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Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:18:34 GMT

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month winds down, it’s time to turn to the world of beauty — one of the industries that’s bes -known for raising funds for breast cancer research and educating the public about the cause.That really got its start in the early 1990s when a partnership between Self magazine and Evelyn Lauder emerged, and the very first pink ribbon popped up on the cover of the magazine, coinciding with over a million pink ribbons handed out at Estée Lauder makeup counters.But since then, not all products and brands that have followed such success over the years have been true bearers of the torch. While many have and deserve our admiration and support, others have been criticized for hyping breast cancer awareness and donating to the cause, while simultaneously filling their products with chemicals that may be potentially harmful for the women who use them.It’s something the community calls “pinkwashing,” and as Breast Cancer action.org describes it, it’s when “a compa...

Are job fairs worth investing your time?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:18:34 GMT

Q. There’s a job fair in a few weeks at a big hotel. Is it worth my time? I’ve been looking for a job and haven’t heard back. Should I go? What should I bring, etc.?A. When I worked in recruiting, I made a lot of valuable connections with candidates. Some weren’t a fit and were clearly unprepared; others were savvy and prepared ahead of time. Since so much of job searching occurs online, you may find an advantage with less people there than you anticipate. Yes, I recommend going. Sport an interview suit or professional attire and hard copies of your resume.Research the companies that will be in attendance and look at their sites to see if there are interesting job openings. Have an elevator pitch prepared — you need to be succinct and articulate when meeting employers. Lastly, enjoy it! If you’re nervous or fidgety, that will come across. Be confident, relaxed and look at this as an opportunity to connect — if there aren’t job openings...

Sofia Coppola tells rock n’ roll love story in ‘Priscilla’

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:18:34 GMT

LIDO, Venice, Italy – The Elvis Presley Sofia Coppola presents in her dissection of his marriage to Priscilla Beaulieu in “Priscilla” is far, far away from the glittery, doomed Presley of last year’s “Elvis.”Coppola, 52, adapted and directs Priscilla Presley’s 1985 memoir of her courtship, marriage and ultimate emancipation from the King of Rock n Roll.  As Priscilla, Callie Spaeny, a virtual unknown, won the best actress prize at September’s Venice Film Festival and is nominated in the same category for a Gotham Award. Australia’s Jacob Elordi, a teen dream in Netflix’s “Kissing Booth” movies and HBO’s “Euphoria,” is a very tall Elvis. Both are just 26.Coppola was intrigued once she read Priscilla’s “Elvis and Me” because, she said, “The setting of Priscilla’s story is so unusual as she goes through the things all girls go through. A first kiss, becoming a mother. These are things I can relate to — but it’s in this unusual setting with this legendary couple.“To me,” she conti...

Active Joshua holds Tom Brady as a role model

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:18:34 GMT

Joshua is a friendly and active boy who wishes to meet Tom Brady and get his signature, play in the NFL, and live a happy life. His social worker describes him as bright, engaging, and extremely curious. Joshua loves sports, especially football and basketball. The legendary Tom Brady is one of his role models and he hopes to be a quarterback just like him one day.He makes friends easily and is doing well in school, including participating in clubs. His favorite classes are computers and gym and he likes to read the Dog Man book series. A phrase he says represents him is “never give up, win or lose!”His favorite season is spring, because it’s nice and warm. Justin Bieber is his favorite musical artist, and cheese is Josh’s favorite pizza topping. Joshua also likes to draw and watch scary movies.Joshua has expressed that he would like a family with siblings and pets. He hopes that they will be a sport-loving family and will play football and basketball with him...

Editorial: Biden’s disastrous border policies endanger U.S.

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:18:34 GMT

This dangerous situation in the Middle East should jar the Biden White House into appreciating the need to strengthen border security.Unfortunately, the president continues to play games.The Associated Press reported that President Joe Biden was hoping to persuade Republicans to support more aid for Ukraine by tying the issue to the U.S.-Mexico border. After nearly three years of tolerating a porous southern border, Biden now proposes spending $14 billion to beef up security there as part of a $106 billion package that includes more money for Ukraine to defend itself against Russian aggression.Logrolling — the practice of exchanging political favors — has a long history in Congress, of course. But this is no time to be cavalier about border policy. Biden needs to set aside these border funds regardless of what happens to Ukraine funding.More than 3.8 million people have illegally crossed our southern border since the president took office in January 2021, according to the New York P...

