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#family

I pounced on the Nintendo Switch 2 when it came out earlier this year because I wanted something that felt familiar while living abroad. I've been a digital nomad for nearly ten years and currently live in Bangkok, Thailand, nearly 8,500 miles away from my six children and two grandchildren. The Switch 2 lets me play the latest games with my kids, which I love to do, even when the time change makes schedules wonky.

Jenna's three kids Mila, 12, Poppy, 10, and Hal, 6, came together to give Jenna the ultimate cheese-lover birthday celebration. The dinner was not only made with love but the Hager kids added personal and creative touches. "Mila was sort of the creative director," Jenna says while referring to the green-printed dinner menus titled: "Mom's Bday Tasing Menu." The tasting menu showcased these tasty delights with pun-filled food names.

Most people would agree that the perfect Thanksgiving combination is cornbread and gravy. Add a little turkey and sausage stuffing to the mix and it's one of the best holiday meals on the culinary calendar. (Apologies to Christmas, but I don't believe Scrooge when he talks up a perfectly cooked goose). For me? The perfect holiday combo is a good movie and family. Hell, put it all together and nothing beats a food-coma snooze halfway through Remember the Titans.

It's been a wild year, and this last stretch seems to be following suit - everyone has a ton of nervous energy. If your household is anything like mine, it looks a little like the inside of a snow globe that someone shook too hard. Luckily, Netflix is rolling out a big ol' slate of new family movies, preschool favorites, holiday specials, and even mobile games to help keep everyone entertained (read: distracted).

Grande qualified the story was her favourite about her grandmother, who she said was "so funny," and her brother (Frankie Grande) coming out as gay. "He came out to us and my first question was, 'Do have a boyfriend? Who is he? I want to meet him'," the "Break Free singer said of her personal response. "And Nonna was just trying to figure it out," she continued adding the Grande matriarch was "very accepting, very loving, very celebratory."

Twenty-five or so years ago, one day after school I went to visit my dad at his office. We didn't have a computer at home at the time so whenever I was around his, I would beg him to let me use it to play with MS Paint. I was probably around 7 or 8, and my go-to artwork was a portrait of my him made with the spray tool - perfect to recreate his short, spiky hair and stubble -

While the decision initially felt right, I entered months of self-doubt and indecisiveness. In retrospect, it's obvious to me that my lack of clarity was social media-fueled - after all, it can make life feel like a competition over who can look the coolest and most successful. My own desires felt clouded by what I saw through small, digital windows.

Flophouse America is the unnervingly intimate feature debut of Monica Strømdahl, an internationally award-winning photographer who spent 15 years documenting the impoverished communities that have sprung up in rundown motels throughout the US. Which is how she met Mikal, an energetic, 11-year old boy who's called home the hotel room he's shared with his parents since the day he was born.

"She's good," he said on the Nov. 14 episode of TODAY. "She's just angry that she's not allowed to get back on the horse yet. She does have to take that time to recover."

"You're chasing your tail, man. It's going to bite you," Clooney told Doane. "I am who I am. I look like what I look like, and it'll be all right."

A s I get older, my parents begin to show me glimpses of their secret dreams. "Dad wants to move back to Vietnam when we retire," Mum tells me. "We can live like kings and queens over there!" Dad hollers in the background. My mother hasn't returned since 1978. For one, she couldn't travel without a passport, and she didn't get her Canadian citizenship until after she turned fifty-five and was no longer required to take the citizenship test. Second, she's in no rush to go back to a land still soaked in blood and mired in misery.

Federica Fusco, partner, owner, and marketing manager of FGF Industry, reflects on the collaboration, stating, "Working with a master like Bruce Weber has been an extraordinary experience. Despite his icon status in photography, he has shown remarkable insight in grasping the essence of our brand and our vision. We are thrilled with the outcome and look forward to possibly continuing this partnership in the next season."

