Westend61/Getty Images It’s that time of year when your favorite local photographers start advertising "Christmas minis," and your friends share absolutely adorable sneak peeks into their family’s holiday portraits. And, by all means, support a local creative if you have the funds! But it’s been a tough year, and not everyone can squeeze a professional family photoshoot into the budget. The good news? You don’t need to miss out on documenting your family entirely or skimp on presents so you can splurge on a shoot. Do-it-yourself (aka DIY) holiday pictures are affordable — potentially even free of cost — and...
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21 Years Later, 'Pieces Of April' Is An Underrated Thanksgiving Classic
United Artists Everyone remembers cooking their first turkey for Thanksgiving. I know I sure do: I was 23 years old, living in a tiny apartment in Brooklyn, and making my first full-fledged Thanksgiving dinner for my boyfriend, his two friends, and my roommate. It was both a stressful and exciting time where nothing went smoothly, yet everything turned out perfectly. Which is how I would describe the Thanksgiving dinner that April Burns (Katie Holmes) attempts to master in Pieces of April, a 2003 indie drama about both culinary disasters and the disasters we call families — and how, sometimes inexplicably,...
This Mom Wants You To Reframe How You Think About Toy Drives
TikTok As the holidays approach, many offices, schools, families and individuals will embrace the spirit of giving by coming together to make the season merry and bright for children and families who need a little help making ends meet this Christmas. Toy drives, “adopting” a family, and other acts of kindness reach their zenith around December. It feels good to give… but TikTok creator Annie (@mom.behind.the.scenes) is urging folks to really think about what this kind of giving looks like and what it should look like. Annie describes herself as someone with privilege, but who has lived in low-income communities....
Men Are Complaining About Feeling Their Sex Partner's IUD
Marti / TikTok In an infuriating video, two male podcasters from the @notsopgpod chat about having sex with partners who have an intrauterine device (IUD) inserted, noting that the experience can feel uncomfortable for them. “You can feel an IUD,” Peter Vigilante says. “It’s just the string that’s kind of hanging down a little bit low, but it hurts. It feels like a hard metal that you’re hitting. It’s not very comfortable.” After the video gained traction, one female TikTok creator, Marti, used the Stitch feature to read this man to filth for his selfish point of view. “Two things....