Adult film actor and director Stormy Daniels took being coy to a totally new level last night when she appeared on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! in the wake of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address and rumors of the couple's affair in 2006. While porn actors usually excel at innuendo and playing dumb, Daniels did so in a smart and funny (if kind of awkward) way on the late-night show as she tiptoed around the details of her relationships with the current president, probably due to a nondisclosure agreement she signed regarding the issue.

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Daniels allegedly had a sexual relationship with Trump during a golf tournament in Lake Tahoe in 2006, which she talked about in graphic detail to In Touch Weekly in 2011. Then, just a month shy of the 2016 presidential election, The Wall Street Journal has reported that Daniels accepted a $130,000 payoff from Trump attorney Michael Cohen, ostensibly in exchange for a nondisclosure agreement that barred her from talking about her dealings with Trump. Then, she allegedly released a statement denying the affair on Tuesday morning, just hours before the State of the Union address — though her signature on that document varies significantly from her signature on other documents, including the original statement.

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During her Jimmy Kimmel interview, Daniels tap-danced around her alleged affair in multiple ways with the help of the late-night host. First, the pair talked about the letter of denial that appeared on the internet. When Kimmel directly asked if she signed it, the actor replied, "I dunno. Did I?" When he asked about whether it was her signature, she said, "It doesn't look like my signature, does it?"

When asked where it came from, she said, "It came from the internet, which also says that I work for the FBI and that I'm a man."

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Kimmel also tried to help Daniels get around the parameters of the alleged NDA by handing her a puppet of herself (while Kimmel operated a Donald Trump doll in tighty-whities). The pair of puppets played the game Never Have I Ever, and Stormy the doll admitted to sleeping with a married man at a golf tournament — though she wouldn't go further.

During another segment of the interview, after playing a segment of Trump talking about the size of his penis during a presidential debate, Kimmel presented Daniels with a large carrot, a medium-size carrot and a small carrot and asked her to choose one "without any commentary." She demurred again, saying, "Who wants a carrot?"

You’re probably used to seeing Julianne Hough on the big screen and covers of magazines, but at the BlogHer18 Health conference hosted by SheKnows Media in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 31, the actor took the stage for an entirely different reason. Joined by wellness maven Latham Thomas, Hough discussed her battle with endometriosis as part of the #SpeakEndo campaign — and teased a cool new project she has in the pipeline.

Hough, now 29, started having symptoms when she was 15 but initially wrote off the pain as standard period symptoms. "I was just like, 'This is normal, I guess?'" Hough told the audience. "I just kinda sucked it up and dealt with it."

It wasn't until 2008 that Hough received a diagnosis while filming Dancing with the Stars. "Thank goodness my mom was there because she made me go to the doctor," said Hough. "I was dancing on the show, and I actually had a cyst burst, and my mom was like, 'You are going to the doctor.'"

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The official diagnosis sparked what would become a long wellness journey and a passion for promoting endometriosis awareness in addition to the message that women must advocate for their bodies and health. "Talking about this can be uncomfortable, but it shouldn’t be because this is our body," said Hough. "It’s the most important thing that we have, that is ours, and we need to take control and ownership of it and ask the questions, start the conversations, so that not only can you help yourself, but you can help others going through this."

Hough expanded on the idea that women, first and foremost, know what's best for their bodies. "I know my body more than anybody else and more than I think I do," she said. "Just being tuned into that makes me feel so much more empowered, knowing I have the choice and I have the power — what I put into my body, how I exercise, all of those things."

She also discussed how ignorance is not bliss — at least when it comes to health. "A lot of people don't want to know because it’s scary, but I think it’s the opposite. I think it actually gave me comfort knowing that it's a disease but something I can control. It does not define me, and it actually encourages me to spread the word that I am standing. I am here. And I have endometriosis."

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Finally, Hough pointed out that women should never be afraid to ask for help. "That pressure we carry on our shoulders — it is physically, mentally, emotionally impossible. If you can give that to someone to help you with… By giving that person the chance to give to you, that’s the greatest gift you can give to them. Vulnerability is awesome. Vulnerability is a whole level of strength and power that I feel like people don’t understand."

It looks like Hough's experience with endometriosis may even be the catalyst for a new business venture as well. When Thomas asked her about what new projects she is working on, Hough announced, "I just went to a business seminar the other day because I felt like, ‘I’m an actress and a dancer but I also want to be a business owner.’" she began before teasing a possible future project.

"I actually haven't told anybody this yet, but I am going to go on a journey. I'm almost 30. It's sort of like, 'What is my purpose?' so I want to be able to document going through this and figuring out what my purpose is. I know that right now, it is very focused on fitness and health, energy work and mind, body, soul."

