“Hi Amy, we’re calling with your results?” the nurse said on the phone, always ending everything in a question mark, even when it wasn’t. I was always encouraged by her upbeat tone. “I’m sorry to tell you none of your eggs fertilized?” she said, telling me to make an appointment with my fertility doctor. Hanging up, I was the one left with all the questions. How could that happen—that none of my eggs from our IVF cycle matched with my husband’s sperm to make embryos?...

While most people would assume this new term refers to leaving a role in a company without giving any notice, like suddenly ghosting an employer, or maybe telling your boss you’re quitting, but not informing anyone else, these assumptions couldn’t be further from the truth. Fortunately, we have all the details on the meaning of quiet quitting, why employees are embracing this trend and what employers can do to help....

Presley got a guitar in 1946 and honed his musical skills enough that soon after he graduated high school in 1953, he cut a demo as a birthday present for his mom. His official debut single arrived in 1954, and within a few years, he was the biggest rock ’n’ roll star and a huge movie draw. Tragically, Presley died in 1977 at the age of just 42 from heart disease....

The 5:2 diet is another way of intermittent fasting, but instead of breaking fasting periods up by time blocks, it has guidelines surrounding entire days. With the 5:2 diet, followers eat normally for five days of the week and for the other two days, they cap calorie intake at 25 percent (typically between 500 and 600 calories). This is an extreme style of intermittent fasting, and if you’re considering giving it a try, registered dietitians say it’s important to think carefully about how this will truly affect both your body and mind....

—Amanda Combs, Stamford, Connecticut Unfortunately, while ticks can’t swim, they are very difficult to drown because they have a greatly reduced need for oxygen compared to other creatures. I’ve even heard of ticks surviving heavy-duty washing machine cycles. The reason showers may help is that they might wash the ticks off, but once they’re embedded, they won’t budge.

One highlight is The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On, which was teased by Vanessa and Nick Lachey at the end of the Love Is Blind reunion episode. The premise is basically all in the title of this new, experimental show. It will follow six couples in which one person is ready for marriage, while the other person isn’t quite sure. Over eight weeks, they will have to either commit to saying “I do” or go their separate ways....

Lissing sat down with Parade.com to talk about the two GAC Family projects and what he’s been up to during the pandemic and quarantine. How did you feel slipping back into the red Serge? It was nostalgic. It was a great feeling now because I’d spent so much time playing Jack as you know, that revisiting a character that I didn’t think I was gonna get an opportunity to revisit was special....

In this sweet holiday movie, a group of children bring Frosty to life with an enchanted hat and help him in his quest to reach the North Pole so he doesn’t melt. Frosty the Snowman inspired multiple sequels and related titles over the years, including Frosty’s Winter Wonderland (1976), Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July (1979) and Frosty Returns (1992). The original 1969 special is not currently available to watch on streaming services like Netflix or Disney+, but there are still ways to get your Frosty fix this holiday season....

It was Christmas Eve, 1991, and 12-year old Kristin Harmel (now one of the authors of Friends & Fiction) sat in the back seat of a Toyota Previa minivan with her 9-year-old sister and 6-year old brother. They held hot chocolate and candy canes, and their mom drove them around St. Petersburg, Florida to see all of the area’s best Christmas lights. Jingle Bells and Frosty the Snowman played from a cassette tape, and the three siblings snuggled in the back seat with the joy of Christmas between them....

The Thing About Pam brings to life the true-crime Dateline podcast about the 2011 murder of a Missouri insurance worker, Betsy Faria, her husband’s wrongful conviction and her best friend, Pam Hupp’s diabolical scheme that sent an innocent man to prison. Over the course of six episodes, we see law enforcement skip basic steps like reading Russ Faria his rights, ignoring and sometimes hiding evidence, among other evidence of corruption....

