Matt Shirley, who runs the Instagram account @matsurelee, loves polling his 400,000 followers to find random and interesting things. Recently, he asked people to weigh in and vote on which city is the most “overrated” in each state. And we have the results in map-form. Digg, which was the first to report on Matt’s latest map, reminds us that Matt’s maps “never claim to be scientifically accurate or objecting.” The site also notes, though, that the data he collects and maps out in fun digestible ways “never fail to provide for a good laugh....

A fascinating side-by-side video of several scenes from Disney movies is making the rounds on social media. In it, you can clearly see the exact same movements from The Jungle Book paralleled in Disney’s Winnie-the-Pooh, down to the exact same way that Christopher Robin and Mowgli both throw their rocks over a cliff. The initial tweet from Fred Schultz has garnered thousands of responses, including several people pointing out similar duplication techniques in other Disney movies, and also, within different animation genres entirely....

Their love story is a modern one: Kamala, who met Doug when she was in her late 40’s, was set up on a blind date by a friend in 2013 with him. And, in a dual interview with CBS News Sunday Morning, VP-elect Harris and Doug did an interview together, talking about their love story and their roles as a history-making couple, Harris revealed a bombshell — that she had digitally checked up on Doug before their sparks flew....

Eventually, Bland realized that there were black fathers — single or otherwise — who might benefit from his help but didn’t know how to ask for it. So he started teaching workshops and the Facebook group “Can Daddy Do My Hair?”. He regularly teaches full classes, all of which comes with a serious dose of father-daughter bonding, laughs, and dedication to the craft. Here, Darious talks about his journey, the empowering beauty of his daughter’s hair, and the bonding braiding provides....

From our standpoint as education researchers who specialize in college admissions, what counts in practice as “merit” is more complicated than the public thinks. For universities, building a student body is not only about identifying the most academically accomplished students. Universities also rely on offices of admissions to protect their financial bottom lines and to project a certain image. The deck is stacked in favor of affluent parents who use their privilege and exploit these institutional needs to find their children a way into elite colleges....

Though fathers haven’t been researched nearly as much as mothers, a 2013 study showed that fetuses could recognize their father’s voices, but they did not show the same preference towards them as their mother’s. Since even you need a few beers and a karaoke mic before you like the sound of your voice, that’s understandable. But additional data suggests that this could be because you’re just not much of a talker....

Massive Spoilers ahead for the entire third season of Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. Even if you’ve read the books, you might want to stop reading this now if you haven’t finished the show. In the original Daniel Handler books (AKA “Lemony Snicket”) the Sugar Bowl is a late-game mystery object which is being coveted by both sides of the VFD schism. In other words, though the Sugar Bowl doesn’t pop up until the last few books, the story later implies many of the struggles between the secret agents were all about who could possess the Sugar Bowl....

While there are no federal leave programs in the U.S. as of yet, several states, including Washington, California, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Washington, D.C, have implemented a family leave policy that has either gone into effect or soon will. Still, the concept hasn’t received much airtime in the 2020 debates or during much of the press surrounding the nominee’s campaigns in general. This needs to change. It’s abundantly clear that paid leave is an essential service to families, and it shouldn’t be the sole province of nice-guy companies like Deloitte, which gives parents, regardless of gender, up to 16 weeks of paid time off....

But the notion of separate realms for acting and feeling is mis­taken. Particularly in a connected world, relationships are where we live. When a boy is cut off from being aware of his own feelings, he is less able to relate to others. Tucked out of sight and beyond his con­scious control, strong feelings are more likely to hijack his behavior. Unconstrained by empathy, he is more capable of hurting others....

Parents can expect their baby to be ready for one nap around 18 months of age, says Galena Rhoades, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at the University of Denver and director of the MotherWise program, a non-profit that provides support for pregnant people and new parents. “But there’s a wide range,” Rhoades adds. Some 12-month olds might already be ready to sleep just once during the day. Other babies might do just fine with two naps as old as 24 months....

It makes sense that parents would think this way. Rules about screen time have been monolithic. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines, for example, recommends only limited co-viewing of “high-quality programming” for children between 18 and 24-months-old. They further recommend limiting screen time to 1-hour per day for children over 2-years-old. The guidelines aren’t terribly specific about what high quality programming means and aside from video chatting with extended family (which is encouraged), they fail to account for types of screen interaction....

These concerns, and those like them, are natural. And, within reason, they’re healthy to think about. But we fathers tend to worry about other things, too, that don’t matter as much. What our bosses think of us. That we’re not stacking up to the other fathers we see. That we’re not good enough for our wives. These worries, if they become pervasive, can halt a marriage. We spoke to a dozen wives about the big worry their husbands cast aside that unburdened them and helped their marriages grow....

Whether it’s the CVS flu shot, Walgreens flu shot, Rite Aid flu shot, or Target flu shot, all flu shots in every reach of the country first come through the CDC’s Influenza Division. Depending on where you go and your insurance plan, the cost of your flu shot will vary. Where do you get your flu shot for free? If you’re insured through the Affordable Care Act or most other insurance plans, you should be able to get it for free at your local pharmacy....

Yes, the Cruise movies have some flash and are very much their own thing, but the original TV show has some charm that you may have missed. Here’s everything you need to know to start your own impossible mission. What was the Mission: Impossible TV show, anyway? Mission: Impossible, created by Bruce Geller, debuted in 1966 on CBS. It was produced by Desilu, the company founded by Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball....

Over 14 million, to be exact and that’s just counting Facebook views. In his poem, the Atlanta teen describes what it was like to grow up white and male—and how lucky he is because of it. At one point, Mann recites, “I love it because I can worry about what kind of food is on my plate instead of whether or not there will be food on my plate. I love it because when I see a police officer I see someone who is on my side....

“Brace yourselves, guys. Science is demolishing your last excuses,” Pulitzer-prize winning physiologist Jared Diamond wrote, somewhat ominously, in Discover back in 1995. “We’ve known for some time that many male mammals, including some men, can undergo breast development and lactate under special conditions.” Charles Darwin agreed. “It is well known that in the males of all mammals, including man, rudimentary mammae exist,” he wrote in 1871. “These in several instances have become well developed, and have yielded a copious supply of milk....

While many of these companies cite forward-thinking leaders, employee forums, and cultural shifts as the inspiration for their new programs, changes to local and state laws also played a part. As of January 1, 2018, all full-time employees in New York state became entitled to eight weeks of paid leave at 50 percent of their average weekly wage regardless of employer programs. And California, which mandates access to 12 weeks of unpaid leave, now insists that employees receive six weeks of partial pay too while caring for a seriously ill family member....

That’s what our daughter asked shortly after we arrived to pick her up on Sunday afternoon. She had just spent her first night away from home, and my wife and I had just spent our first night away from her. Ever. And while we were thrilled the weekend went well enough that she didn’t want to leave, I couldn’t help but feel an immediate sense of regret: Why had we waited so long to take a trip together?...

“Little kids aren’t quite clear on the concept that certain parts of our bodies, like our hair, fingernails, and even poop, don’t hurt when we get rid of them,” child psychologist and author Dr. Heather Wittenberg explains. “As odd as it seems, it’s a long learning process for children to understand that flushing doesn’t hurt them.” Although most parents begin potty-training when their kids are between the ages of two and three years old, kids only develop the ability to separate fantasy from reality by age three and it doesn’t happen overnight....