But first, there are a few different reasons why drains clog — and it’s not always poop (although that’s not helping). Waste is a common culprit in toilets, along with wads of toilet paper and baby wipes — which you should never flush, not even the ones that claim to be flushable. In sinks and in tub/shower drains, everything from soap to food and hair accumulates over time, slowing the path of water....
Liftoff is scheduled for 4:33 p.m. ET, and while the weather hasn’t looked great — yesterday’s forecast had it at 60 percent favorable — the final call on whether the mission is a go won’t come until T-45 minutes, or 3:48 p.m. ET. Naturally, you’ll be able to stream the whole thing live on YouTube in a broadcast (embedded above) set to begin at 12:15 p.m. ET. It will continue at least until the Crew Dragon docks with the ISS, about 19 hours after launch, at around 11:30 ET tomorrow morning....
But there are health concerns with kids older than 14 months continuing to use a bottle. That’s because this is also a time when they have started eating a more varied diet that includes solid food. So the calories from milk that were a staple of their diet become unneeded extra calories. One study conducted by the American Academy of Pediatrics entitled the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study showed that many children were still using the bottle after 2-years-old....
Spanish is my wife’s native tongue, and properly communicating with my future mother-in-law would be nearly impossible if I didn’t elevate my rudimentary grasp of the language. So, with these dual promises locked in, I had some serious work to do. I was introduced to Spanish in elementary school and continued with basic classes through high school. I even took a few quarters of Spanish at UCLA to fulfill my language requirement....
“You’re right!” I said, genuinely impressed. I didn’t know he could spot constellations. We don’t hang out much at night. I’m not a night owl and he’s seven years old. Why were we outside at 10:30 p.m. on a weeknight, beside a crackling campfire, still talking long after our fellow campers had gone to bed? Because I’d made a decision and the only way to figure out whether it was going to prove disastrous was to watch....
I was annoyed by this, but I had only myself to blame. After all, I was the one who set the screen time limit. I wanted to be pried from the screen. Well, the me of earlier in the week wanted that. He had strong opinions on the matter informed by an awareness of the very real harm that distracted parenting can cause. Previous me was a righteous guy and he was right, but at the moment the notice popped up, I resented him....
Catsuka, a website dedicated to animation, shared a video on its website that features Batman and all the characters from the universe. The artwork is adorable and super kid friendly while capturing the nostalgia of original renditions of Batman. “The American-Colombian studio Monster Truck Ninja has produced a very funny little film parodying a bunch of characters from the Batman universe,” the site reads, according to Google Translate. “It’s called Batman Dance Party, and the project is also available in VR and on Instagram....
Reports show that following the court’s decision, demand for vasectomies surged. And now, if you live in the Midwest, you may qualify for a free vasectomy, which is great if you’re already thinking about getting one — or if you want one and aren’t sure you can afford the procedure. According to The Guardian, Planned Parenthood has teamed up with a mobile vasectomy clinic — nicknamed the “Nutcracker” and run by Dr....
“I think ‘No Nut November’ is largely anti-science,” says psychophysiologist and neuroscientist Nicole Prause, Ph.D. “The new designation — and it is hardly a tradition — appears supported most by the for-profit NoFap company, some religious organizations, and groups like Proud Boys. These are largely known for their very young male members and misogyny.” Although some people have tried to use No Nut November to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer, at least some data suggests that men who ejaculate regularly are at lower risk of prostate cancer....
That’s certainly what the Environmental Working Group would like consumers to believe. A well-funded non-profit, EWG releases a sunscreen guide every summer that includes rankings for various sunscreen brands. Parents love it. The media loves it even more (tens of thousands of readers flock to these stories). But a lot of the information touted by EWG is not based on evidence, and some of the lowest-ranked products may actually deserve a second look....
The science of COVID-19 is still quite preliminary, and we don’t actually know how readily contaminated surfaces cause infection. Most cases of coronavirus come from direct person-to-person contact, according to the CDC. While the agency acknowledges that coming into contact with contaminated surfaces most likely contributes to the outbreak, this type of spread hasn’t yet been documented. To playground or not to playground? Here’s what the science says so far....
