Car first, a Subaru and not just any Subaru but a brand-new 2019 Subaru Ascent the signal chariot of the suburbs, the kind of car my friends’ moms all drove while I, in the far back of the station wagon, fantasized about them. It’s the kind of car that today line the streets of my neighborhood in Park Slope and have come to stand auto-metonymically for a certain flavor of financially prudent, deeply responsible, reasonably comfortable style of parenting to which I desperately yearned....

Here’s quick snippet of what Gunn said about some of the new tracks in the new Empire article. “What a Way to Die” – The Pleasure Seekers: “I love this old garage-rock tune, which was briefly considered for the opening credits instead of ‘People Who Died’ by The Jim Carroll Band.”“Death on Two Legs” – Queen: “This was briefly considered for the big Harley Quinn action sequence back in the script stage (yes, I write all of the songs into the script), before I came up with the final choice for the scene....

Alexander, who played George Costanza, said that his infamous monologue at the end of “The Marine Biologist” had the studio audience laughing like he had never heard before. Specifically, the moment where pulls Kramer’s golf ball out of his pocked had the audience in stitches. “There was a solid minute or more of laughter,” he said. “That’s a lot of laughing, where you can’t go on, you can’t do the next line, because the audience is laughing that hard?...

The Jaybird Vista earbuds are emblematic of the headphone industry trend on the higher end that is going the way of totally wireless buds that connect via Bluetooth, and we’re all for it. No more obstructive wire to get in the way. No, it doesn’t have the name recognition of the new PowerBeats, which recently went totally wireless with the PowerBeats Pro. But the Vista buds gets everything right when it comes to workout earbuds—down to the carrying case itself....

“I got into this relationship that’s been really beautiful with someone incredible,” he told Meyers. “And we’re having a baby together.” Mulaney and Munn began dating this year, following Mulaney’s divorce from his ex-wife Anne Marie Tendler, as well as him entering into rehab for drug abuse. It’s been a whirlwind romance for the two, as they got together only a few months ago and are now entering the world of parenthood....

Mutations happen randomly in all living things. And depending on the type of organism, some or all of those mutations are passed down to the next generation. Those generations come very quickly in viruses. (Viruses aren’t technically living, but it’s the same idea.) Some of these mutations actually make the virus worse at infecting people, and they fizzle out. Many mutations are neutral. But some benefit the virus, allowing it to spread faster in humans, such as by becoming more transmissible or better at evading the COVID vaccines....

My son probably doesn’t appreciate the unlimited choices in media he has compared to the two or three cartoons I watched as a kid. For him, TV started with “Bob the Builder” and “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood.” As he grew, he graduated to Disney’s “Cars” and “Planes.” Now, he’s into “Transformers,” “Ninjago,” and various superheroes. This story was submitted by a Fatherly reader. Opinions expressed in the story do not reflect the opinions of Fatherly as a publication....

On Thursday night, BuzzFeed News broke a story claiming that screenwriter Laeta Kalogridis is writing a Star Wars feature film using The Knight of the Old Republic as source material. Kalogridis has writing credits on Alita: Battle Angel and was a producer on James Cameron’s Avatar. If she is, in fact, writing a Star Wars screenplay she will be the second woman to be given public screenwriting credit for a movie (or movies) in this franchise....

READ MORE: The Fatherly Guide to In-Laws Every year around this time, Batshaw finds himself counseling couples on intra-parental problems. Here’s what he tells them: BEFORE YOU GO Clear The AirBring up your issues up in a way that doesn’t put your partner on the defensive, using a “positive-negative-positive” approach: Start by acknowledging how important her parents are to her.Segue into an explanation of why her parents drive you crazy, “not to bitch or criticize,” but in order to lay out the issues so a solution might be found....

That’s what Irish Reddit user Wayne L posted online after his local garbagemen surprised his family with gifts for his young daughter. Knowing his daughter loved watching trash trucks pass by their home in the morning of garbage collection days, Wayne asked the garbagemen who service his home if they wouldn’t mind waving to her as they pass their house. The garbage men not only agreed but took it a step further, taking the time to stop and give Wayne’s daughter gifts....

Here’s what you need to know about the LA program and how it fits in with the broader effort to bring UBI to the USA. How would the LA guaranteed income plan work? told LAist Where else is UBI being tested? Mayors for a Guaranteed Income Is there any evidence it works? a lot of benefits

She also touched on his thoughtfulness and sense of humor, writing, “I think he understood the power of words and chose to manifest power through his word. He used his mouth to build, to edify, never to break. And he used it to tell some regrettably lame dad jokes.” Dad jokes aside, Nyong’o’s reflective and piercing tribute is truly a beautiful piece to read that seems to capture the rare and wonderful person that Boseman was....

Biden’s own July 4 plan has had to shift dramatically due to this reality. Hopefully, new population groups becoming eligible, like 12 to 15-year-olds, will make a difference. Nevertheless, as of earlier this week, nearly half of Americans have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine. But that statistic obscures a basic fact: that the rate of people who are vaccinated varies widely state by state. And a new map shows that vaccination rates look a lot like the electoral map....

Fewer Americans are married than ever, leading to a dip in the marriage rate in the U.S. The marriage rate decline hit an all-time low last year, with just 33 of every 1,000 unmarried adults tying the knot as opposed to 35 in 2010 and 86 in 1970. That means more people are missing out on the benefits of marriage — and that the marriage rate has dropped so much that people are concerned....

Mattel, which brings classic brands like Matchbox, Barbie, and MEGA, has launched a new program called PlayBack. This unique program allows us to send our kids’ old toys from their three top brands back to the company instead of the garbage. “Play should not have a shelf life or be tossed away,” the company writes. “We design toys to be loved, cherished and passed on from one generation to the next, and we aim to make them from materials that can live on in new toys and in new ways....

First off, they’re mad comfortable. They have pliable, antibacterial winged tips that are easy to slip into your ear and remain locked in place. Meaning, if you go for a run, if you go for a ride, if you do a spin class, they stay put. And they stay charged for about 10 hours, with a case that holds enough charge for an additional 40 hours of playback. Rushing out the door?...

But they’re back in the spotlight (sort of) this week to celebrate Archie’s first birthday — a huge milestone for the couple. Because of COVID-19, their original plans to head back to the United Kingdom to spend the birthday with Queen Elizabeth and co. have been nixed for obvious reasons, but Archie still, it appears, had a special day with just his two parents. Instead, Markle and Harry celebrated the now-toddlers birthday by posting a video on the Save With Stories Instagram page, keeping their charitable efforts on-brand even for their son’s big day....

Now, the story is back in the spotlight after the young girl’s father launched a lawsuit alleging his daughter’s constitutional rights were violated in the incident. Jimmy Hoffmeyer filed a $1 million lawsuit in federal court in Grand Rapids against Mount Pleasant Public Schools, naming the school district, a teacher’s assistant, and a librarian as at fault for his daughter’s situation. According to USA Today, the lawsuit alleges the girl’s constitutional rights were violated....

Before the pandemic, her parents helped out with child care, but because she feared her parents could get sick while caring for her one-year-old, she, like many parents, and especially moms across the country right now, took on caregiving and parenting at the same time. Apparently, this did not fly with her bosses, who brought her to a meeting and told her that she needed to put her daughter in daycare because it was affecting her workload....