Forget hard-launches, situationships and relationship status updates. The latest Gen Z dating buzzword is all about putting down the rulebook and seeing what happens. Dubbed “wildflowering,” the trend encourages singles to let romance grow naturally — no labels, no timelines and no pressure to define exactly where things are headed. Think less five-year plan, more … Read more
As shoppers flood stores across the country during the year’s biggest shopping season, retail workers are bracing for what many describe as the most demanding — and often demoralizing — stretch of the job. “It magnifies everything,” said Nick Leighton, host of the podcast “Were You Raised by Wolves?,” which he co-hosts with comedian Leah Bonnema. … Read more
Jim Carrey is walking back comments that he’s ready to retire. The actor, 62, who recently said he returned to the big screen in “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” because he “needed the money,” clarified that he’s not quite ready to leave the spotlight. In 2022, Carrey made headlines when he shared that he was “being fairly … Read more
Smash the age-riarchy. Men who get married age slower than those who do not — but the same cannot necessarily be said for women, a new study showed. The research, recently published in the journal International Social Work, took a look at how tying the knot impacted the process of growing old — revealing profound inequalities. … Read more
On June 29, 2005, Jennifer Garner married the man who would become her fourth child. And what a problem kid Ben Affleck has turned out to be. Despite splitting in 2015 and divorcing three years later, Garner, 52, has nursed her ex-husband through his never-ending personal tumult: addiction, rehab, relapses and a string of failed … Read more