This Baby Was Born With a Full Head of Hair — and the Internet Can’t Stop Doing Double Takes

When Nancy Rosales looks at her three-month-old son, Joseph, she sees what any mom sees: her baby, just as he is. When the internet looks at Joseph, it sees something…

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He Watched the Numbers Like He Always Does — Then Realized He’d Won $775,000

Joseph Wheat was doing what he usually does on a Saturday night in early January: watching the lottery drawing at home in Bogalusa, Louisiana. It’s a small ritual. One he’s…

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She Left New York Burned Out, Moved to Paris — and Went Viral Over a Staircase

When Charlotte Wells packed up her life in New York City, she wasn’t chasing romance or reinvention. She was exhausted. At 30, worn down by work and emotional burnout, Wells…

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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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Brian Henson on Labyrinth, His Father’s Trust, and What It Meant to Earn His Place

For Brian Henson, Labyrinth has never been just a film credit. It’s a memory of being young, trusted, and quietly tested — not as the son of a legend, but…

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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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