—Doug Bloom, North Branch, Minnesota First, the stars we can see with the unaided eye are much closer—less than about 1,000 light-years away. Still, because stars are so extremely long-lived, it is almost certain that the vast majority of them, including the distant ones that require a telescope to view, are still twinkling away. But it’s quite true that even if the brightest star in the sky (Sirius, which is relatively close at 8....

“Right on the rehearsal I grabbed his face and kissed him and he was like…” she said before mimicking her costar’s surprised face. “It was so cute really seeing her [Enola] take the lead. And also seeing a girl just make the first move is just really exciting.“She continued the story, stating, “When we actually had our first kiss scene, within the scene I had to punch him, and because Louis is a good friend, I just kept punching him....

In the series of photos, Brown, 18, appears to be dressed up as a stylish cow while rocking a full body cow print suit adorned with a cute cow face and ears printed on the hood. “Getting into the #Halloween spirit,” the actress wrote in the caption of her Instagram post on Tuesday, which was a collaboration with Samsung. The pics show the Enola Holmes star using a Galaxy phone to take selfies, including a mirror shot with her lips pursed and another snap of her posing with an adorable E....

“This has been an experience of a lifetime!” said Sandhu, whose platform is menstrual equity through public administration. “The past three weeks have been a dream getting to know these exceptional women, and I’m honored to be chosen among them to represent this inspiring organization. I hope to serve the global community to the best of my ability in the year to come.” Sandhu, who will relocate to New York City after the first of the year to begin her reign, was crowned by outgoing Miss Universe Andrea Meza (Miss Mexico), who only held the title for seven months, instead of an entire year, as her competition was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic....

“I’m so nervous every time for song choices, but there’s one song that I play a lot and I think it’s so well written—I wish I wrote it. It’s just from top to bottom spectacular. I have a crazy arrangement for it, so I hope that’s where we go.” The finalists aren’t allowed to reveal their song choices, but they will be singing two: one will be an up-tempo ballad and the other will be a duet with their coaches....

“When we slouch forward in the upper back, we’re forced to stick our neck out in order to continue looking straight ahead at the horizon,” explains Dr. Karlie Causey DC, MS, CCSP, CSCS, and owner of Seattle Sports Chiropractic and Rehabilitation. There’s good news, though: there is a way to help fix your nerd neck and get your posture back in place. Here’s what you need to know. What is forward head posture (aka nerd neck)?...

While this may be surprising to some, Steven E. Nissen, a contributor to the study mentions, “I think a lot of the public doesn’t understand or realize that obesity is such a strong factor for cancer, and they certainly don’t understand that it’s reversible.” But how does obesity contribute to cancer rates, and what do the results of this study mean? Here’s everything you need to know. Why Obesity Increases Cancer Risk One reason why obesity puts one at risk of cancer is inflammation....

The Masked Singer host shared a health update to Instagram on Friday, Dec. 2, to inform his followers that he had been hospitalized with pneumonia after performing a sold-out show in New York City just one day prior. “Okay, so I guess I’m not Superman,” the 42-year-old admitted in his caption. “I promised myself I would never be back at this place again…But this is a great lesson to take care of YOU or YOU won’t be able to take care of everyone else....

In addition to her on-screen work, the Oscar-winning star has also stepped behind the scenes as a producer. She started her own production company, Blossom Films, with Per Saari in 2010, and her producing credits include Rabbit Hole, The Undoing, Nine Perfect Strangers and Big Little Lies. Kidman teamed up with Reese Witherspoon to executive produce the latter HBO series, an experience she previously described to Parade as “one of the highlights of my life, having that and being able to bring it to the world in the way that we have....

“Happy Birthday my love ❤️❤️❤️❤️4ever,” the actress simply wrote in the caption. The birthday wishes flooded in from celebrity friends, including Isla Fisher, who wrote, “Happy Birthday Keith we love you.” Cindy Crawford commented fire emoji’s on the post, as Rita Wilson wrote, “Happy Birthday keith!!!” Hollywood’s favorite couple tied the knot in 2006 in the actress’ homeland of Australia after a year of dating. They share two daughters, 11-year-old Faith, and 14-year-old Sunday....

