As a teenager, Simon Squibb lost everything. He was homeless, grieving and isolated. His world was in ruins following the sudden death of his dad. “I was 15 when my dad died of a heart attack in front of me. Eight minutes after saying he didn’t feel well, he was…

Step right up and roll the dice, my friends. Venus, our planet of love, is getting up close and tongue-kissing intimate with luck-doling Jupiter this week. In the wee hours of August 12th, these two luminaries will meet in Cancer, the sign of cardigans and codependence, where Jupiter is exalted.…

Praise be. On August 11, 2025, Mercury, our planet of the mind and mouth and the mischief that lives between, ends its retrograde. When does Mercury retrograde end? Mercury will station direct at 3:29 am ET at 4 degrees of Leo. But it ain’t time for rainbows and reckless abandon quite yet,…

DEAR ABBY: My sister, “Jenny,” and I have had a falling-out and no longer speak. She’s upset with me because she found out her adult daughter, “Paisley,” had moved without telling anyone. I discovered it when Paisley had some mail sent to my house and later revealed she had moved…

Oh no, he didn’t. A woman’s boyfriend didn’t tell her he quit his job — and then accused her of being unsupportive when she didn’t want to pay the full rent they once split. The frustrated girlfriend took to the r/AITA_WIBTA_PUBLIC Reddit forum to vent about her situation — which…

Protect those luscious locks. Getting regular trims and doing weekly hair masks are important to keep your hair in tip-top shape — what you do as soon as you step out of the shower is crucial for the health of your hair. If you’re someone who uses a regular hair…

When you visit Hawaii, you’re bound to meet people living there who grew up on the mainland. And many of them will tell you the same story: They simply came five, ten, 25 years ago — and never left. It’s not hard to understand why, even as Hawaii consistently ranks…

That’s apparently a big no-no. A disappointed content creator took to TikTok to share how her Apple laptop screen shattered after innocently placing a piece of paper between the screen and keyboard before closing it. “I just opened up my laptop to the biggest jumpscare of the century. I’m so…

He’s lovin’ it. An ex-McDonald’s employee revealed a secret menu item — and what not to do to avoid pissing off the fast food chain’s employees. During Jamie Calder’s one year working at Mickey D’s — he discovered that the seasoning the fast food giant puts on its burgers is…

You’ve just peed on the stick, and those two lines pop up faster than you can say “I’m going to be a mom!”  You’re beyond excited, and for a moment, you want to shout it from the rooftops.  Then reality hits. You keep the news to yourself. Why? Because of the dreaded 12-week…