Who would ever let their child be a star?
Britney Spears may be the ultimate example of such exploitation, but she is hardly alone.
We’re in a moment of cultural reckoning with childhood fame and its monstrous costs: From the shocking docuseries ‘Quiet on the Set’ to Jennette McCurdy’s runaway bestselling memoir ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ to Justin Bieber’s breakdown this week — and his naming as part of the ongoing Diddy scandal — and Drew Barrymore’s desperate on-air
Often priced out of college, those in the Army ROTC can earn hefty scholarships. But reservists can’t always be guaranteed safety. “I don’t think I would’ve made the same decision.”
Kate Garraway’s final documentary made for emotional viewing as the presenter chronicled her late husband Derek Draper’s final year of life on Tuesday evening.
The presenter explained that it was Derek’s choice to make the final documentary, Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story, after Kate previously documented her husband’s illness since he was first diagnosed with long Covid back in 2020.
The former political lobbyist is one of the worst affected cases of Covid in the UK, and as the programme began,
The day after the US government began routinely bombing faraway places, the lead editorial in The New York Times expressed some gratification. Nearly four weeks had passed since 9/11, the newspaper noted, and America had finally stepped up its “counterattack against terrorism” by launching airstrikes on Al Qaeda training camps and Taliban military targets in Afghanistan. “It was a moment we have expected ever since September 11,” the editorial said. “The American people, despite their grief and anger, have been … Read more
JoJo Siwa is reflecting on her public back-and-forth with Candace Cameron Bure after the “Dance Moms” alum called the “Full House” star the “rudest” celebrity she had ever met in a TikTok video last year.
After the clip went viral, Siwa, 20, and Bure, 47, had several other public exchanges, and the two appeared to have resolved their differences. However, the dancer later called out Bure once again regarding comments the “Let It Snow” actress made about “traditional marriage” in
A woman has told of her regret at becoming a mother after missing her ‘old life’ which was once full of alone time and ‘watching Netflix’.
The new mum of a 10-month-old baby took to British parenting forum Mumsnet to lament that she couldn’t ‘shake the feeling’ of regret even though her little one is ‘lovely, sweet and ‘independent’.
Sharing more insight into her prior ‘peaceful’ life, she woman added that she was much happier alone when she could work
When Jeffrey Epstein visited Bard College in Red Hook, New York state, he insisted on doing so in style. His helicopter would land at the prestigious university overlooking the Hudson River and he’d disembark surrounded by an entourage of attractive young women.
And perhaps that was just as well for the largely female student population — although the College president, Leon Botstein, insists they had ‘security ready . . . he did not have any free access to anybody’.
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In my dreams, Google begs me to come back. Human resources tells me that they have the perfect software-engineering role and that I alone can do it. Even though it’s been three years since I quit—frustrated by sexual harassment, an excruciating HR investigation, and being discouraged from applying for a promotion, which led to a reduction in pay—I always accept their offer, flooded with joy and relief. I clip my holographic badge back on to my belt loop; I clutch
Among the things Jaime Herrera Beutler remembers about January 6, 2021, is that her husband managed to turn off the television just in time.
He was at home with their three young children in southwestern Washington State when the riot began. It had taken him a few moments to make out the shaky footage of the mob as it tore through the Capitol. Then he started to recognize the hallways, the various corridors that he knew led to the House
When we regret our past, it can feel like we’re incapable of changing our future. But it may be our past “mistakes” that help us realize there is room to evolve.
In the finale episode of How to Start Over, we explore how regret can be a catalyst of change, what holds us back from self-forgiveness, and how to reconcile our past mistakes—and move forward for good. Conversations with Shai Davidai, an assistant professor at the Columbia Business School, and
