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1973 Soft Rock Ballad, Reimagined by Kelly Clarkson, Became One of the Eagles' Most Celebrated Songs

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 5:39am

Kelly Clarkson once worked her magic on a fan-favorite Eagles track.

Widely considered to be the queen of covers, Clarkson is known for giving artists a run for their money with her powerhouse vocals and impressive musical arrangements — and when it comes to her 2023 cover of “Desperado,” she certainly lived up to her reputation.

During the “Kellyoke” segment on a December 2023 episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the “Since U Been Gone” songstress took on the Eagles’ 1973 soft rock ballad “Desperado,” once again leaving her fans floored with her extraordinary vocal talent.

With an enchanting, stripped-down version of the song, Clarkson’s cover — featuring her show’s music director Jason Halbert on the piano — received extremely high praise from her fans.

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“This is my all-time favorite Eagles song and Kelly absolutely killed it,” one user wrote in the comment section under a YouTube video of the performance, which was flooded with messages from tons of awe-struck fans.

“I cannot stop listening to this amazing version,” one user gushed, while some users in comments even tried begging Clarkson to record and release an official cover of the beloved Eagles track.

Released in 1973, “Desperado” was the title track on the Eagles’ second studio album. It was never released as a standalone single, but that hasn’t stopped it from becoming one of the most celebrated tracks by the Glenn Frey and Don Henley-fronted band.

In fact, “Desperado” has been ranked as one of the top songs from the Eagles discography, according to multiple music magazines. Rolling Stone ranked it at No. 4 on a 2019 roundup of the Eagles’ best songs, while Billboard gave it the No. 2 spot on a similar list published in 2023.

The Carpenters’ 1975 No. 1 Hit Was Actually a Remake of Motown’s First Ever Chart-Topper

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 5:38am

Few songs in pop history manage to conquer the charts twice, but The Carpenters‘ “Please Mr. Postman” proved to be pure magic across two very different decades.

The song returned to the spotlight in 1975, almost 14 years after the original, thanks to a reinvention by brother-sister duo Richard and Karen Carpenter. The siblings took a Motown standard to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, creating a milestone moment that defined 1970s radio.

The Marvelettes first recorded “Please Mr. Postman” in 1961. It would eventually top the Billboard Hot 100 later that same year, marking a milestone moment in music history.

In the early ’60s, Berry Gordy’s Tamla/Motown label was gaining traction with R&B hits, but it had yet to have a song claim the top spot on the main pop charts until The Marvelettes’ hit. The song broke the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1961, giving Motown its first pop chart-topper.

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Georgia Dobbins, William Garrett, Freddie Gorman, Brian Holland, and Robert Bateman wrote the song. It was Dobbins who came up with the unforgettable lyrics about a young girl pining for a love “so far away.”

According to Classic Motown, Dobbins shared the story behind the song’s iconic lyrics with Marc Taylor, author of The Original Marvelettes: Motown’s Mystery Girl Group. “I was waiting for the postman to bring me a letter from this guy who was in the Navy,” she began.

“That’s how I came up with the lyrics. Then I made up the tune. I just hummed it over and over and changed it to the way it should be. I improvised.”

The song was a career-launcher for The Marvelettes. They later had hits such as “Playboy,” “Beechwood 4-5789,” “As Long As I Know He’s Mine,” “Too Many Fish In The Sea,” “When You’re Young And In Love,” and “My Baby Must Be A Magician.”

The Carpenters reimagined the track in late 1974, and by January 1975, their version hit No. 1. According to U Discover Music, “Please Mr. Postman” was the duo’s last chart-topper of their career.

The website noted, “Richard and Karen’s Motown remake entered the US pop chart at No.77. Nine weeks later, it unseated Barry Manilow’s “Mandy” to hit the summit for a week, becoming the third song of the pop era to hit No.1 in two different versions. The others: “Go Away Little Girl” by both Steve Lawrence and Donny Osmond, and “The Loco-motion” by Little Eva and Grand Funk.”

The Marvelettes remake wasn’t the only song The Carpenters reimagined throughout their career. Other covers included The Beatles’ “Ticket To Ride,” Ruby and the Romantics’ “Hurting Each Other,” Leon Russell’s “Superstar,” Neil Sedaka’s “Solitaire,” and Herman’s Hermits “There’s A Kind Of Hush.”

Amazon’s ‘Whimsical’ Turtle Solar Statue ‘Creates a Magical Ambiance’ With Lighted Faux Succulents

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 5:30am

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This gorgeous piece of decor has the power to transform any drab or gloomy space into something cheerful and magical. Featuring a smiling turtle statue, this solar light piece will perk up your outdoor or even indoor space with whimsy. One side of the turtle is adorned with vibrant succulents in blue, green, and orange tones, while the other side features a realistic shell with etched decorative lines.

Seven of the succulents feature an LED lightbulb, casting a gorgeous warm glow. A sustainable choice, this turtle statue light doesn’t require any electricity or batteries, but rather relies on solar power. The non-succulent side of the turtle is equipped with a solar panel, strategically placed so it won’t draw away any attention from the succulents. It only requires six to eight hours of sunlight to charge and glows for up to 10 hours once it gets dark. For convenience, the lights automatically turn on at dusk. Reviewers noted that it still charges and radiates light even on cloudy and rainy days.

One reviewer said that the LED lights “create a magical ambiance” in their outdoor space. They also added that the combination of the succulents and lights “adds a whimsical and enchanting element” to their garden decor.

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‘The Pitt’ Star Fiona Dourif Reveals New Season 3 Details—and Its Emotional Connection to Her Late Mom

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 5:30am

Fiona Dourif is revealing what life is really like behind the scenes of The Pitt Season 3 — and why the upcoming episodes carry special meaning for her.

The 44-year-old actress, who plays Dr. Cassie McKay on the HBO Max medical drama, told TODAY.com that Season 3 filming had already reached episode 5. Production has become a full-time, Monday-through-Friday job that lasts approximately seven and a half months.

Still, the demanding schedule hasn’t stopped the cast from having fun.

“I feel like I’m 12 years old,” Dourif said of returning to the set, which she described as “playful, medical camp.”

One Season 2 moment, however, made her anything but relaxed, she revealed.

Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, Noah Wyle and Alexandra Metz at the 32nd Annual Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA held at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on March 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Earl Gibson III/Deadline via Getty Images)

In Episode 4, McKay treats a flirtatious patient with a foot injury. After clearing him to leave, she confirms they won’t see each other again — as doctor and patient. McKay then works up the nerve to suggest that he meet her at an art gallery after her shift.

Although the exchange was considerably less dangerous than the emergencies unfolding around her, Dourif said her “heart was beating out of my chest” while filming it.

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The actress says she could relate to how vulnerable McKay felt.

“I’m somebody who has spent decades of my life single, and I know how scary that is,” she said. “I’m actually quite bad at it. I’ve done it a couple times, but just the fear of rejection is really acute in the way that feels like a trauma bay.”

How ‘The Pitt’ Season 3 Connects To Fiona Dourif’s Late Mom

That personal connection extends far beyond McKay’s dating life.

Dourif stepped into a caretaking role during the final years of her mother Joni’s life. Her mother died in 2015 following a lengthy illness, and the actress believes that experience helped give her the empathy she brings to McKay.

“There were a few things that happened (at) the end of my mother’s life where I stepped into a caretaking role for many years before she finally passed in 2015, that gave me the quality in a very direct way for McKay,” Dourif said. “It’s the reason why I was right (for the part), without question. I knew that from the jump. I knew it from reading the initial character breakdown.”

The connection feels even more fitting because McKay said her mom loved hospital shows. Dourif believes her mother would have watched The Pitt and celebrated everything now happening in her daughter’s career.

“She would have been so proud,” Dourif said.

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That success includes Dourif’s first Emmy nomination. She is nominated for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series at the 78th Emmy Awards, airing Monday, Sept. 14, on NBC and Peacock.

“It feels good,” she said of her Emmy nom. “I feel like I’m on a roller coaster. I’m 44. I appreciate every moment of it. I wasn’t expecting it. It’s delightful. It’s ephemeral. I feel like the luckiest girl in the world.”

The Pitt Season 3 is expected to premiere in January 2027 on HBO Max.