“People feel uncomfortable talking about death or dying because they feel it’s ‘morbid,’” says Sarah Roffe, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Child Life Specialist and the co-founder of Kind Minds Therapy. Much like writing a will or other such necessary life planning, there’s a tendency to avoid such topics because it keeps the idea of mortality at bay. The impulse — or the assumption that your parents already have this figured out — is natural....
You’ve heard of Elf on the Shelf, the Christmas doll with a, quite frankly, chilling folklore: he’s supposed to spy on your kids’ good and bad behavior, sneak out at night to report it to Santa, and then return back perched in a different location the next day. And he’s equipped with a smug and creepy facial expression that suggests that he knows something that you wouldn’t want him to....
“We’re confident that ours is the longest spinner around,” said Toshikazu Ishii, president of NSK Micro Precision. There is no reason to think Ishii is wrong to say this. Most fidget spinners will spin on their own for about a minute at most, so for NSK to develop a spinner that can keep going for well over 10 minutes is a pretty remarkable development for the toy. The secret to this super spinner’s success?...
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have undoubtedly rekindled their romance, seemingly picking up right where they left off in the 2000s. Recently, they’ve been spotted hanging out, cuddling and kissing, and since, Ben has met JLo’s kids, 13-year-old twins Max and Emme, whom she shares with ex-husband Mark Anthony. According to People, JLo’s kids have been doing OK since their mom’s breakup. “They are slowly getting to know Ben,” the source that spoke to the publication said....
“I definitely get recognized as Kuma’s dad. That happens shockingly more often. I’ll get, ‘Oh my God, that’s Kuma.’ And then, they’re like, ‘Oh, it’s you.’ But it’s really about Kuma. It’s a catwalk when she hits the streets,” says Theroux. That’s because it’s not hyperbole to call Theroux Instagram’s most passionate advocate for rescue dogs, pit bulls in particular. He documented his adoption journey when he rescued Kuma, a photogenic canine whom he adopted through Austin Pets Alive!...
For longtime fans of Oasis, and for even more hardcore fans who have followed each brother’s respective solo careers, hearing Noel or Liam Gallagher proclaim their latest project the best thing ever is par for their particular hyperbolic course. But, with C’mon You Know, Liam is pretty much telling the truth. So far, each single has been the best thing he’s released in years. After the excellent banger “Everything’s Electric” (which was co-produced by Dave Grohl), Liam released the title track, “C’mon You Know,” which basically plays like “Instant Karma” fused with, well, an Oasis song....
Welp, now a really cool new action figure (which you can pre-order!) maybe just spoiled what’s really going on in the world of the Disney+ series Loki. Turns out there’s something called the “Sacred Timeline” and the new Loki in Loki has done something to mess with it. On the box for the new action figure the basic premise of Loki is finally revealed, maybe by accident. According to the text on the back of the new Marvel Legends 6-Inch Loki Action figure: “Mere moments after his escape in during the events of Avengers: Endgame, Loki is apprehended by the TIME VARIANCE AUTHORITY (TVA) and arrested for his crimes against the ‘sacred timeline....
Imagine never being able to smell or taste your morning coffee for the rest of your life. For a small number of people who contracted COVID-19, permanent loss of smell and taste could become an unfortunate reality added on to the already devastating toll of the pandemic, which has thus far killed more than 363,000 Americans, according to the CDC. Many people who become infected with the novel coronavirus report experiencing symptoms of anosmia, i....
First, let’s acknowledge that Kate and Clint have the holiday get-together that we non-supes never actually get to have. I mean, yes, Kate arrives with pizza and armfuls of all the Christmas gear that technically we’re all capable of gathering together: ugly sweaters, chintzy boxed tree, half a Blockbuster-shelf’s worth of Christmas DVDs. But the Hawkeyes achieve what for us normies remains all-elusive: an actually heart-warming holiday celebration. Their cheer is real, they don’t fall asleep on the couch a half-hour into the movie, and they have stuff to talk about–like whether or not that splitting an arrow with another arrow thing in Robin Hood is possible....
