This is real Labubu lunacy A teenage girl has revealed on Reddit that she “ran away” from her adoptive parents after they missed her high school graduation to buy their biological daughter a Labubu. Labubus, pint-sized plush creatures created by Hong Kong-based artist Kasing Lung, have become the hottest toys on the planet this summer, … Read more
A high school in the suburbs of New York City will be seeing double on graduation day this weekend: Among the nearly 500 students in its graduating class, 30 are twins. It’s a tight knit group. Some of the students at Long Island’s Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School have known each other since … Read more
Cut the clap! The confused and proud mom of a kindergartner went viral on social media after posting a video from her child’s graduation ceremony where parents were forced to withhold their applause — or most of it, anyway. In the confusing clip dubbed “dystopian” by viewers, attendees were compelled to conform to a strange standard, … Read more
This new grad is celebrating with a post-college rite of passage — a gap year — only she’s doing it in her 70s. At 74, Dorotea Levy de Szekely — grandmother of three and self-proclaimed lifelong learner — just graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Hunter College, proving it’s never too late to hit the … Read more
These grads got a robo-sendoff they won’t forget. Students at New York City’s Pace University were left shell-shocked — and maybe just a bit shellacked — when their recent graduation ceremony featured a synthetic surprise: Their names were read aloud not by a proud professor or a human announcer, but by a voice created by … Read more
The verdict is in. Kim Kardashian officially graduated from law school and celebrated her six-year educational journey in a backyard commencement ceremony in Beverly Hills, the reality star revealed Wednesday. The Skims founder, 44, shared a series of Instagram stories that captured her mentors praising her for completing the four-year legal apprenticeship during the surprise … Read more
Scottie Pippen and ex-wife Larsa Pippen reunited to celebrate their son’s big achievement. Preston Pippen, son of the Basketball Hall of Famer and reality television personality, graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a business degree over the weekend. Both parents took to Instagram to share their happiness in celebrating their son’s significant milestone. Scottie Pippen … Read more
When a Tennessee mother of five received her college degree on May 9, she couldn’t see her family cheering in the audience – because she is completely blind. Even so, as Amanda Juetten, 47, crossed the stage to accept her degree – magna cum laude – from Tennessee Tech University, she was more certain than ever about … Read more
Hats off to this duo. Brandi Fields and her son Kyle graduated from Texas Christian University together on Friday, marking a very special this Mother’s Day weekend for the studious pair. Donning matching purple Nike sneakers — one of the school’s colors — they both received their graduate diplomas at TCU’s first commencement ceremony solely for … Read more
Sydney Thomas, the viral ring girl from the Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight in November 2024, recalled “the whirlwind of unexpected overnight fame” while celebrating her college graduation on Wednesday. The 21-year-old influencer revealed on her Instagram that she earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama in three years amid highs and lows, including the … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My parents have been divorced for almost 30 years. My father is still furious with my mother, and she is indifferent toward him. My son is about to graduate from high school, and both grandparents want to attend the ceremony and dinner afterward. However, Dad refuses to be in proximity, or even sight … Read more
Wendy Williams got into a heated argument with her caretakers after celebrating her son Kevin Jr.’s college graduation last week. During the incident caught on camera by the “We In Miami” podcast crew, the 60-year-old former talk show host yelled at her team for allegedly leaving her mobility scooter in the middle of the street … Read more
Olivia “Livvy” Dunne kept the celebrations rolling on Saturday following her college graduation from LSU earlier in the week. Taking to her Instagram Stories, the famed gymnast and social media sensation gave her 5.4 million followers a peek at the post-graduation festivities, which included dinner in New York with her boyfriend, Pirates pitcher and NL … Read more
One proud mama. Wendy Williams got emotional as she attended her son’s college graduation on Thursday in a rare outing as she battles early-onset dementia. Wearing a sparkly dress and Chanel shoes, the former daytime TV host, 60, accessorized with a Louis Vuitton bag as she rode a red electric wheelchair in and out of … Read more
This guy loves a gamble — and he just won big. Newlywed Cade Wessel is now a little richer thanks to a bet he placed in his high school yearbook six yeas ago. “Twenty bucks I marry Sarah Dill,” the then-class of 2018 senior, from Bradenton, Fla., captioned his graduation photo, confident he’d one day get … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My daughter is graduating from college with a bachelor’s degree — a proud moment. I am divorced from her mother. Both her mother and I are invited to attend the ceremony, but she has not invited my current wife, whom she doesn’t like. She has stated that she has only a limited number … Read more
A 105-year-old woman who started at Stanford University in 1936 recently returned to campus after an 83-year absence to receive her graduate degree — and she’s been inspiring people ever since. Virginia Hislop graduated from the Palo Alto, California, university a few weeks ago with a master’s degree in education, Stanford’s news website said. Daniel Schwartz, … Read more
