PhotoLife94/E+/Getty Images As a certified, unrepentant extrovert, there’s nothing I love more than a party. Not the ragers that might have been fun in my teens and 20s, but a quiet gathering with friends, complete with pretty bouquets of flowers and charcuterie boards and chill music playing unobtrusively in the background? That’s a vibe and I’m extremely here for it. And while you can always get together with your friends like this for no good reason, it’s always more fun when you’re celebrating something. New Year’s Eve. Halloween. A Birthday. A Baby Shower. But we’ve come across an amazing idea...
Mark Hamill Isn’t Afraid To Play The Villain
In The Empire Strikes Back, during Luke Skywalker’s training with Master Yoda, young Skywalker asks a simple yet profound question: “Is the Dark Side stronger?” Yoda reassures him that no, the Dark Side isn’t stronger — easier and more seductive perhaps, but not stronger. Looking back now, the irony isn’t lost on me that Mark Hamill, the iconic actor known for playing good guy Luke Skywalker, has since become a go-to star for being cast as… villains. For Hamill, perhaps, the pull to play these decidedly Dark-Path roles has proven to be a bit more powerful. But if there’s anything we’ve...
How To Properly Vacuum Your Carpets & Floors
AJ_Watt/E+/Getty Images Vacuuming was one of the first chores I ever had as a kid. I think I was around 9 or 10 when my mom asked me to vacuum the living room, and it probably took me until age 30 or so to realize I was pretty bad at the task. It turns out, vacuuming a carpet as fast as you can, pushing furniture around with your feet, and gliding the vacuum across entire rooms in mere minutes isn’t actually doing much good. With three kids, a dog, a cat, and two parents who work full-time from home —...
What's Up With Titanic Kids?
UniversalImagesGroup/Universal Images Group/Getty Images A former colleague of mine, Janet Manley, recently wrote an article in The New York Times called “So You Think You Know a Lot About the Titanic” and I. feel. seen. The article explores the phenomenon of “Titanic kids,” children who develop a fascination with the maritime tragedy, memorizing esoteric facts about the ship’s brief, ill-fated, and glamorous maiden/final voyage. I was one, my nephew was one, and it’s kind of nice to know that there are still kids out there still fascinated 113 years after its sinking (and 28 years after the movie). TikTok creator...