Hough didn't specify exactly what that journey will look like, but it sounds like something we can't wait to hear more about. Could it be a TV show? A documentary? A blog? Whatever it is, we're sure it will be just as important and eye-opening as all Hough's work so far to raise awareness of endometriosis.

For a while toward the end of 2017, it seemed like every morning, we'd wake up to an alert about another powerful man accused of a sex crime. If it seemed like a sudden onslaught that came out of nowhere, it's not because it's a new pattern — it's because until recently, people weren't willing to listen. This culture of systemic harassment and abuse was something that as women we were expected to deal with, even if no one said so out loud — and it was definitely not considered news.

This is exactly the attitude that award-winning filmmaker Amy Ziering was up against when she first attempted to make her documentary, The Invisible War, about sexual assault in the military in 2006. She was repeatedly told that people weren't interested in the subject, and it took years to secure funding. Undeterred, Ziering began traveling the country, speaking to survivors of sexual assault — both military and civilian — and recording their stories.

When the film was finally screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012, Ziering's publicists wished her "good luck with the rape film." Not expecting a warm reception, Ziering was checking her phone when it was announced that she had won the audience award.

But Ziering isn't here for accolades; she's here to tell stories that empower others and prompt change. "Every day in our U.S. military, according to Department of Defense estimates, 49 women and men are sexually assaulted… right here on American soil in the line of duty by other American soldiers," Ziering said at the BlogHer18 Health conference hosted by SheKnows Media in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 31.

More: Our Narrow View of Sexual Assault Is Letting People Get Away With It

But their stories were not being told, and where there's silence, there's disbelief. Now, as made evident by the prevalence of the #MeToo movement, people are realizing the power that comes with sharing your own experiences.

“All this is because a handful of women agreed to speak up," Ziering said. "Not for self-aggrandizement or acclaim, but simply for the purpose of preventing another woman from being harmed.” This is a topic Ziering addressed again in another documentary called The Hunting Ground, which focused on sexual assault on college campuses and was released in 2015.

While speaking at the conference, Ziering teared up as she recounted meeting a college sophomore who had been sexually assaulted but had not yet told her parents. The young woman sat there during the interview clutching a teddy bear, which she then offered to Ziering when she became visibly upset after hearing about her experience. It was hard to hear and retell, but Ziering said that's why it's so important to have these conversations.

More: The Impact of Sexual Harassment on Mental Health

“Women’s stories matter, and it’s our obligation, our duty and responsibility, to tell them and to listen — even when listening is painful and unpleasant, and to speak up, even when that speaking up requires courage. Even when it’s easier to turn away," she said.

And while we still have a long way to go in terms of seeing major shifts in rape culture, we are now finally having discussions that make people — men in particular — question and reflect on their own behavior and existing power structures. We've also made progress in terms of how we view survivors of sex crimes. “For the first time in our lifetimes, the blame for rapes in our culture is being placed on perpetrators and not victims," Ziering said.

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Now that she has tackled sexual assault in the military and on college campuses, Ziering plans to turn her focus to patriarchal imbalances in the health care sphere. Ziering describes it as "an exposé on the medical industry" and says that one of her key takeaways while making the film was this: "Not only do we women doubt ourselves, but doctors doubt us." Like her previous project, it's another topic that will greatly benefit us by amplifying women's voices.

“We are each other’s stories," Ziering added. "We have a responsibility to share them if we can.”

If you have experienced sexual abuse or assault, call the free, confidential National Sexual Assault hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673), or access the 24-7 help online by visiting online.rainn.org.

Remember when MTV finally gave The Hills fans a reunion in 2016? But it didn't turn out to be a proper reunion at all, focusing seemingly solely on Lauren Conrad's über-successful fashion line. Don't get us wrong; we love Conrad, but let's be real: That wasn't a reunion at all.

At the time, The Hills "villain" Spencer Pratt wasn't about it either.

More: MTV's Exploitation of The Hills' Lauren Conrad Is Mind-Blowing

Since then, Pratt and wife and fellow Hills costar Heidi Montag have been rallying for another reunion — more recently in an episode on their podcast, Make Speidi Famous Again, where Cavallari was a guest.

"Are we ever going to see you? Because you're our favorite television star ever." Pratt asked Cavallari. "Is there a chance we’re ever going to see you on TV again one day?"

Cavallari responded, "I’m open to it." But only on one condition: She's an executive producer.

"I think that obviously the three of us come from similar backgrounds in that The Hills was a unique experience," she says. "I wouldn’t trade it for the world, but to go back to that now as a mom and a wife, it would have to be different. I would have to be an executive producer. I would have to have more control, and it would have to be on my kind of terms."