This graduating class was twice as nice. Fourteen sets of twins and one set of triplets graduated from the same Florida high school earlier this month. The crowd cheered at Cooper City High School in South Florida as the 543 graduates crossed the stage including two sets of identical twins and 12 sets of fraternal. … Read more
Cs get degrees — and so do cats. Max, a 6-year-old tabby cat, has officially received his honorary degree from Vermont State University, and he is now a Doctor of Litter-ature. He got his doctorate as part of Vermont State University’s 2024 class — the first combined graduating class since the summer 2023 merger of … Read more
DEAR ABBY: A woman I’ve known and been friends with for 40 years has gradually changed. She has developed some health problems, and whenever she calls me, all she talks about are her ailments and treatments. When we manage to discuss other things, she turns the subject to her political views, which are different from … Read more
She’s leaving audiences split. Most high school seniors look forward to tossing their caps and turning their tassels at graduation. But one nimble New Jersey student turned heads instead — hitting a saucy headstand and split combination in celebration of receiving her diploma. A Paramus Catholic High School graduate went viral after breaking into a headstand … Read more
The status of high school valedictorian is an honor that many parents may be thrilled to see their child achieve — but what if all of your kids are successful in clinching the title? A central Florida family may have made history after all four daughters were named valedictorian in their respective high school classes — a … Read more
You’re gonna hear her roar. Katy Perry celebrated the first day of Pride Month on Saturday by editing NFL star Harrison Butker’s controversial graduation speech from last month. Butker, 28, made a 20-minute address at the graduation ceremony at Benedictine College in Kansas on May 11 where he railed against working women, Pride Month, abortion and other … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My friend “Gene” and I have been friends since elementary school. We’re now in our 50s. We were inseparable best friends all those years. When we were about 30, I started noticing our friendship seemed to be a one-way street because he made no effort to initiate contact. Gene was gracious and inviting … Read more
Kylie Kelce, the wife of former Eagles star Jason Kelce, gave some pragmatic advice to graduates of her alma mater: Fake it till you make it. Kelce, 32, graduated from Cabrini University in 2017. The university, located about 40 minutes outside of Philadelphia, is closing down indefinitely after this past school year. Kylie Kelce delivered … Read more
Patricia Heaton stuck up for National Football League star Harrison Butker after his graduation speech at Benedictine College stirred up controversy. The “Everybody Loves Raymond” actress, 66, posted an Instagram video Saturday where she defended Butker, 28, and declared that everybody who is upset about his comments needs to “relax.” “I don’t understand why everyone’s … Read more
Angel Reese didn’t forget. The Chicago Sky star, who recently wrapped up her career at LSU and was picked No. 7 in the WNBA draft in April, sent a pointed message to those who questioned her during her time at LSU. “So now what? what was said? oh okay that’s what i thought,” Reese captioned … Read more
It’s celebrations all around for this party of five. Quintuplets from New Jersey have made history by graduating from Montclair State University on the same day. Victoria, Vico, Ashley, Michael and Marcus Povolo, 21, each took to the stage to receive their diploma at the college’s commencement ceremony on Monday, watched on by their proud … Read more
Big whoop. Whoopi Goldberg is weighing in on the controversy around Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, after his widely condemned commencement speech. “I like when people say what they need to say. He’s at a Catholic college, he’s a staunch Catholic. These are his beliefs and he’s welcome to them,” Goldberg said on Thursday’s … Read more
How em-bar-uhs-ing. A Thomas Jefferson University presenter utterly butchered students’ names during the Jefferson College of Nursing commencement ceremony on May 9. “My apologies for the phonetic spelling or pronunciation of the names that was on the cards,” the speaker said during the graduation. “I would have been better just reading from the book. My apologies, graduates.” … Read more
Call her Supermom. Tamiah Brevard-Rodriguez gave birth to her son in the passenger seat of her wife’s speeding Maserati — then calmly defended her doctoral dissertation from her hospital bed hours later. In the wee hours of April 25, Brevard-Rodriguez, 40, was putting the finishing touches on the PowerPoint she would use to defend her … Read more
Ready to toss your graduation hats in the air? Do so with cautious optimism, according to workforce experts. While the US added 303,000 new jobs in March, and the unemployment rate is ticking downward at 3.8%, some industries which historically grew rapidly, like tech, saw a bit of a slowdown, according to Hiring Lab, the … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My son, who is in his senior year of high school, is dating a beautiful, sweet girl I’ll call “Amanda.” I’m very fond of her. This is an exciting year for them both because soon she will be shopping for her graduation gown. Amanda told me her mom has said she will have … Read more
Jason and Travis Kelce brought their “New Heights” podcast to… new heights… on Thursday night. In front of a raucous crowd inside Fifth Third Arena on the campus of the University of Cincinnati, the Kelce brothers hosted a start-studded live edition of their podcast that included the likes of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and fellow … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I’m a 41-year-old gay man. Although I was raised in a conservative, religious family, I’m out of the closet and proud to be living as myself. For much of my adult life, I have attracted mostly women. I have always tried to handle these situations with as much tact as possible. However, some … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My oldest daughter, “Teri’s,” mother-in-law snooped into Teri’s text messages and found a cartoon I had sent of two early Colonials at a bar, one saying to the other, “I’ve been in the doghouse ever since I tried to get my mother-in-law hanged as a witch.” An argument ensued over her looking at … Read more
