Group texts are convenient, simple, and non-intrusive ways of communicating with friends, family, and co-workers. That is until they aren’t. Without warning, they can become overwhelming floods of information (and misinformation), dissenting opinions, and loads of notifications that just make you feel like this. Who hasn’t short-circuited after seeing they have 114 new messages from a friend chat, only to check them and see that they’re all variations of the same blink-and-you-missed-it Twitter moment?...

“It’s important to catch testicular cancer early, because the likelihood of a cure has become higher and higher,” Dr. Jim C. Hu, a urologist at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Presbyterian Hospital, told Fatherly. “There are about 9,000 new cases per year, and about 400 deaths.” There are three basic steps to the testicular self-exam. Each is critical and none of them are complicated. “What you’re looking for is very abnormal lumps, or lumps getting bigger, that are fixed to the testicle,” Dr....

Indirect communication is a big part of relationships and we’d all be better off if we learned to read the signals. While indirect communication is certainly not useful in a number of scenarios and can quickly come off as passive aggression, there are ways to use it correctly. Debra Roberts, a relationship expert, communications specialist, and author of The Relationship Protocol, puts it this way: “As we get to know each other, it’s natural we have shortcuts....

How High Is Too High? Anything below adult eye level is fair game and anything higher is off-limits. This might sound like a made-up rule (it is), but the principle isn’t far off. “If the fall is from a short distance, the injury may be as simple as a concussion, whereas falling from heights greater than two times your child’s own height may involve a skull fracture with bleeding,” says Denise Klinkner, M....

If you identify as — or if someone in your life is — a control freak there are several ways to wean yourself off the behavior and learn to not worry about letting go of the reins. What makes a person go from making to-do lists to organizing and categorizing every aspect of their lives? Experts say that controlling behavior is often rooted in fear. “For control freaks, control means security, that they are okay, and their lives are under control,” says GinaMarie Guarino, a licensed mental health counselor....

But the burly bar activity isn’t just for bearded grownups. It’s catching on with kids, too. In fact, many of the nascent indoor axe-throwing locales are specializing in kids birthday parties. For example, Kick Axe Throwing, which has locations in Brooklyn and Washington, DC, is open to kids as young as 8-years-old and regularly hosts tomahawk-tossing events for tweens. At most of Bad Axe Throwing’s two dozen locations, meanwhile, there are no age restrictions at all ⏤ as long as children can throw an axe in a safe manner and a parent or guardian is present, game on....

“Our pets need mental stimulation and physical exercise, as do we,” says Dr. Jamie Richardson, the Medical Chief of Staff at Small Door Veterinary in New York City.”Physical exercise releases serotonin and dopamine and all of the good things that help stress release for humans, as well as our pets.” It’s also important to keep a pet’s schedule as consistent as possible. Dogs thrive on routine and struggle when they have to deviate from it....

According to a press release, Burns and Novick crafted Hemingway by weaving together the author’s biography with excerpts from his fiction, non-fiction, and personal correspondence. The episodes detail the painstaking process by which Hemingway created some of the most important works of fiction in American letters, drawing on rarely seen photographs and archival footage, interviews with literary scholars, and unprecedented access to original manuscripts. For example, the first episode, titled “A Writer (1899-1929),” will revisit Hemingway’s youth, as he volunteers for the Red Cross during World War I and, after moving to Paris, finds success with his second novel, A Farewell to Arms....

The arrival of a full moon in June used to serve as a signal to Algonquin tribes that it was the beginning of the short season to harvest wild strawberries, according to the Farmer’s Almanac. And while it might not be as relevant today as it once was, this month’s full moon still goes by that moniker in North America. Over in Europe, it’s known as the Mead Moon or Honey Moon which, yes, is probably where the word “honeymoon” comes from, which makes sense given June’s popularity as a wedding month....

