Kristen Bell shared the most relatable picture of homeschooling her daughters During the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, parents everywhere are getting a new appreciation for their children’s teachers. After all, many of them have had to become teachers themselves. One of these parents is Kristen Bell, who is homeschooling her two daughters, Delta and Lincoln. On … Read more
Reese Witherspoon signed on to *two* new Netflix rom-coms, and our bodies are ready Reese Witherspoon is returning to her acting roots: romantic comedies. Early in her career, Witherspoon starred in countless rom-coms that went on to become classics—Legally Blonde or Sweet Home Alabama, anyone? But now, the actress is not only starring in films and … Read more
Conspiracy theorist QAnon demonstrators protest during a rally to reopen California and against stay-at-home directives on May 1, 2020, in San Diego, California. | Sandy Huffaker/AFP via Getty Images Author David Rohde explains how the “deep state” evolved into a sprawling conspiracy theory. A New York Times story in April chronicled the chaos within the … Read more
Center Stage is becoming a TV show in honor of the cult-fave movie’s 20th anniversary Break out your tutus, your filthy old ballet slippers, and maybe that puka shell necklace you wore every day in 2001 because your favorite dance-centric, early-aughts movie is coming back as a TV show. On May 12th, the film’s 20th … Read more
President Trump in a press briefing at the White House on March 19, 2020. | Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images No. In an interview with Time magazine published on Tuesday, presidential princeling Jared Kushner made an odd claim. When asked if the November election could be postponed due to the pandemic, President Trump’s … Read more
A doctor measures the temperature of a visitor in front of the entrance to the Katharinenhospital of the Klinikum Stuttgart on April 9, 2020, in Germany. | Sebastian Gollnow/Picture Alliance/Getty Images Trump could do a lot more. President Donald Trump has given up on a coordinated federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, preferring to juke … Read more
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on May 8 that the US economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April. This is the largest decline in jobs since the government began tracking the data in 1939. | Spencer Platt/Getty Images Millions of Americans have discovered an ugly truth about unemployment. Don, a commercial boat captain in … Read more
Prime Minister of Ireland Leo Varadkar is given a bamboo flute by Gary Batton, Chief of the Choctaw Nation, in Oklahoma on March 12, 2018. | Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images The Choctaw gave to Ireland during the Great Famine. Now a fundraiser for the Navajo and Hopi nations has Ireland paying it forward. … Read more
A member of the Secret Service stands wearing a surgical mask as President Trump arrives for a news conference at the White House on May 11. | Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images 60 days into the coronavirus crisis, the White House does not have a plan, a framework, a philosophy, or a goal. Here’s the … Read more
A grocery store in Washington, DC, limited customers to one package of toilet paper per person on March 19. | Paul Morigi/Getty Images A worker at a Charmin factory explains how his job has been impacted by increased demand for toilet paper. Toilet paper became a coveted item sometime in mid-March, when US cities and … Read more