What information is publicly available when you type your name into Google’s search engine? While you might not have any dark secrets to hide, it’s not exactly comforting to discover that searching your name can produce details about you, such as where you live (with satellite and street-view images just another click away), where you … Read more
Halloween can be fun for everyone, including your furry family members. According to a national survey by PetSmart, more than 75% of pet parents plan to dress their pets up for Halloween, and a quarter plan to take them trick-or-treating. But just as you would make sure costumes, goodies and other forms of spooky fun … Read more
Brockton High School football player McKenzie Quinn has become somewhat of a local celebrity after she became the first female to score a touchdown in her Massachusetts school’s 125-year history. She rushed a four-yard touchdown in the third quarter of an Oct. 7 varsity game. Her team won the game 50-7, allowing her to gain … Read more
If your kitchen isn’t smelling like pumpkin and ginger and cinnamon right now … girl, we need to chat. October has almost come and gone, and these are prime fall baking days. Yes, there are emails to send and clothes to fold and leaves to rake, but if you don’t take time out of your … Read more
Bath & Body Works’ Christmas 2022 Collection is arriving earlier than ever, launching in stores and online a full week before Halloween! Available now, the Christmas collection includes more than 400 limited-edition candles, body care items, Wallflowers plug-ins and more. Expect the return of dozens of seasonal fragrances and 20 new scents like Snowy Coconut … Read more
Part of being human means times of anxiety, stress and sadness from childhood to adulthood. If you or your child have trouble calming down in times of anxiety or you deal with difficulty sleeping, a unique little product called Purrble may be able to help. Designed “for ages 3-103,” according to the box, Purrble is … Read more
NASA is beginning a study about UFOs, or what it calls unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP). Sixteen individuals were selected to be part of the independent study team, NASA said. “The team will identify how data gathered by civilian government entities, commercial data, and data from other sources can potentially be analyzed to shed light on … Read more
The town of Greenwood, Mississippi, unveiled and dedicated a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till, the Black teen whose murder catalyzed the 20th-century civil rights movement, on Oct. 21. The 1955 kidnapping and killing of a 14-year-old boy following allegations that he had whistled at a white woman in a country store became an important part … Read more
McDonald’s was all about nostalgia when it announced the limited-edition Adult Happy Meal. But as they have sold like hotcakes, what some customers are doing might make the big purple guy actually grimace. Each meal includes one of four uniquely-designed figures. Three are well-known mascots of the Golden Arches — Birdie, Grimace and Hamburglar — … Read more
Actor Leslie Jordan has died, according to TMZ and Variety. Jordan reportedly suffered a medical episode while driving Oct. 24 and crashed his vehicle into the side of a building. The comedian’s career spanned more than three decades. His breakout role came in the sitcom “Will & Grace.” He earned an Emmy Award for his … Read more