Cavallari, who has three kids with husband Jay Cutler, then added, "I would never put my kids on a reality show."

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In all, Cavallari sounded very open to the idea of returning to reality TV. And we'd love to see her back on our screens.

"I would love nothing more than a Hills reunion,” Cavallari told Montag and Pratt. "It would be so much fun."

In the meantime, keep your fingers crossed and listen to the entire Speidi podcast episode right here.

I never thought of myself as someone who has a type. In fact, I’ve prided myself on giving every kind of guy a fair shake — a dating eclectic, if you will. But recently, my friends pointed out that my idea of variety is actually a lot of the same.

“You date hipster bro dudes,” my friend Sarah told me over brunch one day. Apparently I like tall, beefy guys with beards, tattoos and a penchant for craft beer. These are the guys who you can tell went to a good school and got into finance, but then transitioned into graphic design. They carry backpacks and read Bukowski. “Oh, and they probably have a square jaw,” my mother said, after I called her to ask what she thought my type was. “And they can’t live in New Jersey. They have to be older than you, and they have to be liberal.” (Damn, Mom.)

I felt read. But because I actively try to avoid becoming a total cliché, I decided to line up three dates with men who weren’t my typical type. I scoured dating apps, and every time I instinctively wanted to swipe left, I went right. In a few hours, I’d lined up a date with Joey* — a shorter, stockier guy who lived and worked in New Jersey. This is the type of guy I grew up with but avoid dating because I am convinced we’d have nothing in common.

At this point, I was racking my brain for ways to end this date, so I was relieved when he asked for the check without seeing if I wanted another drink. Part of me felt bad — here is this nice guy who wants to start a family and has a full head of hair; had I stayed in New Jersey, I might be married to that guy this very day. But that’s not where my life is, so Joey struck out.

My third date was with Peter*, who looked like a Patrick Bateman cliché. He went to Yale, lived in FiDi, and worked for Morgan Stanley. His profile literally had a picture of him holding a champagne bottle on a yacht. Peter was actually funny, but he wouldn’t let me get a word in edgewise. He talked about his trip to Yacht Week and his one-bedroom apartment — which he not so subtly tried to get me to go to “for a drink.” I just sat there, smiling, trying to find an opening to contribute. None ever came.

But it was when Peter brought up politics that I wound up really biting my tongue. I’d unwittingly gone out with a guy who shared a completely different voting record than I did — and was very loud about it. “Don’t tell me you’re a Democrat,” he said to me. “Peter, you live in New York City,” I said. “Everyone is a Democrat.” I then thanked him for the evening, put a $10 on the table for my drink, and excused myself.

Was my experiment a total disaster? I wouldn’t go that far. It showed me that I do, in fact, have a type. And it makes sense that I do. Given the amount of time that I’ve been dating, I’ve weeded out the guys I know not to waste my time with. I don’t see that as being picky — I see that as economical. Hopefully, one date, my hipster bro dude Prince Charming will come along and we’ll settle into a brownstone in Brooklyn. But until then, I’ll happily continue to date within my “type.”

*Names have been changed for anonymity.

Have a kid who loves to craft? Skip the store and let them make their own valentines. Because guess what: You probably have most of these craft supplies stocked in your house as it is. From fun animals to foam foxes, these heart-shaped crafts are unique, festive and totally simple.

1. Foam fish craft

These kissy-face fishes are batting their eyelashes at you.

2. Lace hearts

All you need is a mini needle-free sewing lesson to make these hearts.

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3. Heart "people"

This is one fun heart-shaped valentine. Just be careful it doesn't walk off!

4. Valentine kitty

This kitty valentine is easy and purr-dorable.

More: 10 DIY Valentine's Day Decor Ideas to Love Up Your Home

5. Foam heart foxes

Can you even? These foam foxes are beyond cute.

6. Paper plate yarn hearts

Make use of any leftover yarn with this paper plate craft that looks complex but isn't.

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7. Heart crown

Your kid will feel like Valentine's Day royalty with this crown.

8. Raining hearts

Who needs cats and dogs when you can make it rain hearts on Valentine's Day?

9. Hole-punch hearts

All you need are paper, string and some hole punchers for a sweet window hanging that filters light.

10. Terra-cotta lovebug

Make this little lovebug without much more than a terra-cotta pot.

11. Pizza heart

If there's anything kids love more than crafting, it's pizza — and puns.

12. Owl heart

Owls are chic these days — as baby shower themes and as valentines.

13. Tree with heart leaves

Grow love all month long on this heart tree.

14. Aluminum foil hearts

A little aluminum foil can turn into a sparkly heart medallion in no time.