The sale, sourced from the deals site Hip2Save, offers a code to take 25% off the Ninja CREAMi Deluxe 11-in-1 XL Ice Cream Maker, which is usually $249.99. Use code HIP2SAVE25 from the popular deals site, and you can turn your kitchen into an ice cream shop for $187.49. It’s only available through the Ninja Kitchen website. Here at Parade.com, we’re all about sharing products we love with our audience....

When is the Olympics Opening Ceremony in 2021? The Olympics kicked off on Friday, July 23, with the Opening Ceremony taking place at Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium at 8 p.m. local time. (A few sports started competing on July 21, two days before the Opening Ceremonies, including soccer, rowing, archery and softball.) The Games are slated to run for two weeks before concluding with the Closing Ceremony on Sunday, August 8. They’ll be followed by the 2020 Paralympics, which kick off on Tuesday, August 24, and are scheduled to run through Sunday, September 5....

While Moses was rescued by Pharoah’s daughter, Henri-Christian gets rescued by Roger (Richard Rankin) just before the basket hits the rapids. Unlike Moses, though, Henri-Christian wasn’t put in the basket to save him from certain death, but to see if he would float; after overhearing their parents call Henri-Christian demon-born because of his dwarfism, several of the boys on Fraser’s Ridge tested out the bizarre theory in an equally strange way....

Not following? Picture this: It’s a quiet day in the (virtual) office. You send a few colleagues messages with questions, and fire off an email to your boss. What follows is … radio silence. As you await their responses, your palms start to sweat, worrying they’re all not answering you because they’re in a meeting talking about how you’re going to be fired. Another two hours pass, and this feeling only intensifies until your boss finally emails you back apologizing—he was in meetings all day!...

So, if there’s one thing that’s clear, Hilton loves her furry friends—and so do we. Her Instagram account dedicated to her pets boasts over 75,000 followers, many of whom adore the life of luxury her furry children enjoy. It’s no question that Hilton’s pets get only the very best. And ahead, we’ve rounded up Hilton-approved pet goodies, so you too can pamper your pets with her favorites. Wild One Small Triangle Tug Toy, $11....

“I want to be a writer of books.” The words had been spoken by my then-6-year-old daughter, Meagan, but they might as well have come from me. That was 22 years ago. I was a nurse with a master’s degree in pediatrics, but at that moment, I was a stay-at-home mom with three kids under six years old. Meagan and I were playing with the plastic Fisher-Price dollhouse, the one with the pink roof and the helmet-hair three-inch family members, and I had just asked her, “What do you want to be when you grow up?...

At age 80, McCartney shows no signs of slowing down today. He dropped a new solo album, McCartney III, in 2020, and released a bestselling book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, in the fall of 2021. Also in 2021 was the release of the deluxe version of The Beatles’ 1970 Let It Be and director Peter Jackson’s three-part documentary, The Beatles: Get Back. Despite being one of the most famous musicians in the world, McCartney is also a devoted family man who’s managed to keep his life as a husband, dad and grandfather remarkably private....

The first difference for Season 17 is there are no semi-finals. Each act will have one shot at making it through as 11 acts will perform on one of five qualifier episodes and will be voted on by America. The No. 1 vote getter is automatically through, then the judges will select the second act from among those that placed 2nd, 3rd and 4th. These top 10 finalists will be joined by an 11th act—a “Final Wildcard”— chosen by the viewers in an Instant Save on Wednesday, Sept....

Like anything else, it can be intimidating to jump into a Pilates routine for the first time, what with all the props, machines, tools and techniques involved. It doesn’t have to be so complex, though. In fact, there are plenty of simple moves that require just using your own body that you can do to get started in a practice and on your way to a more grounded sense of self....

What is POTS? Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome—also known as POTS—is a disorder that primarily affects women. It is reported about 75-80 percent of people with POTS are women between the ages of 15-50. As Dr. Sunny Intwala, MD, a cardiologist at Nuvance Health explains it, POTS is a condition that involves circuits from the brain that help control bodily functions—known as the autonomic nervous system—specifically affecting the ability to control blood flow....