New Line Cinema It’s common for kids to create imaginary friends when they’re young, but what if that fictional figure were to suddenly reappear when you’re an adult? That’s the basic premise the 1991 dark comedy Drop Dead Fred explores through the eyes of Elizabeth Cronin (Phoebe Cates), a young woman who is in desperate...
MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images/MediaNews Group/Getty Images William “Rick” Singer, the mastermind behind the “Operation Varsity Blues” college admissions scam, is back advising high school students and their families. Singer served two and a half years in prison, followed by time in a halfway house. Just months later, still under supervised release, he is...
Helen Sloan/Netflix © 2025 It’s hard to believe, but August is upon us. That means two things for most families: sweating through the final (scorching) stretch of the season, and slowly shifting over to back-to-school mode. Your kids can’t be summer gremlins forever! So, whether you’re rejoicing over the return of routine or looking for...
I love middle grade books and always have, but having my own 11-year-old means I get to see beloved novels — and upcoming stories — with fresh eyes. There’s something so special about this genre of books, with lots of coming-of-age storylines and a whole lot of heart, and that’s why I’m so excited about...