15. Monster hearts

Who said monsters were just for Halloween? Decorate your own monster heart with just a few supplies.

We get tattoos of the things we love most, of things we want to remember, of memorable quotes or loved ones. And then sometimes we get tattoos because we lost a bet. The latter was certainly the case for Tom Hardy, who surfaced on Instagram this week sporting a tattoo that reads LEO KNOWS ALL.

According to a 2016 Esquire interview with Hardy, the bet centered around Hardy's Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for The Revenent. Hardy didn't think he'd get a nod for his role of John Fitzgerald in the epic frontier movie, while lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio was sure that he would. The loser, they decided, would have to get a tattoo of the other's choice.

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It turns out that Hardy was nominated for his role, although he ended up losing the Academy Award to Mark Rylance for his work on Bridge of Spies. DiCaprio ended up winning the Best Actor statue, after being nominated but not winning five different times in the past. He also won the bet–and demanded that Hardy get a tattoo that read "Leo Knows Everything."

Hardy stalled on getting inked, explaining that, "He wrote, in this really shitty handwriting: 'Leo knows everything.' Ha! I was like, 'OK, I'll get it done, but you have to write it properly.'"

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No one was quite sure if he'd stayed true to his word or not until this week, when he stopped for a fan photo with bartender Andrew Calisterio. Peeking out of Hardy's short-sleeved black t-shirt is a bicep tattoo that reads, LEO KNOWS ALL.

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This is hardly Hardy's first tattoo–he has a long history of ink, including, according to Esquire, "The London skyline, a Chinese dragon, his wife's name (and his ex-wife's initials), a Madonna and child and a Buddha with an AK47."

Rumors that Fargo star Kirsten Dunst is pregnant have been swirling since December, but now we have official (and very stylish) confirmation that the actor is expecting her first child with costar and fiancé Jesse Plemons.

Dunst hasn't issued a statement, but as the old saying goes, a Rodarte photo shoot is worth a thousand words (that's how it goes, right?). The actor debuted her baby bump in a series of photos for the fashion house's fall/winter look book titled Women Who Inspire Us. Dressed in a floral tulle embroidered gown and a pink floral hairpiece (obv), Dunst cradles her baby bump in the image. This isn't Dunst's first time collaborating with Kate and Laura Mulleavy, the sisters who founded Rodarte in 2005. Last year, she starred in the Mulleavy's first film, the thriller Woodshock.

More: Kirsten Dunst Is Reportedly Pregnant With First Child

It may only be January, but 2018 is shaping up to be a very exciting year for Dunst. She and Plemons plan to tie the knot in April at a small ceremony in Texas. According to Glamour, Dunst's wedding gown will be designed by the Mulleavy sisters. (We're seeing a theme here.) And then there's impending parenthood to add extra excitement. When asked about the pregnancy, Dunst's rep declined to give a yes or no answer, telling the Los Angeles Times, “[T]he photos speak for themselves." (So we can take that as a yes, yes?)

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Dunst has previously expressed her eagerness at the prospect of motherhood. "I wasn’t one of those 'I need a baby!' people until my goddaughter was born," she told Marie Claire U.K. last summer. "I love her so much. That love is just like… you can’t experience that unless you have a kid. I put her to bed last night and she woke up this morning and said to her mom, 'Where’s Kiki?'; I just love that love. That’s what I want."

Kate Walsh has spent a lot of time in hospitals — in real life and on TV. The actor spent years playing Dr. Addison Montgomery, first on Grey's Anatomy and then on the spinoff show Private Practice, but no script or set could prepare her for her real-life battle with a brain tumor. Now, after spending time on both sides of the examination table, Walsh is opening up about the major impact Hollywood and pop culture can have on women's health.

To start, health care makes for great TV. "It’s life and death," Walsh told the audience at the BlogHer18 Health conference hosted by SheKnows Media in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 31. "I think it’s the uniforms too — white coats, always running. There’s always a surgery and some making out."

Walsh was part of a panel discussion called "Hollywood on Health," a retrospective look at the way our favorite female characters have educated us about important health issues, which also featured Sara Vilkomerson (a senior writer at Entertainment Weekly) and was moderated by Kaja Perina (the editor-in-chief of Psychology Today).

During her time in Shondaland, Walsh said she had the opportunity to address many different health, gender and political issues, including women being able to control their own reproductive choices. But despite years wearing scrubs as a costume, she said she still struggled to regularly schedule and attend medical appointments.

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"I was someone who never went to the doctor and still am like, 'Do I really have to go for a checkup?'" Walsh said. "You don’t think about it until you actually get health issues, which did happen in the last couple years. Now I have a circuit of doctors and I feel like we should all dine together once a week."