Suzette Quintanilla doesn’t play drums anymore, but she still works in music After Selena’s murder at the hands of fan club president Yolanda Saldivarin 1995, Suzette dropped her drumsticks for good, but she looks back on her time in Selena y Los Dinos fondly. “There are a lot of special moments in my past,” Suzette told PopSugar. “Of course, being a part of an amazing band, Selena y Los Dinos, with my family has been very special to me since day one....

Who has COVID on American Idol? Noah Thompson, who felt ill last week, performed from his hotel room. Fritz Hager, who was just diagnosed this morning, was seen performing from his rehearsal video from today. “I am feeling good,” Fritz told viewers from his hotel room. “It is like a prison here. I hope to get back on that stage.” He added to pass the time, he is just sleeping a lot....

In the premiere, we learned that Mare (KateWinslet) is feeling the heat after failing to solve the year-old disappearance of a young local woman named Katie Bailey. Then, on the first anniversary of Katie’s vanishing, another girl turns up dead: Erin (CaileeSpaeny), who was raising her 1-year-old son, DJ, with her unsupportive boyfriend, Dylan (JackMulhern) while also dealing with her abusive father, Kenny (PatrickMurney). (Side question: Is life easy for anyone in Delco?...

“Honestly, I did not know anything about Martha,” admits Roberts in Starz’s production notes. “I think these stories are fascinating because they are the ones we don’t know when we think we know everything. It’s a whole new way to see something we felt had nothing left to reveal.” Based on Slate’s Slow Burn podcast, Gaslit shows how not only was Mitchell a victim of what we’d now call gaslighting, but the entire nation was as well: She was so well erased from the story that 50 years later, most people don’t even know her name....

Sony Pictures, producer of Jeopardy! confirmed the news today. “We are thrilled to begin the next chapter of America’s Favorite Quiz Show with Mike hosting our daily show and Mayim hosting new versions of Jeopardy!,” said Ravi Ahuja, Chairman of Global Television Studios and Corporate Development for Sony Pictures, said in a statement. “We took this decision incredibly seriously. A tremendous amount of work and deliberation has gone into it, perhaps more than has ever gone into the selection of hosts for a show – deservedly so because it’s Jeopardy!...

That wasn’t the only big news for Mahomes in 2020. He and the Chiefs agreed on a $450 million extension that includes a $140 million injury guarantee and it’s considered one of the largest contracts in sports history. Mahomes also became part owner of the Kansas City Royals, making him the youngest part-owner in sports history, according to CNBC. While Mahomes has been on a career high, his fiancée has been by his side the whole time....

On Episode 2 of Season 18, Peter quickly emerged as someone who rubbed several of the other contestants the wrong way on the first group date, with Will Urena even writing Peter’s name down when the men were asked to spell “narcissist.” “I don’t like Peter,” contestant Casey Woods later said flatly during a one-on-one interview. Peter didn’t exactly help his rep when he got into a shouting match with Will during the group date....

As the top 5 was whittled down even further, Léa Kyle finished in fifth place with Brooke Simpson behind her in fourth. Finishing in third place was Josh Blue. That meant the winner was either Aidan Bryant or Dustin Tavella— and the $1 million prize went to Dustin Tavella! Update Sept. 12, 2021: Both Golden Buzzers Jimmie Herrod and Victory Brinker still have a shot at winning season 16 of America’s Got Talent, but if the voting for the semifinals is any indication, the two are not the sure thing they seemed earlier on in the competition....

—John Yakel, Cave City, Kentucky The sensation may occur when you have other metal in your mouth from dental work, such as certain fillings or crowns. When the two metals come in contact with each other, especially in the moist, salty environment created by your saliva, a minuscule electric current is produced. This current travels instantly into the highly sensitive root of your tooth, and you feel like you’ve been zapped with lightning....

In response to a fan query, she wrote on Twitter, “I don’t know. I think it might be the final Jamie and Claire novel, but then, I thought OUTLANDER was a single practice book that I’d never show anybody, so….🤔” One thing Gabaldon has promised is that if book 10 wraps up the series, she will answer the question that fans have been wondering about since Outlander was first released....