I Tried This Viral No-Peel Hard-Boiled Egg Trick To See if It Actually Works

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 5:18am

Eggs are a major staple food in my household. Between baking recipes and having them scrambled or hard-boiled, my family regularly goes through five dozen eggs a week—and sometimes more. But while hard-boiled eggs make an appearance on a near-daily basis in my home, I struggle with one major issue: I completely butcher the peeling process.

Even though I know to run my newly-boiled eggs under cold water before peeling to separate the egg from the shell, there’s still a 50-50 chance that my de-shelled eggs will end up with dents and chunks taken out of them. So, I end up trying to tuck funky-looking eggs under pieces of lettuce in salads or putting the dented part in an egg cup to try to hide my mishaps.

The idea of making perfectly peeled, restaurant-quality hard-boiled eggs is a total fantasy. But, I’ve learned, it may not be that hard to achieve.

While I’ve spent years butchering eggs, I’ve simply accepted that my culinary skills are in other areas. That is, until I randomly came across a video shared by actor and content creator Adam Rose. The video promises to deliver those perfectly-peeled hard-boiled eggs of my dreams with minimal effort, so of course I had to try it.

Of all of the culinary hacks I’ve learned, this may be the most life-changing. Not only that, it’s no-brainer-level easy. Here’s why.

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What Is the Viral No-Peel Hard-Boiled Egg Trick?

It’s not clear where the video originated, but it was recently shared by Rose on Instagram. The video is simple: It says “For the people who hate peeling eggs,” before showing a woman filling a jar with water with an egg inside. She shakes it vigorously, and then pulls out a smooth-looking egg.

Rose tried the same hack at home, only to have it work—and flash a grin that can only be described as ecstatic.

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I wasn’t the only person intrigued by this hack. “I got to be this age, wasting years of my life peeling hard-cooked eggs in misery, only to learn there was another way,” one person wrote in the comments. “Me watching this after ANGRY PEELING the breakfast boiled eggs,” another said.

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What You Need for the Viral No-Peel Hard-Boiled Egg Trick

You don’t need much for the viral no-peel hard-boiled egg trick:

Hard-boiled egg
A jar
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What I Thought of the Viral No-Peel Hard-Boiled Egg Trick

First of all, this is pure genius. Putting your hard-boiled egg in water and shaking it in a glass allows you to avoid burning your fingers—another issue I struggle with—while getting a final smoothly-peeled egg. There were some specifics that weren’t spelled out, so I had to try to figure this out myself: Were we talking about a just-boiled egg or one that’s been hanging out in the fridge? What temperature should the water be? How full should the jar be? And does the type of jar matter?

I ended up using a freshly boiled egg that was still hot, with cold water in a mason jar. But I had to tinker with the water level a little to get a meaningful effect. When I first tried the hack with a full mason jar, it didn’t do much to my egg. But when I dumped out some of the water and tried again, I got a perfect-looking egg. The evidence:

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While the video Rose shared showed the peel basically falling off the egg, I didn’t get the same result. Instead, my egg was cracked all over and peeled off nicely—but it didn’t fall off as soon as it left the jar.

I’m going to keep working on my technique until I get this just right.

Tips and Tricks for the Viral No-Peel Hard-Boiled Egg Trick

I picked up a few tips while trying this out on my own:

Leave a lot of air in your jar. In a perfect world, it would be about half full or even a little less. The goal is to have the water line be just above the egg, but not flooding it.
Use cold water. Cold water causes a warm egg to contract slightly away from the shell, making it easier to get the peel off.
Try a few at once. If you have a big enough jar, consider putting a few eggs in it at once to save time. You’re really only trying to crack the shell off, and gently bouncing eggs off each other can do the trick.

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1980 Rock Hit, Featuring Kate Bush on Backing Vocals, Has a Misheard Lyric Fans Still Get Wrong 46 Years Later

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 5:12am

When Peter Gabriel’s “Games Without Frontiers” was first released in 1980, listeners were captivated by its unique sound—and left puzzled by an unforgettable line in the song. Forty-six years later, fans are still debating exactly what they hear in the song’s refrain.

Written by Gabriel for his self-titled third album, “Games Without Frontiers” features a moody synth-pop sound with pulsing synthesizers, whistles, and a mechanical ’80s drum beat, leading into lyrics warning about the childish behavior of world leaders making important decisions as if it were all a game.

While Gabriel’s lyrics are debatable enough, it’s backing vocalist Kate Bush’s line that has been misheard for decades. Fans have long thought Bush is singing “she’s so popular,” “she’s so funky,” or other interpretations, and they still debate it on social media. But Bush is actually singing “Jeux sans frontieres,” the French translation of the song’s title.

Bush wasn’t the producers’ original choice for the backing vocals in ‘Games Without Frontiers’

It’s hard to imagine anything other than Bush’s ethereal voice in “Games Without Frontiers,” but she wasn’t the original backing singer for the radio hit.

“We had someone else sing the ‘Jeux sans frontieres’ line, and we realized the accent wasn’t so great,” co-producer Steve Lillywhite once told Uncut magazine, according to Songfacts. “So Peter decided to ask Kate down. It was easy, and great fun. No more than half an hour.”

In a post on his official website, Gabriel looked back on working with Bush for the first time on his third album.

“This album was the first time that I had a chance to work with Kate Bush, who was singing on ‘Games Without Frontiers,’” he shared. “I’d heard ‘Wuthering Heights,’ which I really liked; I thought she had an extraordinary, wonderful voice and was doing great things as a writer.”

The title for ‘Games Without Frontiers’ comes from a European game show

In an interview with Grammy.com, synth player Larry Fast explained that the title for “Games Without Frontiers” was based on Jeux Sans Frontieres, a multinational game show competition in which countries competed in games rather than war.

“So they’re ‘games without frontiers and war without tears,’“ he said. “It all factors in. But Peter was drawing these analogies between the shooting wars and the kind of games that are in the words.”

Gabriel later explained that he often liked to take titles or phrases and give them a new meaning.

“It’s a device I use quite often, taking titles or phrases from ordinary situations and trying to put them up against a slightly different background that will give them a new slant,” he told Smash Hits in a 1980 interview. “It’s an area I’m much more interested in than a totally fabricated, artificial world. For ‘Games’ I was thinking about adults behaving like kids, countries behaving like kids in the way that modes of behavior that were unacceptable in normal society were perfectly acceptable on an international scale.”

Meaningless names

Gabriel also explained that the names he used in “Games Without Frontiers” were “meaningless.”

“I just began playing in a somewhat light-hearted fashion – ‘Hans and Lottie…’ – so it looked, on the surface, as just kids,” he once explained, per American Songwriter. “The names themselves are meaningless, but they do have certain associations with them. So it’s almost like a little kids’ activity room. Underneath that, you have the TV program [and the] sort of nationalism, territorialism, competitiveness that underlies all that assembly of jolly people.”

Nearly 50 years after its release, “Games Without Frontiers” remains one of Gabriel’s most important songs—a hypnotic track with a message about the dangerous games played by world leaders that still resonates today.

50 Years Ago, Americans Dressed Up to Fly—Here’s What Air Travel Was Really Like

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 5:10am

Long before TSA lines, sweatpants, and packed budget flights, boarding an airplane was a glamorous occasion.

Mid-century air travel was treated as an event—passengers put on their finest suits, dresses, and hats to step aboard, expecting a level of formality and luxury that defined aviation’s “Golden Age.”

But as these vintage photos reveal, the reality inside the cabin ranged from sophisticated high-altitude service to surprisingly rugged, unheated conditions, offering a fascinating look at what taking to the skies was really like decades ago.

Mid-Flight Lounge & Cocktail Service (1970s) A waitress serving snacks in an airplane Party Lounge. (Photo by Found Image Holdings/Getty Images)

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Prior to the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, the U.S. government’s Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) regulated ticket prices and routes. Because airlines weren’t legally allowed to compete on lower fares, they had to compete entirely on luxury: gourmet multi-course meals, free-flowing cocktails, generous legroom, and attentive service.

Here, passengers gather in an upper-deck lounge to socialize over drinks and snacks, highlighting the spacious, lounge-style luxury introduced during the early jet age of commercial aviation.

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Flying was an exclusive privilege reserved for the wealthy or business travelers. In the 1950s and 1960s, a domestic round-trip ticket could easily cost the equivalent of $1,000 to $4,000+ in today’s dollars. People dressed up in their finest clothes because taking a flight was often a once-in-a-lifetime or major milestone event.