In the Netflix show 13 Reasons Why, Walsh had the chance to play another type of caregiver — mother to a suicidal teenage daughter — and said she was very fortunate to work on a show with such great writing.

"We had no idea how it was going to be received, but I felt so proud and excited to be a part of such an incredible project that we hoped would be a social contribution and start a conversation, not only about suicide and sexual assault, but about gender issues, racism, everything that’s in the zeitgeist and culture now," Walsh said.

And though 13 Reasons Why was a success in terms of ratings and reviews, it was not without its detractors, many of whom said the show risked glamorizing mental health conditions and suicide. But Walsh disagrees.

"[The suicide scene] was very, very well considered and thought about, and it was a conscious decision in the spirit of not romanticizing it and not just having a beautiful girl with a great soundtrack and all these gorgeous kids," she said. "The idea was to show how horrific and horrible [suicide is] and the detriment it brings not just to Hannah Baker, but the ripple effect it had on her whole family and community."

More: Kate Walsh Opens Up About Having a Brain Tumor

Walsh is also realistic and understands that people can interpret a show's message differently depending on their personal experience and background. “We’re in a culture where everyone’s got an opinion, so no one is going to think the story is told exactly right, which is something we have to accept as well," she said.

More than anything, Walsh emphasized that she was honored to be able to be part of a show where she tried to be of service to families that have endured the unimaginable. "You feel like you want to do your best job to honor those people," she said.

"The culture of bullying is so vast, so extensive, so intense, and it starts at such a young age," Walsh added. "There will never be a perfect way to bring the conversation [about mental health] into the culture, but it has to happen, and it has to happen young."

Pink just dropped the music video for her empowering tune "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken," and she has a very special (and adorable) costar: her 6-year-old daughter, Willow Sage. The video, shot in black and white, features Pink cuddling Willow close as she belts out the emotional song, which she originally penned for the 2015 film Suffragette.

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Pink teamed up with UNICEF for the video. The singer is an ambassador for the organization, and she has pledged to make a donation to UNICEF in honor of the song.

"In honor of this incredible organization, in honor of this video for 'Wild Hearts' and in honor of girls and woman all over the world standing up for themselves, I am going to be making a donation in all of your names to this wonderful organization and I encourage you to do the same if the spirit moves you," she said.

More: Pink Juggles Kids, Music & Badassery in Her New Documentary

Although "Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken" was written nearly three years ago, the song is more relevant than ever in 2018 thanks to its themes of equality, persistence and speaking out for what's right. It serves as a rally cry, as Pink sings, "This is a battle I must win, to want my share is not a sin." (Amen to that.)

In the era of #MeToo and with an increased focus on women's rights, we love that Pink included Willow in this video. After all, kids are the future — and the future is female.

You likely know Jillian Michaels as America's Toughest Trainer, but did you know she's also competing for the title of America's Funniest Mom? Fine, not really. But she would totally be in the running. We were psyched to have Michaels join us at SheKnows Media's BlogHer Health conference for the #WinningWomen keynote, where she blew the audience away with her no-bullshit approach to business, fitness, parenting and life in general.

In order to find success, Michaels told the BlogHer audience, "You will have to take a stand, have a position and stand by it... It’s fine to be wrong, and I’ve been wrong many times. What is not fine is to be a liar." She added that motherhood has given her a gentle shove down that path to true authenticity. "Being a mom makes me less reckless, more thoughtful. It’s like the Jack Nicholson line with Laura Dern, ‘You make me want to be a better man’ — your kids make you want to be a better person."

We sat down with Michaels in advance of the conference to talk all things parenting, fitness and New York steak. In the interview ahead, she gets real about the beast that is wedding planning, whether she wants to adopt again, her one "desert island" food and the celebs she'd love to train (hint: badass women abound). Read on and be inspired — but just don't make Michaels go to Brooklyn, OK?

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SheKnows: We were so excited to have you join us at BlogHer Health. Can you talk a bit about your main messaging for this event?

Jillian Michaels: Well, it’s really more of a conversation and a dialogue asking, "How do we empower women from all generations?" For me personally, what I'm hoping attendees will take away is that we're stronger through collaboration than through competition. With the whole #MeToo movement, the reality is, a lot of these women who are all of a sudden "feminists," they're the ones who sign the paychecks. We as a gender have not necessarily been supportive of one another throughout past decades — or through the history of time. I feel really strongly about this; instead of attacking other generations, other women, other ethnicities, we need to learn from each other and collaborate and put out our best. Also, one of the things I've done best is learning from my mistakes, having humility, appreciating that you don't know it all, you're going to fuck up, and failure is the greatest teacher. There's that stupid meme: "Correct a fool, and they'll be offended. Correct a wise man, and he'll thank you." If you cannot learn from your mistakes, take constructive criticism and get feedback then forget it.

