At the end of the movie, after Billy has turned his foster siblings into a superhero team, Freddy is at lunch when suddenly Billy shows up in his Shazam form, loudly proclaiming how he considers Freddy a close friend who taught him everything he knows. It’s a callback to an earlier in the movie when Billy’s foster brother Freddy tries to hold off a few of his bullies by saying that he is friends with Shazam and that the hero will even be joining him for lunch the next day....

Now streaming on the freshly christened Paramount+, Sponge on the Run is classic SpongeBob: silly, engaging, entertaining, familiar, and relentlessly upbeat, from the music to the voiceovers (Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, and the rest of usual suspects) to the clear, crisp, bright and photo-realistic animation. And in the tradition of Tom and Jerry, and Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner, the story is basically the same as always....

This week, Star Wars Rebels Season 4 hit Blu-ray, and Fatherly got a chance to chat with Zeb, voice actor and father of three, Steve Blum. Prior to Rebels, Blum had credits on animated shows like Cowboy Beebop, The Legend of Korra, and the voice of Wolverine in Wolverine and the X-Men, among others. Here, he reveals how he’s dealing with the end of Rebels, what his kids think about having a dad in Star Wars, and exactly how far he’d go to get Zeb into a live-action Star Wars movie....

title: “10 Great Photos Of Birthday Boy Slash Shredding Paired With His Greatest Guitar Solos” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-30” author: “William Ries”

The fact is, some regular self-reflection when it comes to money matters is absolutely critical if you hope to reach your life goals and keep your family protected should the unexpected happen. In that spirit, Fatherly asked three financial advisors what every parent should be able to answer about their financial life. Here’s what they had to say. 1. What are your financial and life goals? It sounds simple enough....

1. Sharpen your summary Think of your LinkedIn summary as the tagline of your professional career. It’s what the hiring manager will see and think “blockbuster” or just “bust.” This three-to-five sentence rundown is important, as it should detail the best you have to offer. “Sentence one should talk about who you are — it’s an overview statement including years of experience and career focus,” says Matthew Warzel, president of MJW Careers, LLC, which specializes in polishing and creating effective resumes....

Biden has been open about his stutter, which he’s had since childhood, and it was nice to see how he helped Harrington when they first met and now that he gave Harrington a platform to speak about it. Harrington said that Biden gave him insight and strategies for managing the stutter, saying, “He told me about a book of poems by Yeats he would read out loud to practice. He showed me how he marks his addresses to make them easier to say out loud....

There are plenty of ab exercises for men that give us core strength without requiring us to lay down on our backs and sit-up, and sit-down, over and over again. Plank exercises, oblique v-ups, upper ab exercises all work your core as well as a sit-up workout — but without boring you to sleep. Besides the fact that sit-ups are boring, all that rounding of the spine places stress on the lower back, which can cause injury over time....

In other words, it’s fun as hell to drive — probably the most fun on this list. But don’t for a second think the Q5 isn’t meant for families. It’s practical and comfortable, not just pretty and fast. While overall cargo volume trails some other options here, second-row knee room and headroom are among the best, so if your kids are older or you’ll be carting adults from time to time, it’s a great choice....

1. Schedule time to connect every day Connection is crucial to every relationship but so often it can fall to the wayside. Make it a point to try to check in, show affection, and express love every day. Yes, even if you’re both extremely busy. “This can be as simple as a quality hug each morning before you go off into your individual days,” says Zoe Kors, an in-house sex and intimacy coach with the app Coral....

Build a fire from scratch. Tell ghost stories around it.Make a leaf mandala.Collect leaves, then preserve them by wrapping in newspaper and leaving them between the pages of a heavy book for a week or two until they’re dried out. Alternatively, place them between two pieces of wax paper and iron them. The wax will preserve their color.Go for a family bike ride before it gets too cold.Carve a turnip. Legend has pumpkin carving can be traced back to the Irish, who carved turnips and placed them near doors to scare away spirits....

“It’s always best that you use your family doctor as a reliable source whenever you’re discussing anything regarding baby carriage,” says Dr. Robert Raspa, a pediatrician in Jacksonville, Fla., and member of the American Academy of Family Physicians. With more than 37 years in the field, Dr. Raspa has seen his share of ill-fitting carriers. If a parent keeps in mind a few points, he says, the risk is dramatically reduced....

That’s because it stems from how we were raised to think and talk (or not) about money, says Megan McCoy, the director of the Kansas State University’s personal financial planning master’s degree program and a board member of the Financial Therapy Association, an organization that promotes emotional and behavioral wellbeing around finances. So how can you manage financial anxiety? The answer goes beyond simple budgeting tips and tricks and has more to do with addressing the root causes of these complex emotions about money....

The Startling Stats According to the most recent data from the Center for Disease Control (CDC), children between the ages of 1 and 4 years old have the highest drowning rates in the United States. In fact, in 2014 it was the leading cause of death among children aside from birth defects, mostly due to homes with swimming pools. But even if a backyard is drier than Hazzard County, it doesn’t mean the kid is off the hook....

A few years later, we married and flew off into the sunset to start a new life in America. By the time we divorced, we had lived together for around eleven years and had been married for nine. Between the beginning and the end, I learned a lot about love, marriage, and myself. Change Is Unstoppable I shouldn’t have gotten married when I still had a lot of work to do on myself....

It’s also one of the most versatile mixers around. Not only can you easily spike lemonade with nearly any spirit you like (vodka, gin, tequila and whiskey all work) but it’s sweet-sour flavor profile adds nice dimensionality and balance to more complex cocktails. Those cocktails can also take on more dynamic flavors, be they herbal, floral, earthy, or spicy. While, sure, a simple highball hits the spot, there are many great lemonade cocktails to try....

For the Love of God, Don’t Interrupt One of the main reasons an argument falls apart is because one or the other participant can’t get a word in. This never fails to be infuriating. People with a predilection for interruption will often simply wait until their partner is done talking and then jump in with an already formulated response, which is a way of signaling that they wait for their turn rather than listening....

But it’s not only about your core. “Many runners have weak glutes and a lot of power comes from that area, so it’s extremely beneficial to develop strength there,” adds Luff. Your quads and hamstrings are key (obvious), as are your pectoral muscles and arms — frequently referred to as your second set of legs at mile 20 in a marathon. (The theory: Pumping your upper limbs back and forth with vigor sends a physiological cue to your lower body to follow suit....

READ MORE: The Fatherly Guide to Divorce and Kids Myth 1: Toddlers and Preschoolers Don’t Suffer as Much Trauma as Older Children of Divorce Popular wisdom suggests that getting a divorce before a kid can form adequate memories inoculates them from the worst consequences of a divorce. If they can’t remember the hardship and the wrangling for custody, the argument suggests, then they are better off in the long run....