Passengers in sharp suits, ties, and tailored dresses are served by a flight attendant in a classic pillbox hat. Mid-century flight culture treated air travel as a special event, prompting travelers to put on their absolute finest attire before stepping aboard.

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For mid-century travelers, smoking onboard was an everyday comfort rather than a safety violation. Cabin air was regularly filled with tobacco smoke, as passengers routinely lit up cigarettes, pipes, and cigars right in their seats alongside flight crew members taking a quick break.

While the glamour gets all the attention, mid-century flying came with trade-offs:

Cabin Air Quality: Heavy tobacco smoke continuously recirculated through pressurized cabins, as early ventilation systems lacked the advanced HEPA filters used today to strip out smoke particles and odors.
Lack of In-Flight Entertainment: There were no seatback screens or personal devices—passengers spent long flights reading books, chatting, writing postcards provided by the airline, or drinking in onboard lounges.
Bumpy Rides: Aircraft flew at lower altitudes than today’s modern jets, meaning flights were significantly bumpier and far more prone to severe turbulence.

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Airlines enforced strict, highly gendered requirements for “air hostesses.” Flight attendants in the 1950s and 1960s were required to be single, unmarried, meet strict height/weight limits, and mandatory retirement ages were often set as low as 30 to 35.

Here, flight hostesses for Union de Transports Aériens (UTA) show off matching seasonal uniforms designed by legendary Parisian couturier Pierre Cardin—featuring light gabardine for summer and dark jersey for winter. During the peak of the jet age, flight crews were style icons mirroring the elegance expected of their passengers.

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Air travel wasn’t all luxury. On remote Siberian routes like this 1950s Aeroflot Ilyushin-14 flight, uninsulated cabins and early heating systems were no match for sub-zero Russian air outside. Passengers kept their heavy fur coats and hats on throughout the flight while stewardesses navigated frosted structural ribs and unheated interiors.

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Passengers aboard a 1962 Riddle Airlines flight—a Florida-based carrier known for freight and charters—stay sharply dressed in suits and ties, capturing the tailored elegance expected of mid-century travelers. Unlike today’s cabin bins crammed with bulky luggage, open overhead hat racks back then were designed purely for coats, hats, and small purses, leaving heavy bags for checked cargo.

Arrival at Paris-Orly Airport (1966) Paris, Il de France, France, 1966. Passengers leave an airplane via a gangway on the airfield of Paris-Orly.

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Stepping off the plane was part of the runway show. Travelers arriving at Paris-Orly Airport in 1966 descended open-air gangways directly onto the tarmac clad in tailored coats, sharp suits, and formal dresses, turning their arrival into an effortless high-fashion moment.

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By the early 1970s, the aviation industry was shifting. As wide-body jets made flying accessible to broader audiences, cabin attire began to relax slightly, replacing formal suits with vibrant 70s leisurewear and casual tailoring. Even as the Golden Age evolved into a more practical era of air travel, passengers still took pride in dressing well for the journey.

29 Years Since Princess Diana's Death: What Happened in the Hours After the Crash That Shocked the World

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 5:03am

It’s hard to believe that today marks 29 years since Princess Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris.

The Princess of Wales died at the age of 36 after a high-speed chase by the paparazzi through Paris and what the subsequent inquest described as the “gross negligence” of her driver, Henri Paul, whose blood alcohol was three times over the French legal limit.

Henri Paul and Diana‘s boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, were both killed instantly in the crash when the car spun out of control in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in the early hours of August 31, 1997.

Some of the paparazzi who had been in pursuit of Diana tried to help, while others continued taking pictures.

Diana lived for a few hours before dying of her injuries at 4:53 a.m. Her bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones survived.

Here’s everything that happened from the moment Diana was pulled from the wreckage of her car.

Firefighter Xavier Gourmelon recalled in a 2017 interview that Diana was still conscious when the response team came to her aid.

“My God, what’s happened?” she asked him.

At Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital doctors tried “for hours” to restart her heart but she was ultimately pronounced dead.

The news instantly started to spread with mourners gathering before the sun had even risen outside Diana’s home of Kensington Palace to lay the first of what would become a sea of floral tributes.

At 05:09 Buckingham Palace released a short statement that said, ““The Queen and the Prince of Wales are deeply shocked and distressed by the terrible news.”

At the time, Diana’s ex-husband Prince Charles and their sons Prince William and Prince Harry were with the rest of the royal family for their traditional end of summer vacation at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

Charles woke up William, aged 15 at the time, to tell him the news before telling 11-year-old Harry.

The boys had only spoken to their mother the night before, when she called them from the Imperial Suite of the Ritz Hotel in Paris, outside which around thirty paparazzi had already assembled waiting for her and Dodi to emerge.

Only a few hours later the decision was made that William and Harry would attend usual Sunday morning service at Crathie Kirk, the tiny chapel on the Balmoral estate, along with Charles and their grandmother Queen Elizabeth II and grandfather Prince Philip.

Despite the photographers who had already assembled, the royals were reported to appear “solemn but composed.”

No direct reference to Diana was made during the service but the queen’s Scottish chaplain made mention of those “whose lives are darkened by tragedy and grief [who] need to know more than human comfort and friendship.”

Charles then flew to Paris to collect Diana’s body along with Diana’s sisters Lady Jane Fellowes and Lady Sarah McCorquodale. They were joined at the hospital by French president Jacques Chirac and they thanked the doctors who had made such an effort to save Diana’s life.

Lady Sarah requested locks of Diana’s hair that she later gave to William and Harry.

At around 6pm Diana’s body was flown back to the UK. Charles ordered her coffin to be draped with the royal standard.

And that’s when the royal family faced one of its most testing periods in recent history.

The days leading up to Diana’s funeral have come to be regarded as a startling departure from the notion of a British “stiff upper lip,” with an outpouring of emotion from members of the public represented by the almost one million bouquets of flowers they left outside the gates of Kensington Palace, Buckingham Palace, and St James’s Palace.

In their grief the British public began to question why the queen had decided to remain in Scotland instead of coming down to London, and for not viewing the floral tributes left for Diana at the gates of Balmoral Castle.

The royal family were angrily criticized by the tabloids for their adherence to protocol, with particular ire reserved for their refusal to fly the flag at Buckingham Palace at half-mast.

The reason for this was because the only flag that is is only ever flown above Buckingham Palace is the Sovereign flag and is strictly reserved for when the monarch is in residence. When the monarch dies he or she is automatically succeeded by their heir, so there is no reason to ever fly it at half-mast.

A snap poll taken at the time showed that one in four people in the UK thought the monarchy should be abolished due to their reaction, or seeming lack of reaction, to Diana’s death.

There was also conflict within the royal family itself, with Charles insisting on a public funeral for Diana and the queen in favor of a private ceremony.

It was new prime minister Tony Blair who is regarded as having persuaded the queen to soften her approach in the chaotic days between Diana’s death and her funeral.

Blair had famously referred to Diana as the “People’s Princess” in a speech made on the day she died.

He later wrote in his memoir about his efforts to channel the public’s anger “before it became rage” at what was perceived as the monarchy’s insufficient response to the tragedy.

Blair said that the royal family’s response to Diana’s death was “all very by the book but it took no account of the fact that people couldn’t give a damn about the book.”

The queen would go on to take her prime minister’s advice and gave a now-famous televised speech in which she addressed the public “as your queen and as a grandmother.”

She said, “”I want to pay tribute to Diana myself.

“She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness.

“I admired and respected her—for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys.”

It was later revealed that the queen’s decision to remain at Balmoral was her attempt to protect William and Harry from the outpouring of mass grief, verging on hysteria, that their mother’s death had provoked. She and Philip ordered that there were to be no newspapers to be left around the castle that William or Harry might see.

In the end, Diana was given a public funeral seven days after she was killed. As a compromise regarding the flag-issue, the flag of the United Kingdom was flown at half-mast above Buckingham Palace on the day of the funeral.

The ceremony had one of the biggest viewing audiences of all time—an approximate 2.5 billion people tuned in around the world to watch the final farewell to the People’s Princess, with more than one million people lining the streets of London to watch her coffin pass on its 1-hour, 47-minute procession through the city.

The audio of people sobbing and wailing as Diana’s coffin passed has become seared into the cultural memory, as has the image of William and Harry walking behind their mother’s coffin.

