Most breakthrough cases don’t warrant worry. They’re rare to begin with — the infection rate is somewhere between 1 in 100 and 1 in 5,000 fully vaccinated people, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine — and severe cases are even rarer. But if they diminish risk in any way for unvaccinated kids, shouldn’t parents get them? Or, with so many people in the world still unable to get their first dose, is getting a COVID booster just plain wrong?...

“We managed to show that the mating step that leads to pleasure in the brains of male fruit flies is the final step of copulation—the release of sperm and seminal fluid,” coauthor on the study Shir Zer-Krispil of Bar-Ilan University told Fatherly. “This is true also in the absence of a female, and prevents the need to seek for pleasure by other means such as alcohol consumption.” Zer-Krispil and colleagues were not particularly surprised to find that flies like having sex....

The map accounts for state and local taxes when they apply, and has also factored in unanimous fees that everyone is supposed to pay like income tax. By using those in the upper echelon as the middle class as a baseline, you can get a sense of how trying it could be for anyone who has to live below that. The ten cities in which people earning $100,000 a year have the lowest take-home pay each month are as follows....

More than 30 years deep into his career, Strong has starred in dozens of plays, movies and television shows, among them Syriana, RocknRolla, Death of a Salesman, A Sherlock Holmes, Green Lantern, the Kingsman movies, A View from the Bridge, Shazam! and the current British television medical drama, Temple. His latest movie is Cruella, a live-action 101 Dalmatians origin story that casts Emma Stone as Estella, an orphaned young woman and aspiring fashion designer who goes to work for Baroness von Hellman (Emma Thompson), a top designer and awful human who’ll do anything to stay relevant in the fashion game....

Sound familiar? If it does, know that this behavior can lead to a relationship death spiral. “Defensiveness is just one of those things that wears you down over time,” says Dr. Jisun Fisher, a licensed psychologist and certified positive psychology practitioner. “Your relationship dies a death of a thousand paper cuts.” Defensiveness is a gut reaction to feeling alone or unfairly attacked or criticized. However, having that defensiveness be a default reaction sends a message to your partner that their feelings don’t matter....

What is really remarkable about Zaila’s win is that, unlike many previous winners, she does not see spelling as her primary focus. Most competitive spellers start from a very young age, but Zaila only got into spelling a couple of years ago, and sees it more as a fun hobby she enjoys doing on the side. Zaila’s main passion is basketball, as she currently holds three Guinness world records for dribbling multiple basketballs simultaneously....

To compile the top names, which the SSA has been publishing since 1880, it looks at the records of nearly seven million male births and 8.5 million female births to determine how many times a name has been used. The number one name in 1969 for boys was Michael, which has dropped to number 12 in the SSA’s most recent list (2017). For girls, the most popular name in 1969 was Lisa, which is completely gone from the top 100 today....

NASA released an image showing a small portion of a dwarf galaxy known as the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). This galaxy is one of the closest neighbors to our galaxy, the Milky Way; according to NASA/ESA, it’s only 200,000 light-years away. But what are we looking at in this stunning picture, and why is it really cool for science? Here’s what you need to know. Can you explain what we see in this photo like we’re 5 years old?...

The number of turtle exports in the United States jumped from 3.5 million annually to over 9 million following the release of the first TMNT film. Sadly, the massive uptick in turtle adoption during this time ended up having a severely negative ecological impact which is still being felt today. How exactly did kids adopting turtles hurt the larger ecosystem? Well, according to Inverse, the red-eared slider was the turtle that was mostly being adopted during this era, as it was easy to breed and relatively inexpensive....

On February 26, 2022, Mulaney hosted SNL for the fifth time in his career and didn’t’ shy away from getting sober or being a new dad. And the results were, quite possibly, Mulaney’s best Saturday Night Live gig yet. Here are the best moments. John Mulaney’s Opening Monologue After a touching cold open in which the Ukrainian Chorus Dumka of New York sang a “Prayer for Ukraine,” Mulaney launched into an excellent new standup bit that covered everything from January 6, guilt about his former drug dealer, and why his infant son’s love of dangerous pacifiers is so relatable....

