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It wasn’t a “toxic mom group,” per se, because the parent group I found myself exiled from included a few dads too. It wasn’t much of a parent group at all, by today’s standards—there were no matching sweatsuits or weekend trips to Vegas. But the group bore the hallmarks of a toxic one—cliques, gossip, and plenty of backstabbing—as I would come to learn the hard way.Fourteen years ago, as I entered my third trimester of pregnancy with my second child, my husband and I enrolled our firstborn in a Hollywood preschool that was populated by artists—writers, musicians, jewelry designers, an…

Scream 7 hits theaters at the end of this month, and the promo game is gradually building up. While Sidney Prescott fights another Ghostface or two, franchise owners Paramount and Spyglass are in a legal fight for the rights to the villain’s iconic mask. Per the Hollywood Reporter, the two companies are taking SFX studio Alterian Ghost Factory to court before it can threaten copyright infringement. With this suit, Paramount and Spyglass hope to file a court order to prevent Alterian’s suit, claiming the company “intentionally slept on its purported rights in the iconic ‘Ghostface’ mask used throughout the Scream franchise…

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo is still a member of the Milwaukee Bucks, and will be until at least the summer. Despite a steady stream of rumors in recent days and weeks, no offer materialized that convinced the Bucks to trade the most important player in franchise history, and he himself never asked out. “Legends don’t chase. They attract,” Antetokounmpo wrote on social media shortly after Thursday’s trade deadline passed. He attached a clip of the iconic scene from Wolf of Wall Street, when Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, tells his employees, “I’m not f—ing leaving. The show goes on. This…

Disney+ subscribers in some European countries have lost access to advanced HDR features like Dolby Vision, TechRadar and FlatpanelsHD report. The issue was first spotted by German Disney+ subscribers on Reddit, but currently also impacts subscribers in Portugal, Poland, France and the Netherlands, according to FlatpanelsHD.”Dolby Vision support for content on Disney+ is currently unavailable in several European countries due to technical challenges,” Disney said in a statement. “We are actively working to restore access to Dolby Vision and will provide an update as soon as possible. 4K UHD and HDR support remain available on supported devices.”If the issue is…

We independently select these products—if you buy from one of our links, we may earn a commission. All prices were accurate at the time of publishing.I love cooking and spending time in my kitchen, but I’ve always struggled with keeping it tidy — especially when it comes to all the small, awkward items that tend to pile up in the fridge. So when I recently moved into a new apartment in Los Angeles, I made it my mission to find simple organizational tools that would help prevent my kitchen from becoming a chaotic mess.While I was on the hunt for…

Apple plans to allow third-party voice-controlled AI apps in CarPlay, Bloomberg reports. Siri is the default voice assistant for things like controlling music and looking up directions, but future AI apps in CarPlay could handle the complicated, open-ended requests Siri can’t answer.The expanded support would let developers like OpenAI or Google offer versions of their ChatGPT and Gemini apps for CarPlay. Similar functionality is possible just by connecting a smartphone to a car over Bluetooth and using an AI app’s voice mode, but CarPlay support would presumably make the process a little more seamless.Not so seamless that it replaces Siri,…

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, the presumptive first overall pick in this year’s NFL draft, explained his decision not to throw during the scouting combine, saying he preferred to use the opportunity to help his Hoosiers teammates at a pro day.Mendoza told “The Pat McAfee Show” on Friday that throwing at the combine wasn’t a “priority” and that he was more focused on throwing to “his guys.””At the combine, you’re throwing to different receivers, it’s a whole different thing,” Mendoza said. “And I want to make sure I give my guys the best chance. I want to throw at pro day…

CarPlay users could soon be able to use their chatbot of choice instead of Siri. As Bloomberg reports, Apple is working to add support for CarPlay voice control apps from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and others. Previously, users who wanted to access third-party chatbots in the car would need to go through their iPhone, but soon they may be able to talk with ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini directly in CarPlay.However, Apple reportedly “won’t let users replace the Siri button on CarPlay or the wake word that summons the service.” So, users will need to manually open their preferred chatbot’s app. Developers…

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after the weekly Senate Republican caucus policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 13, 2026.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersThe rapper Nicki Minaj supports it. Elon Musk says it’s critical to sustain American democracy. The SAVE America Act voter identification bill emerged this week as a hot topic in hard-line Republican circles and now may advance in Congress next week.The legislation, backed by President Donald Trump, is scheduled for a vote in the House of Representatives next week amid a pressure campaign from right-wing commentators and many in the congressional GOP.…

Welcome to Deep Dish, a weekly roundup of food and entertainment news. Last time we discussed restaurants across the country participating in a general strike.Chicken nuggets topped with caviar are a lesson in contrast. High meets low. Childhood birthday party meets swanky adult soirée. New York-based Korean fried chicken spot COQODAQ famously toyed with the concept, both in their flagship restaurant and at the U.S. Open, where tennis spectators could snag a box of six nugs (plus caviar, creme fraiche, and chives) for a casual $100. McDonald’s, now, is hopping on the trend train, offering a suspiciously free caviar set…