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Viewpoints Explained: The Holiday Leftover Mistakes Many Of Us Make

This is Viewpoints Explained… For many, the holidays are when our fridges hit maximum capacity. Leftovers pile up left and right, pies rotate in and out – and, meanwhile, everyone’s quietly debating what really needs to be go back in the fridge. But here’s the twist: some of the dishes we often treat as “Safe” this time of year really aren’t. Take pumpkin pie. Many of us assume you can leave it out, but food experts say it really needs […]

December 24, 2025

Health

Medical Notes: A New Form Of Evolution, Why Winter Is The Best Season For Your Diet, And The ‘Milk Bond’ Between Mother And Baby

We may have discovered a new form of evolution. Scientists studied how insects coped with hurricane harvey in 2017 for a paper published in Nature Ecology And Evolution. They noticed that many bugs went through a type of evolution called ‘Spatial sorting’. It changes the likelihood of which specific traits are passed on, like with natural selection. But instead of taking thousands of years, the change occurred almost instantaneously. Since it’s often triggered by major natural disasters, scientists think we’ll […]

December 24, 2025 3

Entertainment

In brief: ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ adds three to cast and more

Percy Jackson and the Olympians has added three new actors to its cast. Holt McCallany joins the ensemble of the Disney+ series in season 3 as Atlas. He will appear in a recurring guest role as the pivotal villain and the third season's primary antagonist. Also joining the cast are David Costabile as Dr. Thorn and Jesse L. Martin as Annabeth's father, Frederick Chase ...The film The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender will no longer get a theatrical release. […]

December 24, 2025

Entertainment

The Year in Entertainment 2025: Trends that took over

If you're not careful, you can find out that it's not clocking to you that you haven't been standing on business by knowing all of the cultural trends that happened this year. That's why we're going over the memes, viral moments and trend-setting sensations that dominated the cultural landscape of 2025:No one could get enough of Labubus this year. The collectible plush toys, which were created by Hong Kong illustrator Kasing Lung, are fluffy monsters with pointy teeth, large ears and […]

December 24, 2025

Music

The Year in Music 2025: Bruce Springsteen hits the big screen, celebrates big anniversaries & a whole lot more

It was another big year for Bruce Springsteen, which culminated in the New Jersey rocker’s life being depicted on the big screen.Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere premiered at the New York Film Festival in September and opened in theaters in October. The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White starred as The Boss, and did his own singing, while Succession’s Jeremy Strong playing the rocker’s manager, Jon Landau. The film followed Springsteen’s efforts in making his 1982 solo album, Nebraska. White earned a Golden Globe nomination for his portrayal of the New […]

December 24, 2025

Music

Elton John celebrates platinum success of ‘Step Into Christmas’

Artwork for Elton John's 'Step Into Christmas' (Mercury Records)Elton John is feeling grateful at the continued success of his holiday track "Step Into Christmas."It was recently announced that the song, originally released way back in 1973, had been certified platinum in the U.S. and four-times platinum in the U.K. and now Elton has shared his thoughts on the feat in a new post on Instagram.Posing next to a picture of his platinum plaques, Elton wrote, "A special Christmas present to me! Step […]

December 23, 2025 1

Music

Paul McCartney tops ‘Billboard’ Boxscore, plus The Beatles drop new holiday yule log

Sir Paul McCartney performs at The O2 Arena during his 'Got Back' world tour on December 18, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)Paul McCartney has landed on top the Billboard Boxscore for November thanks to his Got Back tour.The Beatles legend tops the chart after bringing in $51.7 million from sales of 150,000 tickets for 11 shows. The latest leg of the tour kicked off Sept. 29 in Palm Desert, California, and wrapped Nov. 25 in Chicago.This is the […]

December 23, 2025 1

Music

Fine Young Cannibals’ Roland Gift reveals what drives him crazy — in a good way

Fine Young Cannibals (L-R): David Steele, Roland Gift, and Andy Cox circa 1989 (LGI Stock/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)Fine Young Cannibals recently released FYC40, a "definitive anthology" of the British group who topped the charts in the late '80s. And while the band only released two official albums, their music still endures -- especially their first #1 hit, "She Drives Me Crazy," which has appeared in multiple movies and TV shows over the years.Fine Young Cannibals frontman Roland Gift says one […]

December 23, 2025

Entertainment

Chris Evans returns as Steve Rogers in first ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ teaser trailer

The poster for 'Avengers: Doomsday.' (Marvel)Somehow, Steve Rogers returned.Marvel has publicly released the first teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, and it stars Chris Evans back in his role of the former Captain America, Steve Rogers. This teaser trailer, which was released Tuesday, arrives after footage leaked of it playing in theaters ahead of early screenings of Avatar: Fire and Ash.The trailer finds Steve riding a motorcycle up to a farmhouse where he presumably lives. We see a close-up of his […]

December 23, 2025