Diana’s brother the Earl Spencer gave a searing eulogy at the funeral in Westminster Abbey, in which he castigated the press and the royal family for their treatment of Diana while she was alive.

“It is a point to remember that of all the ironies about Diana, perhaps the greatest was this—a girl given the name of the ancient goddess of hunting was, in the end, the most hunted person of the modern age,” he said.

At the time, a poll said 77 percent of British people “agreed strongly that Charles Spencer’s tribute had reflected the mood of the nation.”

Diana was buried later that day in a private ceremony in Althorp Park on the Spencer family estate. She was wearing a black woolen long-sleeved cocktail dress by Catherine Walker that she had ordered only weeks before she died, and holding a set of rosary beads that were a gift from Mother Theresa.

Today, Diana’s grave is marked by a simple white urn on an overgrown island in the middle of a lake. The path leading to the lake is lined with 36 oak trees, each of which represents a year of her life.

Although you can’t visit Diana’s grave, Althorp is open to visitors during the summer. You can look across the lake to the white memorial urn that glows among the lush greenery, and visit the lakeside temple dedicated to Diana where visitors can leave tributes.

The temple is decorated with a black-and-white cameo of the princess, as well as one of her quotes: “Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life. A kind of destiny.

“Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.”

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1974 Folk Song, Written About Joni Mitchell's Friend, Is Still a Powerful Hit 52 Years Later

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 4:50am

Joni Mitchell has more than a series of hits in her career, and in 1974, she released a folk jazz track titled “Free Man in Paris” that was inspired by a trip and captured the hearts of multiple artists.

The singer expanded the landscape of folk music and interwove elements of jazz with her own signature twist. “Free Man in Paris” is one of those examples, as it was released on her Court and Speak album and later on her live album. It landed at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and reached No. 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Rolling Stone even ranked it on its list of the “Greatest Songs of All Time.”

“Free Man in Paris” was written by Mitchell for her friend, music agent/promoter David Geffen. The two had met in Los Angeles in 1967 while obtaining a record contract and quickly became friends. Mitchell would later sign to Geffen’s new label, Asylum Records, in 1972. Many speculated a romantic relationship between the two, but they were simply close companions.

The track itself doesn’t actually mention his name, but is based on a trip she took with him to Paris alongside The Band’s Robbie Robertson and his then-wife, Dominique. While on their trip, Mitchell was inspired by Greffen’s newfound zest for life while in Paris and how he appeared “unfettered and alive.”

“I wrote that in Paris for David Geffen. Taking a lot of it from the things he said,” Mitchell explained, according to JoniMitchell.com.

During their trip, Mitchell realized that Greffen was more at ease than he was back home, and even sings in the track that it was because “there was nobody calling me up for favors.” People close to Greffen have even commented that he appeared unhappy despite his wealth and fame.

Robertson revealed in an interview with PBS that Mitchell wrote the track in the hotel while Geffen was dealing with a payment issue at the Ritz, where they were staying, that could have landed him in jail. As they were ready to head to their next destination, Geffen appears worried as the hotel didn’t accept credit cards and didn’t know who he was to accept a check.

“In the meantime, we were leaving to go to our next destination. So he’s pacing, thinking of things. Finally, he thinks of somebody to call to tell them that he would be good for the money. He said, ‘I don’t have that kind of money in my pocket.’ Somebody did vouch for him, and in the meantime, while we were there, Joni Mitchell wrote ‘Free Man in Paris,'” explained Robertson.

According to the musician, the story gives the song a brand new meaning and context beyond it being just about Geffen’s carefree demeanor while in Paris.

“Free Man in Paris” became one of Mitchell’s hits that was well-loved by Bob Dylan. He included it in his Starbucks compilation album and said, “I’d been to Paris and understood what being a free man there was all about,” and didn’t know if he interpreted it as intended, but loved it. The song was also covered by Aimee Mann, Neil Diamond, and Alanis Morissette.

1986 'Talk Dirty to Me,' Recorded by Poison in Just 12 Days for $23,000 and Called a 'Glorified Demo,' Hit the Top 10 and Never Left

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 4:46am

Three of Poison‘s four members drove from Pennsylvania to Hollywood in a Ford Pinto that broke down exactly on the Sunset Strip in the summer of 1985. That’s not a metaphor. The car genuinely gave out exactly where it needed to. Lead singer Bret Michaels, drummer Rikki Rockett, and bassist Bobby Dall all rented cheap rooms on side streets off the Strip near clubs like the Troubadour and the Roxy. They weren’t going anywhere. That turned out to be the point.

It was 1985, and the Strip was the center of the glam rock universe. Every band was one-upping the previous — bigger hair, more makeup, and louder everything. Into that world came three guys from Pennsylvania whose car had just died on the side of the road. They needed a guitarist. They held auditions.

A Brooklyn kid named C.C. DeVille showed up. He’d dropped out of New York University to pursue music. He’d already been in LA since 1981. He walked into the audition and refused to play the songs Poison had given him to learn. Instead, he played a riff he’d written himself. Bret Michaels was furious. The riff became “Talk Dirty to Me.” Enigma Records signed them. Look What the Cat Dragged In became the label’s best-selling record in history.

They got into Music Grinder Studios and recorded the whole album in 12 days with producer Ric Browde. The budget was $23,000. Some of it came from the band’s own pockets. Some came from their families. Michaels later described what they made as a “glorified demo” — not a polished debut but a raw, energetic snapshot of a band that had spent years playing clubs across Pennsylvania and California. That rawness wasn’t a flaw. It was the entire point. They weren’t chasing technical perfection. They were chasing the feeling of their live shows. They got it.

Then, the first single came out. “Cry Tough” was released in August 1986 and didn’t move the needle in the US. Modest attention in the UK. Not the breakthrough anyone needed. The album needed something else. That something was “Talk Dirty to Me” — the riff DeVille had refused to hold back at his audition.

When MTV started heavily rotating the video, everything changed. The song peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 — Poison’s first top 40 hit. Album sales surged. The record climbed to No. 3 on the Billboard 200. Follow-up singles “I Want Action” and “I Won’t Forget You” kept the momentum going. By the time it was done, Look What the Cat Dragged In had sold 4 million copies worldwide and paid back every dollar the band and their families had invested.

The Album That Never Left

The glam rock race Poison helped start kept growing. Bands kept going bigger. Hair kept going higher. Makeup kept getting more elaborate. It only stopped when a bunch of artists from Seattle decided flannel was the new muscle tank top. Grunge didn’t just replace glam rock. It made glam look foolish overnight. Every hairsprayed band suddenly had nowhere to go.

But Look What the Cat Dragged In turned 40 in May 2026. Three months after the anniversary, the conversation hasn’t stopped. That’s what happens when a glorified demo recorded in 12 days turns out to be exactly right. “Talk Dirty to Me” is still a staple of classic rock radio and 1980s nostalgia playlists. The glorified demo outlasted the era it helped create.

Poison drove from Pennsylvania to Hollywood in a Ford Pinto that broke down on the Sunset Strip. A Brooklyn kid who’d dropped out of NYU, refused to play their songs at his audition, and played “Talk Dirty to Me” instead. They recorded their debut in 12 days for $23,000. They called it a glorified demo. MTV made it a hit. Grunge came for it. It didn’t leave.

Some glorified demos last forever.

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The Simple Question That Leaders Use To Defuse Any Conflict Fast

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 4:18am

No matter where you work or what level your role, conflicts on the job are pretty commonplace. Sometimes issues arise between teams. Sometimes an employee is upset with a manager. Sometimes there are disagreements between individuals who work closely together. So, if you’re a leader—whether you manage one person or a big team—it’s important to have some tactics ready for handling disputes.

And while any disagreement is going to have its own details or nuances, some aspects are universal. To find out the best way to smooth over clashes with one simple question, Parade spoke to Dr. Maurie Kelly, an instructor at the Harvard University Division of Continuing Education in Professional and Executive Development and an instructor in the graduate program at Penn State’s Smeal College of Business. Her work includes seminars and courses on complex negotiations, leadership development and conflict resolution.

Dr. Kelly shares with us a simple question that can defuse conflicts fast, along with some examples of workplace scenarios in which her eight-word question works. She also reveals some other tips for approaching disagreements and what to do when talking things through isn’t enough.

