Prioritizing what’s important as a family can be a tough gig, but for Emily Oster there’s one childhood activity that’ll never come first. Children’s birthday parties. The economist and mom of two says her family prefers to forego social occasions to instead focus on family time. “That’s not everybody’s thing, but that’s our thing” Oster explained her anti-party stance in a … Read more
Double-jointed? It’s not just a fun party trick. Uber-flexible joints could be a sign of a rare genetic condition that makes you more susceptible to respiratory illnesses and also complicates recovery, experts warned. The good news: There’s an easy test you can do at home to gauge your risk. In most people, hypermobility doesn’t cause … Read more
An Australia furry content creator has shared footage of the moment he was beaten by strangers while filming a video in Adelaide at the weekend. Dennis Gunn was holding a sign reading “Vote 1 Furry Party” and greeting passers-by in Rundle Mall on Saturday, when three people savagely assaulted him in what he referred to … Read more
We don’t hate the idea of a follow-up film. After directing the 1999 rom-com “10 Things I Hate About You,” Gil Junger revealed a second movie is in the works called “10 Things I Hate About Dating.” “’10 Things I Hate About Dating’ is definitively in the works as a feature film. We’re developing it right … Read more
If this was a newspaper and not a nice shiny website plugged into the wall with a few blue cables coming out the back, then there is only one headline we would use on this story: Come again? Today we have new research out of the US where some academics have dedicated themselves to the … Read more
A team of tech execs has come under fire for allegedly building faulty homes in the Hudson Valley — or failing to build them at all. Founded in 2020, Welcome Homes was the brainchild of DigitalOcean founders Alec Hartman and Ben Uretsky, along with Hartman’s brother Marc Hartman. According to multiple lawsuits, the tech-based home … Read more
A man with a rare condition has “never” eaten fruit, vegetables or meat – and survives on two loaves of bread a day. Thomas Sheridan, 35, says the thought of biting into an egg and sausage sandwich leaves him feeling “horrible” and would make him “throw up”. After decades years battling his food aversions and … Read more
Polestar is recalling more than 27,800 of its Polestar 2 electric vehicles in the U.S. over the risk that their rearview camera display might not show an image while backing up. The electric vehicle maker said in a report submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that the recalled 2021-2025 Polestar 2 vehicles may have … Read more
The happiest place on Earth isn’t Disneyland. People feeling down in the dumps should consider relocating to Copenhagen, Denmark, which has been named the happiest city in the world in 2025 by the Institute for Quality of Life. Meanwhile, the Big Apple was named number one in the US on the so-called Happy City Index, … Read more
Burger King must face a lawsuit claiming it misleads customers with advertisements that make its Whopper sandwich and other products appear larger than they are. In a decision on Monday, US District Judge Roy Altman in Miami found it plausible that “some” reasonable consumers in the proposed class action could be deceived by Burger King’s … Read more