If that’s the case, you might be in a parasocial relationship — essentially, an attachment to a comedian, a character you’ve watched on Netflix, a favorite athlete, or a public figure you follow on social media. The term “parasocial relationship” originated in the 1950s, when researchers noticed viewers had the “illusion of a face to face relationship” with people they saw on TV. Researchers have found that parasocial relationships can actually be beneficial, even boosting your self-esteem if you’re feeling down....

Why is cheese being recalled? Old Europe Cheese issued a voluntary recall on 25 brands of brie and camembert on September 30 following the multi-state spread of listeria monocytogenes infections linked to the company. “We are working closely with state and federal authorities and with our clients to make this voluntary recall as fast and efficient as possible,” Old Europe Cheese shared in a recall notice. “The quality and safety of our products is our number one priority....

Two students from Illinois decided to give administrators nowhere to hide, showing how unfair the school’s clothing policy is by dressing the same and recording how the school handled their outfits, which was obviously different based on their gender. The viral TikToks make it clear: school dress codes punish girls for having bodies. According to BuzzFeed, Kenzie Crimmins and Drew Jarding wanted to prove how sexist the school dress code is....

While they may seem similar, confidence and egotism are fundamentally different — and it’s one that’s crucial to remember. “Confidence means you’re secure, and egotism means you’re not,” says Nick Bognar, a California-based therapist. If you’re truly confident, you’re assured that you’re a valuable person, without regard for what others think (or whether other people are better or worse than you). Egotism is the opposite because it revolves around others, and according to Bognar, is usually rooted in low self-esteem....

To be annoyingly pedantic about the whole thing, one could argue that even high school graduation is out of step with the graduation ceremony’s historic 12th Century roots. The flat hats and thin robes, in fact, call back to the dress of medieval European University professors. They’d appropriated a practice from the Muslim world of conferring degrees to students, progressing their scholarship in order to eventually teach. But to receive those degrees, a student had to strive and progress on their own accord....

Identify, Quantify and Prioritize Your Goals You can’t get anywhere before knowing where you want to go. So, before you can do anything, make sure you’re setting your goals. Seriously. If you went the entire year without establishing any concrete goals, can you really be that surprised you feel like you didn’t get anywhere? You shouldn’t be. Think about concrete goals. The most common ones I hear are paying off debt, building a cash reserve, making a down payment on a home, and saving for retirement....

In a video interview for Netflix, French-Senegalese director Maïmouna Doucouré said that she was inspired to make the film after being a bit shocked when she came across a dance recital for young girls that seemed to sexualized them, and then began researching social media and the pressures on young girls today, the process of which has led to the film Mignonnes, or Cuties. She said, “I believe that cinema, and art in general, can change the world....

I’m a father of a five-year-old boy. I feel like I’m constantly sending him to timeouts but he never stays in time out. In fact, it feels like time outs just escalate everything to the point where I need to give him a time out for not staying in time out. Honestly, I’m about ready to just stop using them. What the hell am I doing wrong? Jason, Amarillo, Texas...

For the study, published on June 23, researchers analyzed data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in its biannual Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a school-administered survey that collects information on teen behaviors that lead to death or disability. The research team collated data regarding suicide and suicide attempts from the beginning of the survey in 1991 until 2018. Of the more than 697,000 high school students surveyed over that time frame, researchers found that around 8....

Pomsies Pomsies are not obvious imitations of any real animal; rather, the pom-poms with eyes seem engineered to be animal-like with maximum sparkly cuteness, with pastel fur, light up eyes, and long bushy tails. They purr when held, and their eyes glow different colors depending on their mood (which itself depends on if they’ve been “fed,” i.e. your kid has touched the area around their mouth in a simulation of feeding an animal) Kids who can’t bear to be away from their new pet can wrap their Pomsie’s tail around a wrist or backpack strap for handsfree fun....

Download the Flag app and select 20 photos from your phone, upload them, and you’ll get 20 photo prints mailed to you on thick, Felix Schoeller digital-specific photo paper, which boasts eight times the color detail of all that lesser paper you stopped using after you got an iPhone. Come to think of it, Flag has your back, too, because this whole enterprise — including the shipping — costs you exactly $0....

The legendary actor appeared on Sesame Street to talk about the word of the day: belonging. “Belonging is feeling like you’re an important member of a group, like your family,” Samuel said to Abby after introducing themselves. “Oh, like how I belong in my family!” Abby replied. “Because I’m a daughter, and I’m a stepsister.” She added, “Mr. Sam, we should all feel welcome and know there’s a place for us....

And a lot of kids get shot. Some 26,000 children have died from gunshots since 1996. That’s a number taken from the National Violent Death Reporting System that comes with very little context because, when it comes to gun deaths and injuries, the CDC can only look on in horror. “The issue will be if Congress can give us funding to expand the research that we’re already able to do,” Redfield told CBS “The (HHS) secretary has made it clear that we do not have a restriction to do research....

Genentech Rank: 20 2017 Rank: 22Number of Employees: 15,000 Based in South San Francisco, Genentech is one of the premier pharmaceutical corporations in America. In 2017, the company showed its commitment to supporting new parents by increasing its parental leave policy to eight weeks for both “primary” and “secondary” caregivers. The leave is available to all of the company’s nearly 15,000 full-time employees. And parental leave is far from the only benefit Genentech has for new parents....

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But Halloween 2020 is getting something even rarer than a full moon: a blue moon. And no, the moon won’t actually be blue, but it still earns the moniker given to the second full moon of the month. You might be wondering how the name “blue moon” came about if the moon doesn’t actually appear blue. An old NASA article has the answer. The name originated in 1883 after the eruption of a volcano on Krakatoa, an Indonesian island....

Remember That Some Years Will be Harder Than Others “It’s not all been easy years. Young people will say, ‘Oh, you almost never fight.’ We say, no, au contraire, we fight all the time,” says Jim. The important distinction here is that, despite the fact that some years were marked by more work and fights than others. Jim and Stanya always knew they were in the relationship for the long haul — and that the easy and rough patches were all a part of the ride....

This month, a half-dozen family-friendly titles are leaving the streamer. One will be gone next Wednesday, while the others will last until the end of the month. Here is the complete list of family-friendly, soon-to-be-deleted titles. Leaving on October 7, The Last Airbender is a fantasy film from M. Night Shyamalan — a.k.a. The Sixth Sense guy. It’s based on the Nickelodeon series your kids probably already love. Fair warning: it’s considered one of the worst films of all time, so you might want to save it for a time when mom and dad don’t have to watch....

The Must-Watch Titles The two biggest new releases are Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Jungle Cruise (which was previously available to purchase through Disney+ Premier Access) and you’ve also got a new series of Frozen shorts and the Star Wars documentary Under The Helmet: The Legacy Of Boba Fett to get you even more pumped for the upcoming series. There’s also a very short look at the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series, which is only available on Disney+...

The spot, which is part of New Zealand’s Keep It Real Online internet safety campaign, opens with a pair of nude performers — a buxom brunette woman and a quite muscular dude — knocking on a front door, their butts hidden by a strategically placed front gate. A middle-aged woman answers and Sue and Derrick tell her “we’re here because your son just looked us up online, you know, to watch us....