Even if you aren’t dealing with a workplace conflict right now or aren’t in a leadership position, these tips could also be insightful for other types of clashes you might come across in your life—whether with a friend or when you need to sort out an issue on your own.

What Leaders Should Do Before Saying Anything in a Workplace Conflict

Before even trying to defuse the conflict, Dr. Kelly suggests leaders do something else first, and you might be able to guess what it is: listen.

“What I have found over the years is that when something is wrong and conflict occurs, people first and foremost want to be heard,” she explains. “So your first job isn’t to say something; your first job is to listen. Initially, what you will probably hear are positions: ‘I want this.’ ‘They did that.’ ‘This is what should happen.’ But those positions are usually masking something much more important: the underlying interests driving the conflict.”

A Simple Question: Why ‘What Matters Most to You in This Situation?’ Defuses Any Conflict Fast

After letting the person you are speaking with voice what happened and where they stand, it’s time to move the conversation forward with a simple question: “What matters most to you in this situation?”

“When you ask, ‘What matters most to you in this situation?’ you are trying to get beneath the position to discover what is really driving it,” Dr. Kelly tells Parade.

This means finding out more about why the person is upset or disappointed, as well as what they feel they are missing. Which leads us to…

The Psychology Behind Conflict: The 5 ‘Core Concerns’

“Conflict often arises because something important to us isn’t being recognized,” Dr. Kelly states.

She points to the book Beyond Reason: Using Emotions as You Negotiate by Roger Fisher and Daniel Shapiro, which talks about five “core concerns” that “strongly influence how people react to one another.”

According to her, “Very often, one or more of these concerns is sitting underneath the conflict.”

They include:

Appreciation: Do I feel heard and valued?
Affiliation: Do I feel like we are on the same team?
Autonomy: Do I have some control over decisions that affect me?
Status: Do I feel respected?
Role: Do I feel that my role is meaningful and understood?

How To Use the Question in 2 Common Workplace Scenarios

To see how “What matters most to you in this situation?” can be put into action, Dr. Kelly shares a couple of examples of workplace disagreements.

1. Two separate departments blame each other for issues with a project

In this example, two teams, Operations and Marketing, are having problems with a project and blaming each other: “Marketing says Operations is slowing everything down. Operations says Marketing keeps changing the requirements.”

Instead of a leader trying to determine which team is “right,” they can instead say to each group, “Help me understand what matters most to your team here.” In turn, they will likely be given two separate answers that are not actually in conflict with one another.

“Marketing may explain that they are under enormous pressure to meet a launch date. Operations may explain that they are worried that moving too quickly will affect quality and ultimately hurt customers,” Dr. Kelly explains. “Now we have something we can work with.”

Rather than the conversation being about blame, it’s now about how to “protect both the deadline and the quality of the product” with the goal being to “try to meet the needs of both sides fairly.”

2. An employee is upset after being passed over to lead a project

This example is about a conflict between an employee and a manager after the manager appoints someone else to take the lead on a project.

“The leader’s instinct may be to defend the decision by stating why the other person was a more appropriate choice,” Dr. Kelly states.

But rather than doing that, she suggests using a version of the key question and saying something like, “It seems like you are feeling frustrated. Help me understand what’s most important to you about this.”

“The employee may explain that it isn’t really about this one assignment. They’re worried that their career has stalled or that their contributions aren’t being recognized,” she goes on.

As you can see, these issues fall into the “core concerns.”

With the real issue out in the open, “the manager and employee can talk about recognition, professional development, and future opportunities instead of arguing about one decision that has already been made.”

3 Other High-Impact Phrases Leaders Can Use To Defuse Conflict

When solving a dispute, Dr. Kelly says the goal is to get someone to move from a “reactive mode,” which means conflict and agitation, to a “reflective mode,” which allows for problem solving. Outside of using certain phrases, she emphasizes the importance of the tone in which the person attempting to defuse the conflict is speaking.

“When people are in conflict, they tend to speak faster and more intensely. Leaders often unconsciously match that energy and suddenly everyone is escalating. Do the opposite,” she urges. “Slow down. Lower your voice. Leave some space between thoughts. It’s surprisingly difficult to maintain a high level of intensity when the person you’re talking to is operating at half your speed and intensity.”

Once the tone of the conversation is in a place where progress can be made, leaders can try these phrases:

1. “Tell me more about what’s going on and how this is affecting you…”

This phrase is a clear way of showing curiosity about the other person’s needs, wants and feelings.

2. “What would a good outcome look like for you?”

This simple question puts the focus of the conversation on problem-solving when the time is right.

3. “Here’s what I’m hearing… Do I have that right?”

By asking this, leaders can make sure that they actually understand what they’re being told and let the employee know that they are being heard.

“You can also label the emotion you think you’re hearing: ‘It sounds like you’re feeling frustrated because you don’t feel you’ve been included in these decisions,'” Dr. Kelly says. “And give them a chance to respond. The important part is that you’re not telling someone how they feel. You’re checking your understanding and giving them an opportunity to correct you.”

“I think everyone just wants to know that they have been heard, they have had the chance to state their case, and there has been a meaningful discussion about it,” she adds. “Even when the final decision might not go their way, at least they had the chance to play a role in the situation and contributed their thoughts.”

How To Handle Workplace Conflict When a Phrase Isn’t Enough

“Many workplace conflicts can be reduced when leaders intentionally create cultures that address the five ‘core concerns’ and regularly have interest-based conversations with their employees,” Dr. Kelly notes. “But sometimes talking isn’t enough. When the same conflict keeps resurfacing, leaders need to step back and ask whether the conflict they’re seeing is actually the problem or a symptom of something deeper.”

She suggests a tool she learned from author and negotiation expert William Ury called “going to the balcony.”

“Imagine that instead of standing on the stage in the middle of the conflict, you move up to the balcony of the theater and look down at everything happening below,” she explains. “You can see the people, relationships, pressures and patterns that are difficult to recognize when you’re standing in the middle of them.”

“From the balcony, a leader can ask: What is the core problem at hand in this situation?” she continues. “Is it bad communication, people feeling disrespected or excluded, unclear expectations, under-defined roles and responsibilities or are our organizational processes or culture contributing to the conflict?”

Leaders also may need to look inward and ask themselves, “What am I contributing to this situation?”

Outside of talking through it and using these tools, sometimes other types of help are needed. Jobs “may need to provide additional training, coach employees individually, or bring in a neutral facilitator to help resolve a particularly difficult conflict.”

“The goal isn’t to eliminate conflict. Healthy organizations have disagreement. In fact, disagreement can lead to better ideas and better decisions,” Dr. Kelly states. “The goal is to create an environment where people can disagree productively without damaging relationships.”

On top of that, she adds: “There is a longer-term benefit to handling conflict by using these tools and approaches: You aren’t just helping people resolve the problem in front of them—you are modeling and teaching them how to handle the next one.”

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Dr. Maurie Kelly is an instructor at the Harvard University Division of Continuing Education in Professional and Executive Development and an instructor in the graduate program at Penn State’s Smeal College of Business. Her work includes seminars and courses on complex negotiations, leadership development and conflict resolution.

American Express Cardholders Just Got an Easier Way to Enter Airport Lounges

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 4:10am

If you’ve ever stood in a long airport line trying to juggle your boarding pass, your carry-on, and your phone—only for your airport lounge app to freeze or your phone battery to dip to two percent—you know the exact brand of travel anxiety that comes with getting through the lounge doors.

While complimentary lounge access is easily one of the best perks of holding a premium travel card, keeping track of separate digital accounts and extra plastic cards is always a bit of a hassle.

Now, getting into a participating Priority Pass lounge just got a whole lot simpler for select American Express cardholders.

Instead of being required to show a dedicated physical or digital Priority Pass membership card, eligible enrolled travelers can now use their physical American Express card alongside their boarding pass to verify membership at participating airport lounges.

As personal finance writer Choncé Maddox reported for Kiplinger, “The update doesn’t expand lounge access or change existing benefits. It simply gives eligible cardholders another way to verify their membership, potentially making lounge access a little easier.”

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Priority Pass, the independent airport lounge network that partners with major card issuers, has officially added a bank-issued payment card to its recognized verification methods, sitting right alongside its traditional plastic membership cards and digital passes.

However, there is important fine print to keep in mind before you head to the terminal.

