Former first lady Michelle Obama expressed the importance of parents “extending the leash” by letting kids take risks and fail. In the latest episode of her “IMO” podcast on Wednesday, Obama spoke about wanting her daughters to have confidence and independence while acknowledging that they can only learn those traits through trial and error. “I

Juan Soto has done a very Juan Soto thing through two Subway Series games, reaching base safely in half of his plate appearances.  That other Juan Soto thing — the one that has a lot to do with why he is the highest-paid player in history — where he cuts through pressure and rises to

Warner Bros’ “Final Destination: Bloodlines” pulled in an impressive $21 million in its debut Friday, on its way to what is projected to be a record-breaking opening weekend. Insiders predict the horror flick will breeze past the franchise’s best opening weekend to date, which brought in $41.3 million adjusted for inflation for 2009’s “Final Destination 4.”

One person was arrested after three men were slashed outside a Manhattan bar during a fight early Saturday, cops said. The fracas erupted around 3:30 a.m. after closing outside Sally’s Bar on Lexington Avenue near East 29th Street in Kips Bay, police said. The victims were approached by a group of men who asked them

“There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy,” says the disembodied voice. “Remember this: Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction.” “Star Wars” and the resulting faith that binds its fandom are built on quotes about the

COMMENTARY In "Overcompensating," millennial memory is made meaningful "Overcompensating" borrows from teen soaps to create something reverent yet new in an age of regurgitation Published May 17, 2025 12:01PM (EDT) "Overcompensating" (Jackie Brown/Prime) If you’re a certain kind of millennial, a specific type of gay guy, or a distinct combination of both, part of your

Last May, Starbucks teased a “texture innovation.” The reveal? Raspberry-flavored popping pearls — not quite boba, but close — dropped into a trio of bright-pink Refreshers. A riff on classic bubble tea, a Taiwanese specialty, Starbucks’ summer-themed drinks include bright-pink pearls filled with sweet berry juice that “pop” in your mouth once bitten into. “We

History knows many periods of dark times, [when] the world becomes so dubious that people have ceased to ask any more of politics than it show due consideration for their vital interests and personal liberty. — Hannah Arendt The hottest subject in American politics at the moment is the battle between the president and the

INTERVIEW Kyle Sweetser, who's running for Senate as a Democrat, told Salon he's disgusted by Trump and his imitators Published May 17, 2025 5:45AM (EDT) Former Trump voter Kyle Sweetser speaks on stage during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty

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