online

A conversation about parenting boundaries took an unexpected turn this week — not through a rebuttal essay or a comment thread, but through satire. Matthew Koma, musician and husband of…

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Star Search Is Coming Back — This Time Live on Netflix, With a New Kind of Power in Viewers’ Hands

For decades, Star Search was the place where raw talent met a national audience — sometimes awkwardly, sometimes brilliantly, often memorably. Now, Netflix is bringing the competition back, with a…

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Miley Cyrus Says Calling Maxx Morando Her “Fiancé” Still Feels Strange — and That’s Kind of the Point

For someone who has spent much of her life in the public eye, Miley Cyrus sounded refreshingly candid this week. Speaking on January 3 at the Palm Springs International Film…

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When the Snow Wouldn’t Stop: Remembering the Blizzard of 1996

In early January 1996, winter didn’t just arrive in the northeastern United States — it took over. For three days, from January 6 to 8, a massive nor’easter blanketed cities,…

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Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert Welcome Their First Child — A Quiet, Joyful Announcement

The photo said everything without saying much at all. On January 5, Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert shared a black-and-white image on Instagram: two pairs of hands gently holding the…

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Jack Black Says He Still Thinks About the Pixar Role He Turned Down

Careers aren’t built on perfect decisions. Sometimes they’re shaped by the ones you didn’t know you’d regret until years later. In a December interview with Capital FM, Jack Black shared…

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Jack Black Says He Still Thinks About the Pixar Role He Turned Down

Careers aren’t built on perfect decisions. Sometimes they’re shaped by the ones you didn’t know you’d regret until years later. In a December interview with Capital FM, Jack Black shared…

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These Twin Toddlers Keep Calling Themselves by Each Other’s Names — and the Internet Can’t Get Enough

If you’ve ever tried to get a straight answer out of a toddler, you know the results can be unpredictable.Now imagine asking two identical toddlers who they are. That’s exactly…

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A Lost Wallet on the Subway — and the Friendship That Followed

It was Christmas Day in New York City, the kind of morning when the subway feels quieter than usual and people move with a little more patience. That’s when Neena…

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