Netflix At long last, we made it — it’s October, friends. If only the weather could get its life together and feel like fall, we could finally say we’ve officially made it to cozy season. Bring on the couch cuddle puddles and spooky movies! Make some hot cocoa and binge-watch a new series! The post-Olympics lull...
Warner Bros. The first Beetlejuice film inspired ’80s kids like me to embrace their love of the strange. With the recent release of the second film, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, an entire new generation of kids are being introduced to a beloved cast of gothic characters, old and new. If you’re expecting during this spooky season and...
Mattel Back in my day *mumble mumble* years ago, American Girl dolls were exclusively historical. The OG Three — Samantha, Kirsten, and Molly — were all from different periods in American history (1904, 1854, and 1944 respectively) and engaged children through series of books, and, of course, the dolls and their numerous, gorgeous accessories. But...
Ray Mickshaw/WireImage/Getty Images One of my favorite psychological phenomena popularized by the internet is “The Mandela Effect.” Essentially, it’s a specific false memory somehow shared by a group of people. It’s named for Nelson Mandela, a South African freedom fighter whom many “remember” dying in prison in the 1980s (he didn’t; he died in 2013...