They said “we don’t” to a lavish wedding. Sasha McDonald, 24, and Rory Allison, 25, downsized their pricey wedding to a more minimalistic event to spare themselves financial poverty. “Financial strain was definitely something we were worried about. And we thought, ‘Why would we start our marriage in debt?’ I wasn’t willing to sacrifice holidays … Read more
Candace Cameron Bure’s heart is still full of Bob Saget’s life lessons. For the actress, 48, starring on “Full House” alongside the late comedian for 8 seasons from 1987 to 1995 made him family. When he died at age 65 in 2022, Bure kept one very important piece of wisdom in mind. “Full House” cast: … Read more
“Modern Family” alum Sarah Hyland is opening up. On Thursday, when Hyland, 33, accepted Variety’s first Courage Award for her work in animal welfare and domestic abuse awareness, she told the outlet about her experience surviving domestic violence. “For thousands of years now, we didn’t talk about it,” she said. The former “Love Island” host … Read more
You’re going to want to commit this tip to memory. Dr. Darien Sutton, a board-certified emergency medicine physician and a medical correspondent for ABC News, is sharing his system to remember new, critical information. “Everyone has a different method of remembering things — that might be because we all see the world differently. we all … Read more
Don’t poo-poo this headline news. There’s a reason public toilets are equipped with U-shaped seats as opposed to the O-shaped ones you’d find on your porcelain throne at home. The general public has long speculated that the horseshoe shape could be for hygiene purposes — so that you don’t come into contact with someone else’s bodily … Read more
An influencer proved a point about how easy it is to get drugged on a night out. Shirah Benarde, who co-founded a company called NightCap that sells scrunchies that protects from drinking spiking, made a TikTok last month where she put candy in her friends’ drinks when they weren’t looking. The 21-year-old’s goal was to … Read more
I love Ronald Reagan, the man. So I expected to eat up “Reagan,” the new biopic that opened last Friday. Playing the 40th president, Dennis Quaid is affable and charming. However, the movie — which clocks in at 2 hours and 15 minutes — was not the complex portrait I was expecting, but a hagiographic highlight reel. … Read more
This is wheelie good news for bike commuters. Cyclists have a 47% lower risk of early death and a 10% lower risk of hospitalization for any reason than commuters who drive or take the train, new research out of Scotland has found. “This study strengthens the evidence that active commuting has population-level health benefits and … Read more
Personalized prognoses for people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease soon may only be a click away. Researchers at Amsterdam University Medical Center say they have developed a prototype app based on their model that forecasts an Alzheimer’s patient’s projected mental decline over five years. The model is inspired by details gathered from nearly 1,000 patients with … Read more
It’s a plane color. If you’ve ever wondered why airplanes are painted white, there are five key reasons — and not one of them has to do with blending in with clouds. First, white paint reflects sunlight, keeping the plane interior cooler on boiling hot days when the aircraft is roasting on the tarmac, according … Read more
Whether it’s failing to get enough rest or indulging in unhealthy foods, Americans are deeply resistant to what’s good for us. Case in point — we’ve long been told that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, a metabolic boost that provides the cornerstone of nutrition. Yet, according to the American Journal of … Read more
Here’s another headache for millennials and Gen Zers — if they suffer from migraines, they may face an increased risk of stroke, new research finds. The study authors found that nontraditional stroke risk factors, such as migraines, blood clotting disorders, kidney failure, and autoimmune diseases, were “significantly associated” with the incidence of strokes in adults … Read more
Get on this if you want to get off. Orgasms aren’t just a way to finish getting freaky in the sheets — they have physical and mental benefits too. Yet the mystery of the Big O has alluded men and women for centuries. Many surveys suggest that about half of women are not satisfied with … Read more
Have you ever noticed a tiny hole at the bottom of a plane window? Well, there’s a “really important” reason for it. The pinprick hole is located at the bottom center of all the plane windows and like every other inch of a commercial airplane, the “bleed hole,” as it’s called, is a highly engineered … Read more
Before bringing home daughter Autumn as a newborn in October 2014, adoptive mom Jessica had no clue about black hair care. She’s not alone: The rise of transracial parenting, meaning a child of one racial or ethnic group is placed with adoptive parents of a different racial makeup, has exposed an unfortunate knowledge gap that … Read more
Frostbite may have met its match. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first medication to treat severe frostbite, the agency announced this week. The drug, iloprost (brand name Aurlumyn) is intended to reduce the risk of finger and toe amputations due to dangerously cold extremities. Iloprost was originally approved for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension, … Read more
Christians of many denominations abstain from meat for all or part of the liturgical season of Lent. For Roman Catholics, “all Fridays through the year and the time of Lent are penitential days and times throughout the entire Church.” In addition, “abstinence from eating meat or another food according to the prescriptions of the conference of bishops … Read more
While most of a wedding’s fashion focus is on the wedding dress, there are plenty of men’s fashion details to choose from for a look that matches both the style of the wedding and complements the bride. “Men’s fashion is oftentimes overlooked,” said Francesca DiSpirito, owner of Francesca DiSpirito Styling. “The bride is putting so … Read more
Four Twenty Five, Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s gorgeous new Park Avenue restaurant, is more than a place for prime movers to feast on charred and marinated Jurgielewicz duck breast. The jewel-box, modern-American eatery at 425 Park Avenue rides the crest of an ambitious East Midtown dining wave that includes reopened Casa Lever, David Burke’s Park Avenue Kitchen and soon-to-come new … Read more
Children should be prohibited from screen time until the age of 3 as it can lead to developmental delays, a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics found. Researchers at Drexel University discovered that babies and toddlers who are allowed screen time are more likely to display atypical sensory behaviors associated with neurodevelopmental disorders such as … Read more