First, simply carrying an Amex in your wallet does not automatically unlock the door. The feature is reserved for cardholders who receive a Priority Pass Select membership as a built-in benefit of an eligible card—such as The Platinum Card from American Express, The Business Platinum Card, the Marriott Bonvoy Brilliant American Express Card, or select corporate Platinum products—and who have already officially enrolled in the Priority Pass program through their account.

Priority Pass itself describes the payment-card entry as “an exclusive feature for eligible card-linked memberships” and notes that not every individual lounge location in its worldwide network accepts this method yet. For those whose physical Priority Pass cards are nearing their expiration date, current cards will remain active until they expire, after which members can rely on their digital credentials or their qualifying Amex card.

Why Keeping the Physical Card in Your Wallet Matters

In an era where most travelers rely entirely on digital mobile wallets, carrying a physical credit card might feel a bit old-school, but it serves as an invaluable travel safety net.

Airport Wi-Fi is notoriously unpredictable, apps can crash during system updates, and phone batteries drain quickly when you are checking flight boards and navigating terminals. Priority Pass specifically encourages travelers whose devices run out of juice to use an accepted physical card to gain entry, turning your primary travel card into an effortless backup plan.

Before your next flight, it is still a smart idea to double-check the Priority Pass app to look up specific lounge locations, confirm current operating hours and guest capacity limits, and verify that your intended lounge accepts direct payment-card entry. You will still need to have your government ID and same-day boarding pass ready at the check-in desk, but having one less dedicated membership card to stress about is a welcome travel win.

Amazon’s Teacher-Approved $17 Pointed-Toe Flats Feel ‘Like Clouds’ For Your Feet

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 3:15am

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More comfortable than heels and more polished than sneakers, flats strike the perfect balance between comfort and style. Classic and timeless, they’re the ideal choice for fall. They’re designed to handle unpredictable weather, offering coverage while promoting airflow. Flats are also a great option for traveling, making every outfit feel dressy while ready to handle long walks. Looking to add one to your shoe collection? Check out these Dream Pairs Pointed-Toe Knit Flats that are currently on sale for under $25 at Amazon!

These pointed-toe flats are currently marked down to just $17. This is a deal worth snatching up, considering that name-brand flats, similar in style and feel, retail for seven times the price of this pair! These Dream Pairs flats are available in two colors and patterns, including black and navy. Sizes range from 6 to 11, and shoppers said they fit true to size.

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A seamless blend of style and comfort, these flats are bound to be in constant rotation with your everyday spring, summer, and fall outfits. They feature a sleek silhouette with pointed toes, making them feel more elevated and polished compared to flats with rounded or square toes. As a chic accent, these flats boast a dainty bow at the toe, adding a delicate coquette touch. One shopper claimed that these “look like a much more expensive shoe.”

The upper is made with stretchy knit fabric, designed to keep your feet securely in place without them feeling restricted. However, because they don’t have a closure, you can easily slide your feet in and out of these shoes. Shoppers noted that the fabric is breathable, making it ideal for spring weather. These flats offer ample coverage while promoting airflow to prevent your feet from overheating and collecting sweat.

Several shoppers raved about how comfortable these flats are to wear all day long, and it’s no surprise why. The insoles are crafted with a multi-layer cushion, delivering support with every step. Reviewers compared the feeling of these shoes to wearing slippers and socks with support.

One reviewer said that these flats feel “like clouds for their feet.” Another reviewer described them as “very comfortable” and added, “I am on my feet all day as a teacher, and they are perfect!”

With a polyvinyl chloride sole, these flats are soft and flexible, moving along with the shape of your feet as you walk around. Because they’re extremely bendable, they’re a great footwear choice when traveling, as you can easily pack them in your suitcase without taking up too much space. You can also tuck them into your work bag as an emergency pair of shoes to put on whenever your heels get too uncomfortable.

Paired with both casual and dressy attire, these shoes will make any ensemble feel polished and intentional. They’ll complement any kind of dressy ensemble (think: dresses and officewear), adding some elegance and sophistication. Alternatively, you can pair them with more laid-back looks, like a pair of jeans and a basic tee, and they’ll instantly elevate the aesthetic of your outfit.

As a bonus, many reviewers said that these flats don’t require a break-in period! They were able to wear them right out of the box without experiencing any discomfort or blisters.

Ready to refresh your spring footwear collection? If so, be sure to head to Amazon and snag yourself a pair of the Dream Pairs Pointed-Toe Knit Flats while they’re on sale for just $17!

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Quote of the Day: Philosopher Socrates on ‘An Eye for an Eye’ Mentality— ‘One Should Never Do Wrong in Return…'

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 2:45am

Socrates is one of the most notable philosophers of all time. He’s from the Classical Athens period of ancient Greece, which was about the fifth to fourth centuries BCE. He was born in 470 BCE and became a massive influence on Classical antiquity and Western philosophy through his thoughts, ideals and character, per Britannica. Many schools of ancient philosophy wanted to claim him as part of their philosophical teachers, per History.com, and his teachings, such as the Socratic problem or Socratic method, live on through the recounting by his students, since he didn’t write anything down. Our quote of the day comes from one of Plato’s writings about Socrates’s last interactions before his death, where he tells a friend that he believes retaliation and revenge are wrong.

Like many famous thinkers who didn’t live to see their work celebrated, he was heavily mocked while alive. As History.com reported, Socrates ran into political issues because he had friends on many sides and for his act of civil disobedience to the Athenian government. He was then indicted on the crimes of failing to honor the Athenian gods (impiety) and for “corrupting the youth,” basically put on trial for his ideas and his teachings.

Plato was Socrates’s most notable pupil, and most of what we know of him is thanks to Plato’s and Xenophon’s (another student) writings, per History.com. They wrote down the “most significant accounts” of Socrates, his life and his philosophy, and his teachings can still be taken to heart today.

Quote of the Day by Socrates

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“One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.”

This quote comes from Crito, written by ancient Greek philosopher Plato, specifically the translation done by G.M.A. Grube, a scholar and professor.

This is all a dialogue between Socrates and Crito of Alopece, a wealthy friend who is offering to help finance Socrates’s escape from prison, where he is during this conversation in 399 BCE. Socrates goes on a long tirade about how injustice is not the answer for injustice and personifies the laws of Athens to make his point to Crito. There’s discourse on whether he’s arguing for “unconditional obedience” to the laws of a society or not, but here he is definitely arguing that even if they think the charge is unfair, they can’t fix the situation by breaking him out of prison, which in itself is unlawful.

As seen in another translation by Benjamin Jowett, this quote comes before a big hypothetical point Socrates is making about Athenian law (saying if the “law could speak,” this is what she’d say about Crito’s plan).

“Then we ought not to retaliate or render evil for evil to anyone, whatever evil we may have suffered from him.”

Socrates then ends it with the “voice” that’s always “murmuring in [his] ears,” describing a “humming” conscience that he cannot deviate from.

“Think not of life and children first, and of justice afterwards, but of justice first, that you may be justified before the princes of the world below. For neither will you nor any that belong to you be happier or holier or juster in this life, or happier in another, if you do as Crito bids. Now you depart in innocence, a sufferer and not a doer of evil; a victim, not of the laws, but of men. But if you go forth, returning evil for evil, and injury for injury, breaking the covenants and agreements which you have made with us, and wronging those whom you ought least to wrong, that is to say, yourself, your friends, your country, and us, we shall be angry with you while you live, and our brethren, the laws in the world below, will receive you as an enemy; for they will know that you have done your best to destroy us. Listen, then, to us and not to Crito.”

Deeper Meaning of Socrates’s Quote—Retaliation Gets You Nowhere Good

While sitting in a prison in ancient Greece, Socrates was still determined to live and die with his morals intact. So, as he says in the last paragraph we shared, he doesn’t want to go “tit for tat” or “an eye for an eye,” even if the other person is wrong. He’d rather die a victim of people rather than of the law, with no “evil” done on his behalf (or by Socrates himself).

Whether you think Socrates was arguing that you should always, without question, follow the rules of society is up to you. But taking the quote at face value, Socrates is saying that it’s never okay to do wrong as retaliation for something bad done to you. No matter how badly you were mistreated, you should stick to your ethics and not sacrifice who you are or your goodness in order to “get back” at the other person.