I love my wife and kids. I tell them that… sometimes. Enough for them to know. But I’m not a hugs and kisses and displays of emotion type of dad, husband, or person. I don’t want to talk about my love for people — I would rather show it. In my opinion, talk is cheap and action is everything. So I provide for my family, I cook for them, I read with the kids, and do all the good sex things my wife likes....

I’m most susceptible in a moving vehicle. Put me on a train, bus, or car, and I’m a captive and willing audience for e-mails and social media as soon as I start toward my destination. Not surprisingly, something felt a little off for me when last month I boarded a tram in Melbourne, Australia, only to realize I didn’t have cellular service or wifi. I had only recently arrived in the city — part of an extended work trip with my wife and kids — but I was set on correcting the situation quickly....

I came to this realization: If I checked my email in the morning and I was annoyed or upset that this didn’t happen, or this person quit, or something happened overnight, that set the tone of my day. I was problem solving, all day long. Instead of me telling my day where it goes, my day was telling me where I was going to go. I wanted to change that....

Thankfully, there have been no reports of children injured as a result of this defect. The specific product names, model numbers, and lot codes—all of which are listed on the label sewn inside the carrier—of the affected products are: Go Forward 4-in-1 Evolved Ergonomic Carrier (model 200-207, lot codes 2018 0619 and 2018 0719)Flip Front2back Carrier (model 200-103R, lot code 2018 0719)Up Close Newborn Carrier (200-193A, lot code 2018 0719)...

The agency, battered by years of budget cuts and reeling from the extraordinary chaos of COVID-19, still had 2.7 million individual tax returns to be processed as of October 30, according to the National Taxpayer Advocate. Setting aside the problem with the tax enforcement and collection agency of the United States failing to keep up with its workload, the delay is a hardship for millions who, given the financial strain COVID-19 put on families, likely need their money as soon as possible....

“Pregnancy is the same thing for so many people, but it just affects them differently,” says Kathleen Rowland, M.D., a physician and professor at Rush Medical College. “It’s really weird how it’s the same condition.” Some pregnant people experience zero early symptoms and have to rely on pregnancy tests to gauge levels of human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone people release in their blood and urine while pregnant. Others might experience morning sickness so severe that they struggle to function....

After the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was given the seal of approval from both the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in late February, the company producing the single-shot, refrigerated storage vaccine immediately announced their plans to begin testing the vaccine on more vulnerable populations. Those populations? Kids aged 12 to 18, pregnant people, and those with underlying health conditions or those who are immunocompromised....

Now there’s a delightful video of Jett Darbyshire, identified in his Instagram profile as “just a 6-year-old living the dream,” giving Harden a taste of his own medicine. The video shows Darbyshire a.k.a. Bigg Jett dribbling the ball through his legs and taking on the seven-time All-Star (who, to be fair, looks to be playing a pretty soft D against the youngster). He moves toward Harden, Harden backs off, and then it happens: Darbyshire pulls the step-back, gathers the ball, and sinks a midrange jumper....

By combining data of a “Phantom galaxy,” also known as M74 — a galaxy located in the Pisces constellation — from both telescopes, we now have an incredible new look at the galaxy in stunning details we’ve never seen before. The 13 billion-year-old galaxy is approximately 32 million light-years from Earth, and the new images allow us to see it like never before. Here’s what you need to know. Scientists combined the data collected from the 32-year-old Hubble Space Telescope — which captures the visible light spectrum — and the JWST — which captures the infrared spectrum, Space....

“As the Dude would say.. New S**T has come to light,” he wrote. “I have been diagnosed with Lymphoma. Although it is a serious disease, I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good. I’m starting treatment and will keep you posted on my recovery.” In a second tweet, the actor and activist didn’t hesitate to use the moment as a call to action ahead of Election Day....

On How Kids Perceive Sleep Compared To Adults “Bedtime makes you realize how completely incapable you are of being in charge of another human being. My children act like they’ve never been to sleep before. ‘Bed? What’s that? No, I’m not doing that.’ They never want to go to bed. This is another thing that I will never have in common with my children. Every morning when I wake up, my first thought is, ‘When can I come back here?...