A 5-year-old girl appeared to not let anything come between her and her preschool graduation – not even paralysis. Estella Henderson was born with a mutation on her ATP1A3 gene – a degenerative and very rare condition that leads to the disease alternating hemiplegia of childhood or AHC, which for Estella causes “episodes of paralysis, dystonia, and nystagmus,”according to … Read more
B.S.? A recent UK college graduate is dividing the internet with his public proposal, asking his girlfriend for her hand in marriage at their commencement ceremony. In the clip, posted Tuesday to Newcastle University’s Twitter page, the unidentified man — also wearing a cap and gown — pops the question as the woman walks across … Read more
Where there’s a primary school concert, there’s an audience full of beaming, excited adults with phones at the ready. And there’s most likely some politics in that hall, too. Who got the lead role? Is that kid the narrator because she’s the best reader? Who’s Snow White, and who got cast as one of the seven dwarves? … Read more
It’ll be one of those high school stories this student will tell for ages. A Nebraska high school student said she didn’t get her diploma at graduation because of an unpaid $15 laptop repair fee. Ellie McCormick revealed the upsetting moment in a viral TikTok she posted, where the graduate held up a pink-colored paper … Read more
Sorry, they’re not sorry. Lowery Elementary School, located in Houston, Texas, denied parents entry to their kindergartener’s graduation ceremony simply because they had brought the student’s siblings to celebrate the milestone. In the viral clip posted by @emmairakoze, now with 13.4 million views on TikTok, a mother from behind the camera is seen being greeted … Read more
She did not expect to be hosting a senior sleepover. Delaware high school students are being praised for pulling the best senior prank ever after they decided to sneak into their principal’s house in the middle of the night and surprise her as a pre-graduation goof. A video of the gag is currently garnering guffaws … Read more
Her cheeky graduation pics have social media split. In celebration of earning a degree from the University of Arizona this month, one freakishly flexible scholar tossed on a pair of see-through platform heels and a red thong to pose in an upside-down split on a stripper pole that she stationed on the main yard of … Read more
Now this is the mother of all flexes. One member of the graduating class of 2023 took home more than just her diploma on graduation day — she also walked away with a brand-new baby. “POV: You become a mom and a doctor in the same 24 hours,” bragged new mommy and medical degree-holder Hannah … Read more
A Michigan woman’s Mother’s Day will be extra special this year- she graduated from college and had a baby, almost on the same day. Kelsey Hudie wanted her diploma so badly that she attended her graduation ceremony while in the early stages of labor. The Henry Ford College graduate was 38 weeks pregnant and dilated … Read more
A 72-year-old Georgia resident recently graduated from college with a degree in cinema studies on Thursday — and his proud, 98-year-old mother was in attendance. Lawrenceville’s Sam Kaplan enrolled at Georgia Gwinnett College in 2019 — 50 years after he opted to not pursue higher education when he graduated from high school in 1969. “I was riding … Read more
Haley and Hanna Cavinder aren’t done taking jabs at the NCAA. The former basketball stars at the University of Miami — who were involved in the NCAA’s first NIL infractions ruling, but were not sanctioned in February — appeared to poke fun at the situation again in a TikTok video posted on Wednesday. Haley can be … Read more
These kids are real party animals. The graduating seniors of 2023 may go down in history as the Greatest-Of-All-Time thanks to a few ferociously creative high schoolers who’ve rented live goats to serve as their prom dates — and NBA legend Michael Jordan is at the center of it all. “I brought a goat to prom because … Read more
He finally found the solution. A 76-year-old grandfather has graduated with a PhD — 52 years after starting his doctorate program. Nick Axten earned a prestigious Fulbright scholarship in 1970 for a PhD in mathematical sociology at the University of Pittsburgh. But after five years, he returned to the UK without the degree. “Some problems … Read more
A picture’s worth a thousand words — but this ultra-sexy shot left one woman utterly speechless. In celebration of her college graduation, an aspiring actress named Christian Demerit hired a photographer to snap a series of tasteful headshots, hoping the frames would help her land a few acting gigs. But, unfortunately for the unsuspecting silver … Read more
A boyfriend has been accused of “stealing” one of his girlfriend’s most precious moments when he proposed to her on stage as she graduated from a Melbourne university. In a video posted to social media, the unnamed man, dressed in a black T-shirt and jeans, can be seen approaching his girlfriend at LaTrobe University’s ceremony … Read more
How low can you go? A graduation party in Peru turned calamitous after the dance floor collapsed beneath the teen revelers, creating a scene like something out of an apocalypse movie. Footage of the “underground dance scene” has amassed 4.2 million views on TikTok. The fiasco occurred while teens were celebrating their high school graduation … Read more
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