A-ha, the easiest fill-in question on a Friday ever. Are you just watching Game 6, which could be the final game of the "2025 Championship Season," or is there something more topically relevant also going on? Are you perhaps combining the two, somehow? (If you're towards the East Coast and have kiddos, the candy-gathering is probably done before the game starts;

My mom, sister, and I have peace knowing he is in a better place and free of any pain of suffering. We are heartbroken. Dad you will live in our hearts forever. I love you

Warsavsky, 35, tells TODAY.com she's experienced about 10 pregnancy losses over the years. When it came to trying to have a third child, she and her husband eventually turned to surrogacy, something they had considered for years. Their surrogate was pregnant "within six months of the day that I met her," Warsavsky says. But, it turned out to be ectopic - the fertilized egg implanted outside the uterus.

Celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin has said he and his wife took in a Croatian national to live with them for a year - and he was partly inspired to do so by his mother-in-law, the late Terry Keane. In the new Virgin Media series Living with Lucy, Gavin recalls meeting his wife, Justine Keane, the daughter of the late Sunday Independent journalist, Terry Keane, while he was working in her garden.

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Gibson's wife, Tori, announced via Instagram that she is pregnant with their fourth child. Heartwarming: Patriots standout RB Antonio Gibson's wife, Tori, announces that she's pregnant with their 4th child. "I'm pregnant. #4 about to have four. Four babies. I'm about to have four babies. Miss #4 with four." Congrats to the happy couple 🥹❤️ pic.twitter.com/75ehAPtRNy- Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 23, 2025. Fans of both Gibsons are excited about this news, as the comment section is full of congratulatory messages and support.

Mel started in Las Vegas, Nevada to meet Peg and her family. Peg said she never brought anyone to her firehouse before so it was special for her to bring Mel there! Peg joked she had a career on the pole, a fire pole! Peg showed Mel all of the cool tools of the trade and the devices she used on the bomb squad. Can you imagine getting rescued by Peg, so cool!

I've always loved playing dress-up. Give me a costume and a reason to wear it, and I'm in my happy place. That's probably why Halloween is my favorite holiday. It's the one time of year when pretending to be someone or something else isn't just acceptable, it's encouraged. One of my favorite costumes goes back to preschool: a butterfly my Aunt Cindy made from scratch with canvas fabric, sewing skills, and spray paint.

When I was leaving London for Melbourne, my eldest sister-in-law told her kids not to forget the tradition to throw a bowl of water behind me as I stepped out the door. Just a small splash on the ground, a gesture older than borders. La har azaab po aman se, she whispered in Pashto under her breath may all hardship stay away from you. The little ones giggled and waved their goodbyes as they spilled the water, somewhere between shy and amused.

Just Saying Scarlett and Tamsin Allen, both 16, are cousins and great-granddaughters of Myrtle Allen. They are in school together in East Cork and live with their parents, ­Rachel and Isaac Allen (Scarlett), and Cullen and Bree Allen (Tamsin). Scarlett: I'm going into fifth year in Middleton College. I live in East Cork by the sea. Very close to Tamsin.

Whenever I think of my YiaYia Harriet Patras, I see her with neatly styled hair, wearing a perfectly polished outfit, and decked to the nines in fairly heirlooms and conversation-starting rings. My grandmother had a life filled with challenges and loss, though you'd never know it by looking at her. When I learned about some of her personal struggles later in my adulthood, I was shocked.

"That day changed everything for me," Leno wrote in a post on Instagram. "It changed the way I see life, the way I carry myself and most of all, it changed what matters most to me."

The 18-year-old towered over his mom while wearing a black suit and yellow-and-red-striped tie. Watts donned a cream dress that was belted at the waist for the occasion. For a few of the family snaps, Watts' husband, actor Billy Crudup, joined the two. After the family photos, Watts then celebrated the milestone moment with costars Sarah Paulson and Niecy Nash, whom she will appear alongside in the forthcoming Hulu series "All's Fair." Jack Black, whom she costarred with in "King Kong," was in attendance, too.