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Welcome to one of our favorite housing trends in a long time. | ||
Gen Z women are co-buying homes with friends. Here’s their ‘dream house’ wish list. | ||
“Why should I wait when I have people I love right now?” | ||
By Kat Hong | ||
You know that half-joking pact you made with your best friend? The one where, if you’re both still single at 40, you’ll just buy a house together and call it a day? Turns out a lot of people aren’t joking anymore. Platonic co-buying, or friends teaming up to buy a home together, is on the rise with Gen Z women—and it’s one of our favorite housing trends in a long time. Oh, and the trend’s most famous cheerleader? Barbie. | ||
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She wanted to get married in her childhood backyard. Her dad spent 8 months rebuilding it for her. | ||
“Dad if you see this.. you are my hero.” | ||
By Adam Albright-Hanna | ||
When Nina Salci pictured her wedding, she didn’t picture a venue. She pictured her childhood backyard—specifically the cabana her father had built there years earlier. It was where she’d taken her prom and graduation photos, the backdrop to many of the milestones that came before this one. So when she got engaged, she told her dad she wanted to get married there. | ||
He took that seriously. As Salci showed in a TikTok that’s been viewed millions of times, her father spent eight months getting the yard ready—watering, building, trimming, planting, fixing up the cabana, power-washing the deck, clearing branches, and weeding—all to turn the family backyard into the wedding venue she’d always imagined. | ||
“POV you told your dad you want to get married in your childhood backyard,” the text on the video reads, “so he spent 8 months watering, building, trimming, and planting to make the yard look exactly how I envisioned it for my big day.” | ||
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Proof that you're never too young to spot an opportunity and go for it. 👏
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Disney donates 18,000 ‘Toy Story 5’ toys and sets up screenings for youngsters in children’s hospitals | ||
Woody, Buzz, and Jesse offer cheer to over 400 children’s hospitals. | ||
By Erik Barnes | ||
Recently, Toy Story 5 grossed over $1 billion worldwide. This shows how much the characters still resonate with kids and kids-at-heart since the first film debuted in 1995. Now, Woody and the gang are helping kids in the real world, too. Disney has donated 18,000 Toy Story 5 toys and has set up free screenings of the film at over 400 children’s hospitals. | ||
Disney has also distributed over 34,000 Toy Story character-inspired hospital gowns to children and families across participating hospitals. This allows the youngsters to show off their personality and fandom while being treated. Some kids were also surprised with visits from characters Woody and Jesse and given Toy Story-themed gift packages. Pixar animators also appeared to offer the children drawing sessions, too. | ||
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Shawn Michaels stopped a performance in front of 13,000 to help a fan in need. | ||
A pro wrestler left the ring mid-match to stop security from manhandling a boy with Down syndrome | ||
Professional wrestling in the 1990s was really something else. Dominated at the time by the WWF (now WWE), stars like Stone Cold Steve Austin, Bret “The Hitman” Hart, and The Undertaker were larger than life and some of the most popular public sports figures in the world well before The Rock and John Cena hit […] | ||
By Evan Porter | ||
Professional wrestling in the 1990s was really something else. Dominated at the time by the WWF (now WWE), stars like Stone Cold Steve Austin, Bret “The Hitman” Hart, and The Undertaker were larger than life and some of the most popular public sports figures in the world well before The Rock and John Cena hit the scene. | ||
And then there was Shawn “The Heartbreak Kid” Michaels, who was perhaps the biggest star of all during his heyday. Known for his extraordinarily cocky and vain character, Michaels was a terrific performer both in the ring and on the mic, making him a beloved fan favorite. | ||
In one iconic moment from a 1997 match, Shawn Michaels stopped and left the ring mid-match when he noticed a security scuffle taking place just a few feet away. | ||
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