Surprising Tale of Pham Xuan An, a Spy on TIME's Staff During Vietnam

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1218 words  |  Patria Henriques

In early 1972, Stanley Cloud, who was then TIME’s bureau chief in Saigon, wrote a short piece for the company’s internal newsletter, F.Y.I. The piece—headlined “Right, An”—was a profile of a man named Pham Xuam An, who had been working for TIME in Vietnam since 1966 and had been officially hired to the magazine’s staff in 1969. He was the first Vietnamese person to become a full-fledged staff member for a major American news outlet covering the war. [Read More]

Television: Sep. 17, 1965 | TIME

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1884 words  |  Patria Henriques

The 1965-66 season is at hand, with all the new series (TIME, July 23) kicking off in a single week. The premieres—plus a few worthy public-affairs programs: Wednesday, September 15 LOT IN SPACE (CBS, 7:30-8:30 p.m.).* Guy Williams and June Lockhart head a family marooned on an unknown planet. GIDGET (ABC, 8:30-9 p.m.). Sally Field in a teen-age situation comedy. GREEN ACRES (CBS, 9-9:30 p.m.). City Lawyer Eddie Albert and Wife Eva Gabor move to the sticks. [Read More]

The First Real-Time Study of Parents Spanking Their Kids

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1077 words  |  Kelle Repass

FPG / Retrofile via Getty Images It’s not P.C. to admit you spank your child. But nearly 40 moms have gone a step further, recording themselves hitting and slapping their kids as part of a new study on how parents and children interact. They didn’t know they were going to be in a study about spanking per se. Researchers have to be careful when presenting their proposed area of study to potential participants — too much information can lead people to alter their normal behavior, which would skew results. [Read More]

Top 6 Nigerian celebrity couples with the most enviable relationships

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  355 words  |  Kelle Repass

Here are five of the cutest Nigerian couples and the things we love about their relationship. 1. Bella and Sheggz ADVERTISEMENT They met on Big Brother Naija and were highly controversial. Bella and Sheggz are having a ‘Mama, we made it’ moment. Many people did not believe in their sauce, but they have given us enough viral moments, matching outfits, and, most recently, wearing aso-ebi to attend a wedding to silence their haters. [Read More]

Trump is reportedly pushing for his personal pilot to run the government's top aviation agency

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  194 words  |  Billy Koelling

Multiple outlets reported that Trump's personal pilot, John Dunkin, who flew Trump around the country during his presidential campaign, is under consideration to lead the Federal Aviation Administration. "He’s on the list because he's the president’s pilot, but if he gets the job it won't be because he's the president's pilot," a senior administration official told Axios. Another administration source told the publication that Dunkin has the right experience to lead the agency. [Read More]

Underwhelming Headliners, Celebs Galore and Plenty of Hidden Gems

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1167 words  |  Tandra Barner

Having come of age in the Tumblr indie sleaze era of the early 2010s, I’d always wanted to go to Glastonbury Festival. My mood boards were littered with photos of Alexa Chung traversing Worthy Farm’s muddy grounds wearing a mini skirt and wellies, and I fantasized about being part of the seemingly miles-long, flag-laden crowd that got to watch an iconic British band like Arctic Monkeys or Blur light up the Pyramid stage. [Read More]

Why is Kate Winslet Paranoid About Mold in HBO's The Regime?

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  689 words  |  Tandra Barner

In HBO's The Regime, Kate Winslet plays Elena Vernham, the charming if authoritarian leader of a small European country. Elena, the autocratic chancellor of her nation, is, by turn, charismatic, oblivious, and tyrannical—but above all, she is terrified of mold. Her mycophobia is so great that the first episode of the series, which premiered on March 3, opens with a haphazard renovation to the historical palace in which she lives, in an effort to banish any sign of possibly toxic spores. [Read More]

Why You Shouldnt Love Your Kids More Than Your Partner

 Posted on August 28, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  744 words  |  Martina Birk

Parents’ love for their children can make them do peculiar things. Like staying up until 1 a.m. gluing glitter on a second-grade class project. Or driving 40 miles to deliver a single soccer cleat. Or, perhaps, bribing their teenagers’ way into a fancy college. But one of the weirdest things parents do is love their children more than their partners. Before you call child services, let me be clear: Of course you have to love your kids. [Read More]