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In a touching, unscripted moment, Drew Barrymore rushes to comfort a crying audience member

Drew Barrymore, 48, has been in the public consciousness since she starred as Gertie in 1982’s mega-blockbuster, “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial,” a performance that earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. So, it makes sense that many people of a certain age feel as if they’ve grown up with her. Barrymore has consistently starred […]

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Author is causing debate over theory that we’ve ‘tricked’ ourselves into loving lobster

This article was previously published on 3.20.2023. Novelist Jason K. Pargin has inspired an online food fight after his video about lobster received over 500,000 views on Tiktok and nearly 6 million on Twitter. Pargin believes that we’ve all been tricked into liking lobster and that people only like it because it’s considered high class. […]

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Don’t listen to the critics—Disney’s new ‘Little Mermaid’ brings its own kind of magic

Look, like many, I have utterly loathed Disney’s live-action remakes. In my opinion, they have either been a lazy, frame-by-frame rehashing of what we already know (“Beauty and the Beast,” “Lion King”) or the original essence is lost in trying to be cutting edge or topical (“Mulan”). Either way, audiences young and old are robbed […]

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A story about two pairs of boots illustrates how rich people get richer in ways poor people can’t

This article was originally published on 3.02.23 Any time conversations about wealth and poverty come up, people inevitably start talking about boots. The standard phrase that comes up is “pull yourself up by your bootstraps,” which is usually shorthand for “work harder and don’t ask for or expect help.” (The fact that the phrase was […]

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Dramatic video shows a heroic 3-year-old girl saving her younger sister from drowning in a pool

This article was originally published on 3.01.23 Warning: The following video contains disturbing imagery. Security camera footage out of Thailand is a warning to people everywhere about the importance of making sure children are safe around pools. It’s also a wonderful story about a toddler being brave and looking out for her younger sister. Kana […]