SK: You spoke about being bullied as a kid, and these days, there’s the whole new beast that is cyberbullying. As a parent, have you had to see your kids deal with bullying? How do you guide them from your own experience?

JM: Kids are definitely part nature and part nurture. Both of these kids are growing up in the same house, and they're so different. No one has bullied my daughter, but she's petrified: "People are gonna laugh at me. I'm gonna get in trouble." I never imagined I'd have a kid whom I wanted to get in more trouble! I'm like, "What's the worst that would happen? You'll lose a treat for a day? Mommy and I will still love you." But she has this tremendous concern about what her peers think even though she's only 7. I'm hoping that my repetitive messaging — "Hey, not everybody is going to like you and that's OK." — will get through. The hope is that in time, she'll realize the people that matter don't mind, and the people that mind don't matter. I keep reaffirming that to her. I'm like, "If people don't like you, that comes from their own sense of feeling helpless and insecure; it’s not about you."

SK: You have this beautiful, non-stereotypical family; do you engage your kids in conversations about adoption, same-sex parents and everything else that makes your family unique?

JM: I don’t really believe that. I think it sucks that my kids don’t have a dad. But I remind them that they are loved. It’s like, hey, some people have one mom, some have one dad — I don't think we're special or better than any other family. My kids are loved; that's what I try to make sure they're aware of at all times. I try to surround them with strong male figures — my brother, my business partner, involved men who are interested and with whom they can form strong bonds and [see as] role models. I think that’s important. The kids have asked me questions, especially my son, so I'm not going to be like, “Oh, it’s so special that you have two moms." I get it; it sucks. But a lot of kids don’t have present fathers. My kids are loved by all these uncles.

I do talk about adoption, although it doesn't come up often. I don't bring it up if the kids don't bring it up. My daughter knows she was adopted; we tell her the story of how we asked for a little girl. We say, "You were born in our hearts and it got so big that you exploded out of our hearts and flew all the way to Haiti in your birth mother's tummy until Mommy and I could find you."

SK: I know the adoption process took a few years for you and Heidi. Would you do it again? Are you hoping to?

JM: I do not need more kids. If I did, we would go through [the] foster care system; I’ve learned a lot about foster care that I did not know before adopting my daughter. Of course, I’d never change anything about what we did because it got us our daughter, but if I did it again, I’d foster to adopt. Maybe 10 years from now, when the kids are teenagers and I'm not working as much and have way more time to give. Right now, it wouldn't be fair to anyone.

More:  I Don't Regret Giving Up My Son for Adoption

SK: Also, your proposal video was the most adorable. Is wedding planning in the works at the moment?

JM: You know, I put the ball in her court a year ago, and I said, "Let's go to city hall." She’s like, "No, no, we can't do city hall." I'm like, "I don't have time for this; this is in your court." So she tried wedding planning for a couple months and was like, "I don't have time for this." [Laughs] It turns into all the cake-tasting and the bullshit. I'm like, "Hire someone!" But she's like, "I'm not going to let someone else plan my wedding." You know, she applied for the marriage license three times — we never picked it up. For her, I think it was more about my willingness to get married than actually doing it. As for me, I'm like, "Just tell me where to be and when."

SK: If you were only allowed one form of exercise for a month, what would it be? If you were only allowed one type of food?

JM: One form of exercise, it would be spinning or yoga because I don’t hate them. Honestly, resistance training is super-effective, but God, there's nothing I love about jump squats. One type of food? Clean carbs, whole grains. I’m a carb person; I just eat clean carbs — organic bagels, steel cut oatmeal.

SK: How do you encourage that healthy lifestyle in your kids?

JM: Oh, it's not all that healthy [laughs]. You know, the groceries we have in the fridge, they're organic. Lou has bacon for breakfast; it's organic. But last night, you know, it was pasta and we went out for ice cream. I'm not gonna raise them in a way where it's so strict and super-regimented that they need to go to a friend's house and eat five bags of Oreos. I'm just like, "We're going to eat these cookies that are just as good and have real fat rather than fake fat." It's about balance. I explain to them that we've got to eat the good stuff, not just the bad stuff, and here's why. Plus, they're really active kids. It hasn't been much of an issue. We don't go to McDonald's or drink sodas because that's not food, but they'll have cheeseburgers. They're just grass-fed cheeseburgers. We're fortunate enough to be able to afford high-quality food. If the kids put Reese's Peanut Butter Cups on their ice cream at the ice cream shop, the fucking world's not going to end.