Some might say that if injustice was done to Socrates by wrongly being convicted of impiety, he wouldn’t be compromising his soul or morals by taking Crito up on his offer to escape prison. However, to Socrates, living truthfully and by his standards is of the utmost importance, and why he tells Crito that going the “eye for an eye” route really will make the whole world blind.

More Quotes from Socrates

“I only wish that wisdom were the kind of thing that flowed… from the vessel that was full to the one that was empty.”
“It would be better for me… that multitudes of men should disagree with me rather than that I, being one, should be out of harmony with myself.”
“In every one of us there are two ruling and directing principles, whose guidance we follow wherever they may lead; the one being an innate desire of pleasure; the other, an acquired judgment which aspires after excellence.”
“Nothing is to be preferred before justice”
“I myself know nothing, except just a little, enough to extract an argument from another man who is wise and to receive it fairly.”
“Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.”

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Your Rug May Be Making Your Small Living Room Look Smaller—Designers Explain Why

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 2:16am

As someone who lives in a studio apartment I’m always looking for ways to make my hybrid bedroom-living room space feel a bit bigger.

Personally, I enjoy rearranging my furniture and home furnishings every few months, hoping that it will unlock a new, more spacious version of my home; however, in my small apartment, there aren’t many other arrangement options. That said, I’m always open to ideas and upgrades that may help my space feel larger!

So, to find out a few tricks to make a living room look bigger, I turned to two interior designers: Jessica Nelson, the founder of full service interior design firm Jessica Nelson Design in Seattle, and Kate Longley, the Principal Designer and Founder at Kate Longley Designs in Arizona.

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Both Nelson and Longley agree on one small change that can make a small living room look twice as big; plus, they have a few other tips that can also make a living room look larger.

And interestingly, a lot of these tips are actually visual tricks. “If you cannot make the space physically larger,” says Longley, “you’re trying to trick your eye.”

Keep reading for their insights!

This One Swap Makes a Small Living Room Look Twice as Big, According to Interior Designers

Nelson and Longley concur that to make a small living room feel larger, you should swap out a small area rug for a large area rug.

“A rug that is too small chops up the room visually,” explains Longley.

“Rug size is one of the easiest and most impactful changes that will make your small living room look twice as big,” adds Nelson. “A larger rug tricks your eye to see a larger, more unified area, while a smaller rug creates more visual changes in the room. The most common mistake I see homeowners make is using too small of a rug, so don’t be afraid to go larger here as long as there’s still some breathing room along the walls.”

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How to arrange a large rug in a small living room

Ideally, all four legs of your sofa (or at least the front legs!) should be on the rug, and you should leave at least 1 to 1.5 feet of exposed flooring between the rug and the walls, according to Nelson.

“This helps ground the room and make the furniture feel collected, not floating in space,” she explains.

Longley has a very similar take when it comes to rug sizes in small living rooms.

“Ideally, all furniture should sit all the way on the rug, or at least the front legs,” she says. “The rug should extend past the sides of the furniture at least 12 inches to the right and left of the sofa, chair or table.”

Other Tricks to Make a Small Living Room Look Twice as Big, According to Designers 1. Use furniture with exposed legs or glass tops

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Rather than furniture that goes all the way to the floor, opting for pieces with exposed legs can help a room feel more spacious.

“Allowing light, air and your eye to easily move around and under a piece tricks your brain into seeing more space and thinking the room is more open,” explains Nelson.

Similarly, “glass coffee tables and side tables also take up less visual space,” according to Longley. “That’s a good ‘trick’ that fools the eye and makes it seem larger.”

2. Use larger scale furniture

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According to Longley, you can “use larger scale furniture like you would in a larger room, but less of it,” and this will help the room feel bigger.

“People make the mistake of using smaller pieces (tiny furniture) and trying to fit too much in,” she explains. “Maybe in a living room you just have a small sofa with an attached chaise, a chair and a coffee table—instead of a smaller sofa, two smaller chairs, a coffee table, and small side tables. The more pieces, the more cramped it feels.”

3. Use a monochromatic color scheme

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A room with a monochromatic color scheme is one where most of the main fixtures (such as the couch, curtains and rug) are all in the same color.

“Using a monochromatic color scheme reduces high contrast lines and allows your eyes to move smoothly across a space,” explains Nelson. “This change can cut down on visual clutter so the room feels more open.”

4. Use an oversized mirror

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“Large mirrors can make the room look twice as big without adding square footage,” says Longley. That’s because a large mirror can create the illusion of more space, as well as make a room brighter by reflecting more light.

5. Mount your curtain rods using this trick

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Nelson recommends buying curtains that are “taller and wider than your windows,” and mounting curtain rods to support them. Doing this “not only gives the impression of larger scale windows, but allows more light to flow into the room” when the curtains are open.

Longley also recommends this trick for hanging curtains in small spaces.

“When you hang drapes at or close to the ceiling, it makes the ceilings feel taller,” adds Longley. “I find clients have often hung their drapes right above the top of the window instead. Additionally, you should have the rod extend about a foot on either side of the window. This makes the windows and ceiling appear larger.”

6. Put furniture in the center of the room

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Nelson notes that a common mistake people make in small living rooms is putting furniture right up against the wall.

“While more space in the center of the room may seem like it’d make the room feel larger,” explains Nelson, “allowing a little bit of space (even an inch or two) to breathe between a furniture piece and the wall allows more light and air to move around the room.”

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Jessica Nelson, the founder of full service interior design firm Jessica Nelson Design
Kate Longley, the Principal Designer and Founder at Kate Longley Designs

Aldi's Portable Charcuterie Board Is a Game Changer for Fall Tailgates

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 2:10am

Whether you love football or just go to tailgates for the vibes, you have to admit that the food is one of the best parts of game day. Hot dogs and beer? Um, yes, please. However, if you want to “class” things up a bit, a charcuterie board is always an option, too. Of course, charcuterie boards aren’t always the most portable dish to pass. Well, that is until now!

Starting this Wednesday, Aldi is selling an adorable portable charcuterie board in a football design for $19.99. This makes it easier than ever to bring the salami, cheeses and grapes to the tailgate without needing to prepare the individual foods at the party. This is thanks to this board’s durable plastic lid. Now, you can prep the spread from the comfort of your own home, and have it ready to go before kickoff. The handles on either side of the board make it a breeze to carry from the car to the tailgate.

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Crofton Charcuterie to Go Board, Football, $19.99 at Aldi

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Of course, the cutest part of this charcuterie board that makes it perfect for football weekends is the football-shaped sectioning. You can use this to make the most unique spreads that celebrate the beautiful game.

Aldi will also be selling two other styles of these portable charcuterie boards this week, including a classic sectioned and a non-sectioned version.

You can pick up any of these charcuterie boards to-go at select Aldi stores starting on Sept. 02 as part of the grocery store chain’s next rotation of Aldi Finds, limited-edition product specials that come and go everyt single week on Wednesdays.

Aldi Finds include anything and everything, from kitchen staples like these portable charcuterie boards to chic clothing, pet supplies, bedding and so much more. You never know what you are going to stumble across when you walk through Aldi’s center aisles. Just make sure to move fast if you see a find you love; they never stick around on shelves for a terribly long time.

Costco's Sweet and Creamy Fall Dessert Is Finally Back and Shoppers Are Hooked: 'This Is the Best Thing Ever'

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 2:04am

It’s no secret that Costco’s bakery is responsible for some heavy-hitting seasonal desserts. And with fall now right around the corner, you can expect the popular warehouse giant to pull out all the stops to capture your attention and tempt your taste buds with a variety of delicious treats.

Case in point: Kirkland Signature’s Pumpkin Cheesecake, a decadent and creamy fan-favorite that’s finally making its way back into stores nationwide after nearly a year in hibernation. Retailing for a cool $22 and packed with classic fall flavors, it’s a winning combination of creamy and crunchy textures that create a quintessential seasonal dessert.

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Spotted in store by @costcohotfinds, the Kirkland Signature Pumpkin Cheesecake was last seen around September 2025, when it took fans by storm with its scale-tipping 70-ounce weight. Back with the same mouth-watering appearance, it features a creamy pumpkin-flavored cheesecake layer made with cream cheese, pumpkin puree and warming spices like cinnamon and nutmeg.

