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 now working for admissions consulting company ID Future Stars, which is owned by his sister. Last month, District Judge Denise J. Casper ruled that Singer could indeed return to his established career in college advising — as long as he made his past violations clear...
31 New Family-Friendly Movies & Shows To Watch On Netflix In August 2025
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 stuff that will help entertain them through the last run of lawlessness and into the new school year, Netflix has you covered with a fresh lineup of family-friendly shows and movies hitting the streamer in August. Tweens and teens will have no shortage of choices...
Bring Back Opening Presents At Birthday Parties
Images By Tang Ming Tung/DigitalVision/Getty Images I’m unsure how the trend started, but by the time my oldest daughter was about 3, I realized it was considered a faux pas to open presents at her birthday party. And not in a “Oh, don’t open that card your grandmother just gave you” way, but in that it seemed to be an ick for me to call for all of the kids and adults to gather around the birthday girl and watch her open her gifts. But I did it anyway. There’s definitely a connection between birthday parties where little kids —...
Do Weighted Vests Really Have Any Benefits For Women? An Expert Explains
Kate Auletta/Scary Mommy They are popping up everywhere on your social media feeds — women wearing what looks like tactical gear, swearing up and down that their new weighted vest is the absolute best part of their routine. Some reels show women wearing weighted vests as they wash dishes at their sinks; others show women wearing them for a “hot girl walk” or strapping them on before hopping on a gym treadmill. It’s the latest health and fitness craze, but one that sounds like it could actually work. What do weighted vests really do for women, though? Is it just...