The NYC Department of Education released its calendar for the 2021-22 school year, which included the revelation that school days would no longer be canceled due to excessive snow. Instead, they will shift students to remote learning on days when the weather closes school buildings and makes travel impossible or unsafe. “The DOE will shift all students to remote instruction in lieu of canceling schools due to severe weather conditions,” a statement from the NYC Department of Education said....

Why could this be a problem? Because children are not just small adults. They weigh a lot less, yes, but also, their body and brain makeup differs, meaning they metabolize medicines differently and might experience different side effects. These factors might not matter — regardless of physiological differences, a drug may be just as effective for a child as an adult — but unless a medication is put through a clinical trial of children specifically, we can’t know that for sure....

Unfortunately, The Incredibles isn’t currently streaming on Netflix or Hulu but that doesn’t mean it can’t be found online. You’re just going to need to rent it instead. Here is everything you need to know about watching The Incredibles without having to resort to watching pirated versions on YouTube or, even worse, illegally downloading it off a sketchy website. Because nothing ruins a family movie night quicker than an unexpected visit from your local FBI agents....

You’re certainly not alone in that department. Everyone wants their retirement account to grow nice and fat so they can kick their feet up while they’re still in good health. That doesn’t necessarily mean you want to spend your time pouring over earnings reports or dissecting the latest speech by the Fed chairman in the hopes of juicing your returns. Truth be told, there’s ample evidence that a more hands-off approach actually results in better performance much of the time....

WalletHub ranked 182 cities, giving each a score based on affordability, activities, quality of life, and health care, all of which are extremely important factors for anyone in the retirement phase of life. And unsurprisingly, if you are looking for the absolute best retirement experience possible, you are going to want to head down to Florida, which managed to land four spots on the list of the top 10 best cities....

The planets aligning isn’t a timed event like full moons or eclipses. According to LiveScience, when five planets align and can be seen without needing to use binoculars or telescopes, it’s not something that happens a lot. In fact, they occur very irregularly. Michelle Nichols, director of public observing at Chicago’s Adler Planetarium, told the publication that it last happened in 2020, 2016 before that, and 2005 the time before. “We don’t always get this opportunity,” Nichols said....

RELATED: Science Explains Why Young Girls Want Inappropriate Costumes Native American Princess It wasn’t long ago that dressing up as a Native American was an Indian chief, warrior or princess was considered good, wholesome fun. Today, there is a greater awareness that wearing the clothes – just for fun – of a people who were collectively brutalized by the U.S. government to make room for white settlers is insensitive to the ordeal Native Americans went and the resultant fallout they continue to grapple with....

According to USA Today, Princess Beatrice welcomed a little girl, which was confirmed by Buckingham Palace. The little one was born on Saturday, September 18, 2021, just before midnight at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London. “The new baby’s grandparents and great-grandparents have all been informed and are delighted with the news,” a release from the palace said. “The family would like to thank all the staff at the hospital for their wonderful care....

Prudential Financial Rank: 27 2017 Rank: N/ANumber of Employees: 17,413 New Jersey-based Prudential Financial offers investment, insurance, and financial services in over 30 countries across the globe. With over 17,000 full-time employees, a plurality of whom work as customer service associates, Prudential is making an effort to update its benefits package. Since April 1, the company has offered new mothers and fathers 10 fully paid weeks off – up from four – that can be taken at one time or up to three segments....

His wife may be overseas on deployment, but that doesn’t mean Duncan is parenting solo — thanks to his dog Charlie, that is. The probably-an-Aussie-mix-but-nobody’s-sure entered the family as a puppy shortly after the birth of his daughter, and the two have grown up together ever since. Both mom and dad were anxious about the prospect of raising a child and a dog at the same time, but Charlie won them over and he’s become an integral part of the family....