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Pets

Dog breeds with the most timeless popularity

Three Irish Setters sitting in the grass

Parenting & Family

The starter kit for your child’s first smartwatch

A school kid using her smartwatch outdoors in a park.

Zooglea: What is it and how can it harm your HVAC system?

A custom illustration of zooglea coming out of sewage pipes.

How many servings of wine are in a bottle? Here's how to optimize your pours.

Wine being poured into glasses by a somelier at a restaurant.

6 projects to protect your home and property from a natural disaster

Trimmings of trees on the side of a residential street for waste pickup.

Pets

Beach safety for dogs: A vet-backed guide to a safer day by the water

A dog running through the beach's sea waves.

The ultimate dog food ingredient guide: How much do ingredients actually matter?

Woman reading the label on a pet food item.

The poop scoop: Dog digestion myths debunked

Owner picking up their maltipoo dog's poop with plastic bag.

How to spot and get rid of fleas on your dog

A small dog being treated with parasite medication.

Pets

The 15 dogs that are the hardest to train

A beagle getting scolded for chewing up paper towels.

Art & Culture

Art & Style

If these 10 celebrities were famous pieces of furniture, they would be…

Photo illustration with photos six circles representing celebrities and furniture items on orange background.

Red carpet to real life: 6 jewelry trends to try at home

Kate Hawley holding up her Oscar trophy during the 98th Annual Academy Awards.

The fastest-rising unusual “new gen” first names

A pregnant wife and her husband curiously browsing information on a smartphone while sitting on a sofa at home.

Art & Style

25 LGBTQ+ books that changed the literary landscape

Alison Bechdel attends the opening performance of the Broadway show based on her acclaimed graphic novel "Fun Home" in 2015 in New York City.

Hanukkah celebrations have changed dramatically, but the same is true of Christmas

Bulbs symbolizing candles have lit on the 30 foot-tall Hannukah menorah by the Jewish education centre 'Chabad Lubawitsch' in front of a Christmas tree at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.

Family

Parenting & Family

Peer pressure: Help your child be themselves

A mother and her young daughter enjoying a hot drink on the sofa.

Parenting & Family

When a traditional school setting isn’t working for an autistic child: What families can do next

Two young individuals with disabilities happily engaging in a conversation outdoors.

Parenting & Family

Does your teen really need a car? The numbers may surprise you

High school students being dropped off by their parents at their campus' entrance.

Parenting & Family

17 phrases your grandparents said that nobody says anymore

Senior couple sitting on a porch in rocking chairs. Husband is reading the paper and the wife is shouting at him.

Parenting & Family

The starter kit for your child’s first smartwatch

A school kid using her smartwatch outdoors in a park.

Food & Drink

How many servings of wine are in a bottle? Here's how to optimize your pours.

Wine being poured into glasses by a somelier at a restaurant.

Nearly 1.6 million dozen eggs recalled across six Southern states over salmonella risk

Gloved hands inspecting a half dozen eggs

Food & Drink

25 most popular chain restaurants in America

A photo of a woman holding a burger with two hands

Food & Drink

The best (and worst) airline food and drinks, according to frequent fliers

A flight attendant pushing a food and drink tray down the aisle of an airplane.

Fresh food is winning the grocery price war

Various kinds of vegetables displayed on boxes in a greengrocer's shop.

In Your State

States with the most boat owners

A happy senior couple sitting on the side of a sail boat on a calm blue sea looking and pointing to a clear horizon

States with the most registered hunters

Hunter walking carrying a rifle on a sunny fall day

States with the highest concentration of bridges

View of San Francisco skyline with famous Oakland Bay Bridge illuminated in evening light.

States with the most drunk driving fatalities

Burning vehicle upside down in the middle of the road after collision.

States where road conditions are deteriorating fastest

Close up on damaged road surface.

Retrospective

Retrospective

33 photos that show what life looked like in 1979

A woman at a bingo parlor and a kid holding a Kiss birthday cake

If you have one of these 25 names, you're probably from the South

960s Baby Boy With Surprised Facial Expression Dressed As Cowboy Wearing Hat And Holster And Gun

Retrospective

31 photos that show what life looked like in 1985

Side by side class photos of kids from 1985

Retrospective

15 discontinued sodas you'll never drink again

Crystal Pepsi plastic soda bottles on the store shelves for sale.

Retrospective

16 gadgets from the 1980s that felt like the future

A Sony Walkman with a very 1980s background

Should you microwave fresh dog food?

A Jack Russell dog looking up to its owner for food at home.

How alcohol-infused chocolate became a popular grown-up treat

A glass of cognac, cognac in a bottle and pieces of chocolate on a dark background.

Why finding the right bra still feels like a mystery for millions of women

A young adult appearing to be frustrated while holding her smartphone and credit card in a dressing room.

Beauty & Grooming

The rise of organic makeup: Consumers making the switch

A customer choosing an item among organic cosmetic bottled products.

Lost touch? Here are 5 ways Americans are successfully reconnecting with old friends, classmates, and co-workers

Two older male friends happy to see each other during a reunion.

Beauty & Grooming

The rise of jojoba oil: Why it's becoming more popular in skincare formulas

A glass bottle of jojoba oil with leaves and seeds of a shrub in a wooden plate.

Parenting & Family

Survey finds 78% of dads are parenting more openly than their own fathers did

A parent studying with his young children, while helping his other son with a school writing assignment.

Recreation & Hobbies

The latest trends in commercial playground design

A colorful, modern playground with slides, bridge, climbing stairs, and a canopy.

Survey finds that 85% of Americans ghosted a hard conversation in a single month

A group of business colleagues checking their smartphones while eating lunch in a restaurant.

Why Americans are shifting from DIY vanlife to adventure vans

A couple taking down electric mountain bikes from their van for a nature recreational adventure.