Photo: Getty Asparents, we want to be supportive of our kids, whether that means attending dance recitals, helping with challenging homework, or listening to them talk about Beyblades for any significant amount of time. Parental support of hobbies and interests means a lot to them. But parental support on bigger issues—likeidentity,sexuality, and self-expression— isn’t just meaningful, it’scrucial. Recently,a small study found that LGBT+ individuals whose parents provided consistent supporthad less anxiety and depression than those who did not....

Fora recent Provisions photo shoot, we made a flag cake. It’s just a simple vanilla cake slathered in a healthy layer of buttercream, but it’s layered to look like a flag, meaning that every slice you take out results in resounding gasps from hungry onlookers. When emails started pouring in asking how to make it, we couldn’t resist sharing a tutorial. After all, everyone deserves the “ooohs” and “aaahs” that you get when a piece of this beauty slides onto a plate....

Photo: Nobu Hotel Los Cabos Decades before A-listers fell in love with Los Cabos or turned up in droves to Tulum, Old Hollywood stars were jetting to Mexico for an easy and enticing warm weather retreat. Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles filmedThe Lady from Shanghaiin Acapulco in the ’40s, turning it into an instant hotspot. John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy honeymooned there in 1953. (So did Bill and Hillary Clinton in 1975....

Bachelorfans, your favorite time of the year is here once again. On Monday, the 24th season of the ABC dating series kicks off — or should we saytakes off— withPeter “Pilot Pete” Weberhanding out the roses in hopes of finding his future wife. Weber, 28, appeared inHannah Brown‘s season ofThe Bachelorettelast year. He finished in third place and was arguably best rememberedfor having sex (four times!) in a windmillduring their night in the Fantasy Suite....

Huey Lewis and Bob Dylan.Photo:Leon Bennett/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/WireImage Leon Bennett/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/WireImage Huey Lewisdoesn’t have many regrets in life, but not recording a songBob Dylanpenned for him is definitely one of them. “He sent me a cassette and a lovely note saying he liked the last record and here’s a song of mine,” Lewis said of the gift from Dylan, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest songwriters in the history of music....

Hugh Grant; Daniel Craig.Photo: Boris Streubel/Getty, Karwai Tang/WireImageThis post contains spoilers forGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.Now thatGlassOnion: A Knives Out Mysteryhas finally hitNetflix,Hugh Grantcan speak freely.In a recent interview withColliderpublished last Saturday, Grant, 62, made light ofhis brief appearance in theKnives Outsequelfrom writer-directorRian Johnsonas detective Benoit Blanc’s (Daniel Craig) husband.“It is true, I’m married to James Bond,” Grant joked to the outlet regarding his cameo.“It’s the tiniest little moment,” the actor joked of his appearance inGlass Onion, as Collider noted that Grant did not elaborate as he tried to avoid spoiling the film for co-intervieweeChris Pine, who had not seen the new movie yet....

Hugh Jackman’s friendship withIvanka Trumpand her husbandJared Kushnergoes way back.At the New York premiere of the upcomingfilmThe Front Runner —in which Jackman plays Colorado Sen. Gary Hart, the early favorite to win the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination, until a sex scandal derailed his campaign — the actor was asked about his connection to PresidentDonald Trump‘s daughter and son-in-law.“I’ve known those guys for 15 years,” Jackman, 50, toldVariety.Jackman also hinted that talk of President Trump didn’t come up at his recent birthday party, which both Ivanka and her husband attended, according toPage Six....

Photo: AP/REX/Shutterstock Hundreds of thousands of California households — that could include millions of people — are reportedly without power after the state’s largest utility provider decided to cut electricity in specific areas of the state in an effort to prevent wildfires. Pacific Gas & Electric began turning off power for residents around midnight on Tuesday due to strong winds that could knock over power lines, according to theLos Angeles Times....

Workers in white protective suits, masks and gloves dug through the rubble in the Bahamas’ Abacos Islands before loading body bags into a flat-bed truck this week. At least 30 people in the Bahamas aredead as a result of Hurricane Dorianand children are among thousands missing as crews and public officials assess the damages,NBC News reported. Hurricane Dorianmade landfall in the Bahamas on Sunday, causing “extreme destruction.” Structures have been completely flattened, with as many as 13,000 homes destroyed, NBC reported, citing the International Committee of the Red Cross....

The Southeastern United States is bracing for Hurricane Florence. The hurricane’s center is expected to affect Bermuda and the Bahamas on Tuesday and Wednesday, and to hit North Carolina on Thursday,USA Todayreported. North Carolina,South CarolinaandVirginiahave all declared states of emergency,AccuWeatherreported. The coast could receive water as high as 15 feet, and inland areas could see up to 20 inches of rainfall, according toCNN’s Chad Myers. “This is [a] very scary rain event potentially setting up this week,” meteorologist Brett Rossi toldUSA Today....

Hurricane Michaelhas made landfall in Florida as a potentially“catastrophic” category 4storm, but what does that actually mean? Meteorologists rely on the Saffir-Simpson scale to measure the potential impact of a hurricane based on sustained wind strength, according to Navarro. While this scale does not measure other effects of the storm, such as tornadoes or rain-induced floods, it can help people prepare for the estimated damage. At a category 4, Hurricane Florence would be the second-worst level of hurricane on the scale, but what does that actually mean?...

Photo: Macall B. Polay/HBO Every so often, a small screen hit gives fans an equally amazing theme song — one that evokes memories of favorite past episodes and stirs up excitement for the ones to come. Since HBO’sGame of Thronespremiered in 2011, its epic title theme song has done exactly that, while giving fans chills to boot. It was indeed music to fan’s ears as millions of fans who’d waited for two wintry years, tuned in to watch the premiere of the historic show’s eighth and final season....

Ben Affleck and Ice Spice for Dunkin'.Photo:Dunkin' Dunkin' Ice Spicehas nothing but praise forBen Affleck. The VMA-winner reiterated that she felt “comfortable” with Affleck, tellingVarietythat he “guided it well.” The rapper then revealed a funny tidbit: “He had his Batman figure, or whatever, like, in his office,” she said of Affleck, who has played Bruce Wayne in multiple films includingBatman v Superman. “That was fire.” Ice Spice(real name Isis Naija Gaston) rose to fame with her song “Munch (Feelin' U),” which went viral on TikTok....