SolStock/Getty Images My cat, Penny Lane, is pretty special. I got her right before college graduation and transitioned into adulthood with her at my side or on my lap. My very first professional job was a full-time freelance, work-from-home position, and she spent almost all my working hours nestled near me — I loved the warmth and companionship she provided in lieu of coworkers, a boyfriend, or even a close friend nearby. When I traveled for work and left her with my parents, it wasn’t at all unusual for me to call and chat to my cat on speaker phone....
The One Miniseries Every 'Harry Potter' Fan Should Watch
Hallmark Entertainment Sometimes, life is just hard. And in today’s political landscape, it can feel downright impossible. Which is why it’s nice to be able to escape from it all, even for just a few hours, and immerse ourselves into a fictional world — a place where happy endings aren’t just possible, but probable. For many, this undoubtedly calls to mind the wonderful world of Harry Potter with its talking portraits, flying cars, invisibility cloaks, and butterbeer. However, it isn’t the only fantasy franchise out there worthy of your time. Before The Boy Who Lived ever became a huge box...
FDA Approves New Hormone-Free Copper IUD, Miudella
Sebela Women’s Health Inc Great news for anyone with a uterus in the market for a new hormone-free birth control option! On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Miudella, a copper intrauterine system from Sebela Women’s Health Inc. This marks the first new hormone-free, copper contraceptive device that will come to the U.S. market in more than 40 years. Personally, we love that it looks kind of like a female reproductive system in and of itself: that’s just great branding right there. Miudella is made from nitinol — a special alloy composed of nickel and titanium — which...
A New Report Finds 40% Of Kids Have Their Own Screen By 2 Years Old
Thanasis Zovoilis/DigitalVision/Getty Images Screen time for children under 8 years old has reached nearly two and a half hours a day (2:27 hours) according to a new report, which took a look at post-pandemic media usage trends. If you were a pandemic parent, you probably suspected that months of lockdowns and online school changed how children interacted with technology (did anyone else swear off TikTok forever, and cave two weeks into the pandemic?). Common Sense Media released its census on children’s media usage, where they revealed that plenty has changed since 2020. One key finding was just how many children...