Schoen: House Republicans find a Speaker, but at what cost?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:18:34 GMT

Although it took far too long – over three weeks – the United States House of Representatives is finally functioning again. Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana, the little-known vice chair of the GOP conference, managed to win on his first floor vote.It is a welcome development for the country and for Washington’s ability to govern. Unfortunately, the selection does not guarantee that the United States will be able to swiftly come to the aid of its close allies, including Israel, as well as fund its own government and sustain domestic strength.After conservative firebrand Jim Jordan’s third failed attempt at becoming Speaker of the House of Representatives last week, the Republican conference dropped him as their nominee.This led to a new open nominating process that started with nine candidates from across the Republican spectrum and ended with moderate-leaning Majority Whip Tom Emmer as the nominee.However, within four hours, his bid was shot down by the MAGA wing of the part...

Boston Jewish Film Festival celebrates culture amid crisis

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:18:34 GMT

The 35th Boston Jewish Film Festival unfolds against the horrors of the Israel-Hamas war.Artistic Director Lisa Gossels noted, “I am profoundly sad that Lior Waitzman, the sound editor and mixer for our @mtvdocs film ‘Mourning in Lod’ was killed October 8th. Lior lived near the Gaza border, killed while riding his bicycle. He was deeply committed in his work, dedicated and professional. May his memory be a blessing.”“Mourning in Lod” is a documentary set in the Israeli city where Jews and Arabs live under strained circumstances, where in May 2021 the death of Musa, an Arab, led to the death of Yigal, a Jew whose family donated his kidney to a Christian Arab in East Jerusalem. Can these three families move from anger and grief to forgiveness?The continuing conflict in the Middle East inevitably forms a backdrop to this annual Boston celebration of Jewish culture and its people.“One thing I can say is,” Gossels said, “thanks to the power of Zoom, we have 36 guests in-person or on Zoom...

Spending Halloween with ex is no treat

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:18:34 GMT

Q. My ex really gets on my nerves. Halloween’s coming up and I don’t want to spend the evening looking at her face. It’s supposed to be my night with the kids, but she wants them at her house to trick-or-treat and I’m thinking about letting them go just because I don’t want to deal with her. What’s good ex-etiquette?A. If you have been reading this column, you know that I don’t say you have to be buddies with your ex, but you do have to learn to cordially interact with each other if the kids are going back and forth between homes. Many parents forget to put Halloween in the parenting plan. That causes all sorts of grief, so good for you for having a plan for an important day for your kids. Sadly, it sounds like navigating the plan is a problem.In order to help you “put the kids first,” (Ex-etiquette for Parents rule No. 1) I’d like to remind you of a very important distinction — it’s not “your time” with the kids, nor is it mom’s time with the kids. It’s your child’s time with you. ...

Can I reduce child support if kid is in college?

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:18:34 GMT

Q. My youngest has a full scholarship to college in California.  She loves it out there and didn’t even come home last summer.  She plans to continue to get internships in the movie business during her summers and live in LA permanently.  This year she is sophomore, living off campus.  I pay her rent out of the 529 funds that my parents set up for her since the scholarship only covered board if she lived on campus.  I also send her money from time to time to help with her expenses, but I can’t do much more because I still give her mom $500 per week for child support.  Emily is  20 and I know child support goes until at least 21 if she is still in school.I asked my ex if she would agree to stop child support so I can directly help Emily more now, but she said she and her new husband just bought a new house which has an extra bedroom for Emily so she needs the money to pay her mortgage.Is there anything I can do to reduce my child support? It seems wrong I am paying for my former wife...

‘The Gilded Age’ takes bigger strides in Season 2

Published Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:18:34 GMT

Julian Fellowes, the Oscar-winning screenwriter who created and scripts HBO MAX’s “The Gilded Age” series, knew that for the second season of this period drama about baronial excess, the question was simple: How do you get bigger?With its large ensemble led by Carrie Coon, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski, “Gilded” accurately (if fictionally) chronicles the booming 1880s period in New York City that gives the show its name.“For Season 2 we wanted to open it up a little, give more of the context, that kind of thing,” Fellowes, 74, said during a virtual Zoom press conference. “After the first series I knew I didn’t have to be nervous writing anything.”One of the surprises in Season 1 was that alongside the wealthy elite of white robber barons and industrial giants, there was a Black upper class.This season, Fellowes and his co-writer Sonja Warfield have taken Peggy Scott (Denée Benton), the young, ambitious Black secretary to Baranski’s dowager Agnes van Rhijn, down South to...