SK: Speaking of a healthy lifestyle, your app is really cool.

JM: Thank you! What I love so much about the app is it brings me back to my roots — my roots of personal training. You know, I was a trainer, not an Instagram personality. I wasn't a girl who put fake shit in my ass and said I did squats. I owned a sports facility. I helped rehab physical therapy patients, and technology allows me to be someone's personal trainer via that app, taking the feedback they give.

SK: If you could train any three people, whom would you choose? (I remember you said Hillary Clinton once; I could definitely see that happening IRL.)

JM: Dream trainees! Hillary — fuck! That would have been great. There's no way I'm training this president. OK, I would pick three people: One who needs the most help but who has the least amount of resources, someone downtrodden who could use help. Next, one tremendous athlete, like a LeBron James. And then one badass like Ruth Bader Ginsburg... I remember reading about her training routine, like, wow. A really strong, inspirational woman whom I could make even stronger and healthier.

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SK: What’s been the biggest pleasant surprise about being a mom? The biggest surprise challenge?

JM: The stuff I find most challenging is that your kids are going to be their own people no matter how hard you try to mold them. You really have to get past your fears and your insecurities and embrace their individuality and their personalities. I work hard to overcome that. But the best is they're at such a great age now. It literally is like having cute little buddies. They're like two little dogs — they just are fucking funny. You can just have these great adventures with them and really try to impact their personality and self-worth and their self-esteem. They're fun, and they can go on adventures. I’d rather travel with them than with Heidi now! My son's going to go with me to New York next week, and I have a whole adventure planned. He loves steaks, so we're going to this 100-year-old steakhouse.

SK: Are you taking him to Peter Luger?!

JM: No! It's all the way in fucking Williamsburg. I chose Homestead Steakhouse because I didn't want to go to Brooklyn.

How can the internet possibly hold more theories about Jack's death on This is Us? At this point, we've been through them all, from the idea that he could have died on 9/11 to the theory that he died in a drunk-driving crash to the theory that he ran back into the burning house to save Kate and/or her dog. Just when we thought we were at least in agreement he died in a house fire caused by a faulty slow cooker, a new theory offers that he may have survived the flames — at least long enough to get to the hospital.

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Kaitlin Reilly writes on Refinery29 that there are at least two big hints that the patriarch, played by Milo Ventimiglia, doesn't go up in smoke quite as everyone has concluded. First and foremost, in the Season 2 premiere, we see Mandy Moore's character, Rebecca, driving by the burned house on the night of the fire. In the seat next to her are a few of Jack's personal possessions — things that would have likely been on him at the time of the fire, like his watch and wedding band. This implies that he made it out, if only long enough to be rushed to the hospital.

Likewise, a later scene with children Kate and Randall at Miguel's house promotes the same hospital theory: Where is Rebecca during this moment? If she isn't with her kids, she might be with the only person as important: Jack, who's in critical condition at the hospital. This also explains another scene when Rebecca parks in front of the house and sobs — maybe she is upset at the prospect of breaking the news of his death to her children.

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Audiences have been waiting for months to solve the mystery of Jack's death, and the show's creators assure us we will find out exactly what happened on the next episode, which airs this weekend directly after the Super Bowl.

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Sterling K. Brown, who plays the adult Randall, told Entertainment Weekly the reveal will be worth the wait, and that episode will be epic — but let's be honest. We all knew we would need a box of tissues going in. Brown also said that although the episode will explain a lot, it will also make room for the show to continue to develop and grow.

“It’s intense," he said. "I’m telling you, it’s intense. But it’s beautiful. It will give you the payoff after this much anticipation of ‘How does he die?’ I think you will be satisfied with the culmination — and then also how the story moves on.”

The next episode after the Jack storyline reveal will air just two days after the Super Bowl, on Feb. 6 on NBC.

We might know for sure that winter is coming, but we still have absolutely no idea when the final season of Game of Thrones is going to drop.

There was a bit of drama this week when one of the show's standout stars, Maisie Williams, reportedly let the cat out of the bag that Season 8 would air in April 2019. But soon afterward, she corrected herself on Twitter.

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She told her followers, "Just a tweet letting you know this game of thrones release date 'quote' I've supposedly given is completely false and taken from an interview I did years ago."

The original quote, which she explained was false, said, "We wrap in December and we air our first episode in April [2019]. That’s a four-month turnaround for these huge episodes. There’s a lot that goes into the final edit. You would not want to rush this season at all. We owe it to our audience and our fans to really do this final season to the best of our abilities."

In reality, she said that many of the final scenes are still being filmed, that it's very exciting and that she is still having fun on the set — even though only a few of the cast members' characters still remain alive.