Assembled atop a tender graham cracker crust and topped with a generous layer of whipped cream, decorative piping around the edges and a dusting of toasted graham cracker crumbles, it boasts a rich and creamy texture with a subtle pumpkin flavor that’s noticeable without being too overpowering. Even better, this 4.4-pound cheesecake comes ready to serve, pre-scored on top for easy cutting into 12 even portions and housed in a resealable plastic container.

A Seasonal Favorite Shoppers Wait All Year For

“I have like five things to try at the bakery and I’m not mad about it,” one person wrote in response to @costcohotfinds’ post. “There’s one in my fridge,” another chimed in, laughing at themselves before adding, “I’m obsessed.”

With more than 500 comments adding to the conversation, it’s clear shoppers have been waiting all year for the return of this popular seasonal cheesecake. A third fan declared, “this is the best thing ever,” while another pleaded, “please don’t let my mom and sister see this.”

Other commenters were already thinking ahead, knowing the cheesecake’s seasonal arrival won’t last forever. “This is my absolute favorite,” one person wrote, as another made plans to stock up: “That’s it, I’m going to buy all of them, and put them into individual servings and freeze them.”

If you’re planning on snatching one up, we’d suggest going this week, as everyone else is clearly having the same idea. And if you have space in your freezer, it might not be a bad idea to follow in the one commenters’ footsteps and grab at least two while you’re there.

Otherwise, be on the lookout for Costco’s Pumpkin Bar Cake for a similar fall-forward flavor experience, or try these Apple Cider Cake Donuts for a spicier twist.

Aldi's 2-Tier Floral Server Brings Dainty Fall Energy to Your Table

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 1:05am

When we think about fall colors, our minds tend to go straight to the brooding bunch: deep rusts, mossy olives, rich burgundies and every shade of brown in between. They’re beautiful, certainly, but after months of summer’s bright, in-your-face hues, the traditional autumn palette can feel like someone dimmed the lights a little too soon. Suddenly, everything is very serious. Very sophisticated. Very “I have a bowl of decorative gourds and big feelings.”

But who says fall has to be so moody? There’s plenty of room for a lighter, more playful take on the season, especially when it comes to entertaining. Think autumnal florals in softer, cheerier shades that nod to falling leaves and crisp evenings without making your table look like it’s preparing for hibernation.

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That’s why Aldi’s new two-tier server swoops in like a breath of fresh air. With its pretty floral design and distinctly autumnal feel, it embraces the season without getting bogged down in all those heavy hues. It’s a little bit fall, a little bit flower garden and a whole lot more fun—proving that seasonal decorating can have a sunnier side, too.

A tiered server may sound like something that comes out only when company’s coming, but this one has plenty of uses beyond piling it with snacks. Load it up with crackers, cheese, nuts and caramel corn for a casual fall happy hour, or make it the star of dessert with cookies, brownies, mini pies or other seasonal treats. It could also pull double duty at breakfast, holding muffins and fruit, or on a coffee or cocoa bar with mugs on one tier and marshmallows, cinnamon sticks and other mix-ins on the other.

But don’t feel like you have to serve anything on it at all. The autumn floral design makes it cute enough to use as seasonal decor on a kitchen counter, dining table or entryway. Fill it with mini pumpkins, gourds or faux flowers, or use it as a pretty little catchall for everyday odds and ends. Basically, it’s part serving piece, part fall decoration and one more excuse to make your countertops look a little more festive without covering every available surface in pumpkins (though there’s no shame if you go that route).

Aldi’s Crofton Two-Tier Server is $14.99 and will hit the store’s “Finds” aisle on Wednesday, Sept. 2.

NYT Connections Sports Edition Today: Hints and Answers for Monday, August 31, 2026

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 12:20am

Today’s NYT Connections Sports Edition puzzle covers a variety of topics, including basketball team leaders, spicy things, and what it feels like on your first day.

Get excited—there’s another New York Times game to add to your daily routine! Those of us word game addicts who already play Wordle, Connections, Strands and the Mini Crossword now have Connections Sports Edition to add to the mix.

So, if you’re looking for some hints and answers for today’s Connections Sports Edition on Monday, August 31, 2026, you’ve come to the right place.

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What Is Connections Sports Edition?

Connections Sports Edition is just like the regular Connections word puzzle, in that it’s a game that resets at 12 a.m. EST each day and has 16 different words listed. It’s up to you to figure out each group of four words that belong to a certain category, with four categories in total.

This new version is sports-specific, however, as a partnership between The New York Times and The Athletic.

As the NYT site instructs, for Connections Sports Edition, you “group sports terms that share a common thread.”

Hints for Today’s Connections Sports Edition Categories on August 31, 2026

Here are some hints about the four categories to help you figure out the word groupings.

Yellow: Still in training.
Green: Basketball team managers.
Blue: On fire.
Purple: Like Megan Thee Stallion’s ex.

Here Are Today’s Connections Sports Edition Categories

OK, time for a second hint…we’ll give you the actual categories now. Spoilers below!

Yellow: INEXPERIENCED
Green: NBA HEAD COACHES
Blue: CAN COME AFTER “HOT”
Purple: _____ THOMPSON

If you’re looking for the answers, no worries—we’ve got them below. So, don’t scroll any further if you don’t want to see the solutions!

The answers to today’s Connections Sports Edition #707 are coming up next.

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What Are the Answers to Connections Sports Edition Today?

INEXPERIENCED: GREEN, NEW, RAW, YOUNG
NBA HEAD COACHES: BICKERSTAFF, FINCH, KERR, REDICK
CAN COME AFTER “HOT”: CORNER, HAND, SEAT, STOVE
_____ THOMPSON: ALYSSA, AMEN, KLAY, TAGE

Don’t worry if you didn’t get them this time—we’ve all been there.

Up next, catch up on the answers to recent Wordle puzzles.

Amazon’s $10 15-Piece Organizer Bins Set Is a ‘Must for Bathrooms, Offices, and Junk Drawers’

Mon, 08/31/2026 - 12:00am

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While the contents of your drawers aren’t in plain sight, keeping them organized is a great way to add an extra layer of calm and order to your home. Whether you have junk drawers that have been accumulating miscellaneous items for months or bathroom drawers cluttered with makeup and skincare products, you should streamline them so you can find everything you need with ease. This Manalete 15-Piece Drawer Bins Set is a great way to tidy up your belongings, and it’s currently a steal at Amazon!

This drawer organizer set is now available for just $10. This is a deal you won’t want to miss because you’re getting these bins for well under a dollar each!

Manalete 15-Piece Drawer Bins Set, $10 at Amazon

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If you get overwhelmed every time you open your drawers, these organizing bins can help. This set includes four different bin sizes designed to meet all your decluttering needs — one large bin, two medium bins, five small bins, and seven mini bins. With different sizes to work with, you can configure the bins to perfectly fit in your drawers and maximize storage space.

All the bins have 1.8-inch tall edges, offering enough height to prevent items from falling out while still being shallow enough to fit in most drawers. For size reference, the large bin measures 8.7 inches wide and 5.8 inches long, while the mini ones are 2.8 inches wide and long. The mini and small bins are great for organizing little bits and bobbles, trinkets, and even jewelry, while the medium and large bins are ideal for anything from bulky tools to kitchen utensils.

These bins are incredibly versatile. You can use them to streamline any drawer in any room. They’re great for organizing craft supplies, toiletries, skincare products, stationery, tools, and much more. They’d be especially handy to declutter your junk drawers and give all those miscellaneous items a designated place so you can find everything easily.

Reviewers said that they loved how well these bins kept all their little things separated and appreciated the variety of sizes. If you want to see how customers used these bins, check out these satisfying photos that they shared!

“These are a must for bathrooms, vanities, offices, and junk drawers,” one reviewer commented. Another shopper said that “these clear plastic bins are a game changer for anyone trying to get organized” and described them as “functional, sturdy, and sleek.” They also raved that they’re “perfect for decluttering drawers.”

Sturdy and durable, these bins are made of non-toxic polyethylene terephthalate plastic (PET). They have a stackable design, so you can nest one on top of the other when they’re not being used to save space. As a bonus, they look sleek and aesthetically pleasing, so you can use them to organize your countertops without being an eyesore.

Even the unseen parts of your home deserve to be neat and polished. If your drawers could use some tidying up, head to Amazon and snag the Manalete 15-Piece Drawer Bins Set for just $10. You should definitely hurry because it’s flying off the shelves — over 5,000 customers have purchased it in the past month!

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