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What's up with boys? A discussion with Jim Steyer of Common Sense Media
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Amid a nationwide “masculinity crisis” that has caused boys and young men to gravitate toward traditional gender roles and often misogynistic content, researchers, columnists and political leaders have sought to understand a simple question: What’s up with boys?
To Jim Steyer, the CEO of the media literacy company ...Read more
NC bill bars Planned Parenthood from Medicaid, drawing concern on access to care
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Senate Republicans on Monday rolled out legislation to bar Planned Parenthood from the state’s Medicaid program.
The measure would require the state’s health and human services department to remove Planned Parenthood as a Medicaid provider, cancel any contracts with it and shift patients to other providers. ...Read more
Victim turned vigilante hunts con artists and shares most common red flags
The art of the con is just as much a part of human nature as the need for food, shelter, water and clothing. People have been attempting to get something for nothing, or get by with something, for as long as humans have been contemplating the meaning of life.
In "Anatomy Of A Con Artist," author and podcaster Johnathan Walton, himself a victim ...Read more
How to turn your home into the neighborhood hangout spot
With the new school year underway, you’ve likely heard new names — and requests to have friends over.
For elementary schoolers, typically that means getting the other parents’ contact information and setting up a playdate. However, things change for middle school and high school students.
Making your home a place where older kids and ...Read more
How to build a cult following: Lessons from fiction’s most charismatic manipulators
Why do we root for people we’d cross the street to avoid in real life? Fiction is crowded with liars, schemers, stalkers, even killers … and somehow, they have fan clubs. Whether it’s Tom Ripley’s suave cons, Amy Dunne’s razor-sharp vengeance, or Joe Goldberg’s murderous devotion, these characters inspire not just fascination but ...Read more
An Obituary for Earnestness
A 99-year-old woman died yesterday. Though I'd never met her, I cried as I read her obituary.
Her name was Marilyn Hagerty, and even as a nonagenarian, she was still writing the same gentle restaurant reviews that had made her briefly but brilliantly famous.
She wasn't famous in the new way -- she wasn't on TikTok, and she didn't have a ...Read more
Junk Science and a Fragile Baby
Chelsea F.'s baby, Teddy (both pseudonyms used at the family's request), was born with serious genetic problems -- heart defects, breathing issues and brain abnormalities. But when Chelsea rushed the 5-month-old to a Texas emergency room in January after he developed a fever, seizures, vomiting and what was later determined to be a brain bleed...Read more
CDC's new vaccine advisers recommend splitting up MMRV shot
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee on Thursday voted to make a significant change to the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule during its first gathering since members were handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
The committee voted 8-3, with one ...Read more
CDC vaccine panel votes against Merck shot for kids under 4
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s hand-selected vaccine advisers voted to change the way immunizations are given to millions of U.S. children each year, recommending a tweak to the standard schedule that cast a large shadow over the safety of the shots.
Members of the influential U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel said Merck & Co.’...Read more
How to help kids with back-to-school anxiety
SEATTLE -- The first few days of school can spark excitement and anticipation for kids: they look forward to seeing friends, learning something new or getting back to sports and clubs.
But for many students, this time of year can also be one of significant stress.
As children go back to school, they may be worried about fitting in socially, ...Read more
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