Williams plays Arya, one of the five Stark siblings who is fighting to survive in a land that has been turned upside down by an array of powers vying for the crown. She's a crowd favorite who over the past seven seasons has learned to become a shape-shifting assassin and became obsessed with revenge. Most audience members are hoping that in the last six episodes, she'll get to fully avenge her family and that she will possibly be the person to take out current Seven Kingdoms queen, Cersei Lannister, who has now been on her kill list for years.

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Fans around the world are waiting for the epic six-episode finale of Game of Thrones — which is costing HBO a reported $90 million to make. While the show will probably not air for at least another 18 months, the story will wrap up on-screen much faster than the written series will — author George R. R. Martin is still busy penning the next installment of the book, which the television show eclipsed last season.

Like many game-changing ideas, the concept behind Camila Alves McConaughey’s organic baby food company, Yummy Spoonfuls, was born out of frustration. The 36-year-old model — who shares three kids with her husband, Matthew McConaughey — recalled living in a trailer on a film set in 2004 with dirty dishes piled to the roof, struggling to find clean food options for her children, one of whom was an infant.

“I’m sitting there going, ‘What’s going on? Why is it so hard to open the freezer and go in the store and pick up the most pure baby and kids' food?’” Alves McConaughey said at SheKnows Media's BlogHer18 Health conference in New York on Wednesday, Jan. 31, where she emceed The Pitch, which celebrates and elevates female entrepreneurs. “If I’m struggling this much with creating something in my own home, I’m sure there are a lot of moms out there who have the same struggle of giving their kids the most pure, most nutritious form of baby and kids food."

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The revelation led Alves McConaughey to create one of the world’s first-ever organic baby food companies along with business partner Agatha Achindu. But the process wasn’t without its hitches. When the duo approached existing baby food companies for help, they were met with pushback. “We talked to over 100 places that made kids' food and their response to us, which was crazy at the time and is still crazy to me today, was always, ‘Why do you want to do that? Why would you want to do something that’s clean? What’s there now?’” she said.

The response only fueled Alves McConaughey’s motivation to push for cleaner, healthier food options for children. “I was like, ‘You’re telling me I need to put corn syrup in baby food to go through a pipe and that’s OK to you?’” Alves McConaughey said. “You can’t modify your pipes to make it work so we don’t have to put poison in our kids’ food?’ It didn’t connect.”

Two years later, Alves McConaughey helped to change the kids' food industry for the better by launching Yummy Spoonfuls. But the battle isn’t over yet. To ensure that organic food companies continue to thrive, Alves McConaughey encourages customers to buy organic and show their support for those companies. Though she admitted that eating organic can be pricey, she explained that the more pure food that’s purchased, the more space stores can make to support those companies and the cheaper they'll eventually become.

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“You dictate what goes on the shelves or not,” she said. “If you keep buying the bad stuff, then the big stores are going to go ‘Well, this is selling the most. I’m going to give them double the space.’ And if they get double the space, they keep putting crap into the food that we’re getting because they’re making it really cheap and doing it how everyone wanted because we’re buying it.”

She added, “The reality is, the better numbers that the companies who are doing it right have, then the cheaper they can make the products. If they sell more, they can buy more raw materials, their prices are going to be lower.”

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But that doesn’t mean that Alves McConaughey expects customers to eat 100-percent pure all the time. Instead, she wants people to look at food and the way they're buying and consuming it more honestly, to hopefully force companies to be equally honest about the products they make and sell.

“All I’m asking is for us to be honest with ourselves and companies to be honest as well because I’m kind of tired of the bullshit,” she said. Hear, hear.

This flu season has been extreme. It’s been the worst in over a decade, with 37 pediatric deaths reported according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So, although medical professionals and the CDC are urging people to get their flu shots, it’s understandable that people are looking for any and everything they can do and use to prevent getting sick, including unorthodox treatments like the essential oil “flu bomb."

Recipes for flu bombs are circulating through online parenting groups as a more natural alternative to the flu shot. But ingesting essential oils is not only ineffective; it can be dangerous. And a homemade concoction of essential oils is not a substitute for the science-backed vaccine. No matter how “natural” it sounds. Because do you know what else is natural? Dying of influenza.

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In a screenshot and link being shared on social media, aromatherapy group Aroma Life advises putting doTerra-brand oregano, On Guard, melaleuca and lemon essential oils into an empty gel capsule and taking it internally. A second recipe includes peppermint and frankincense. If you have a cough, they recommend adding two drops of lime to the mixture before bedtime to suppress it.

If you haven't heard of doTerra before, it's a multilevel marketing (aka pyramid) company that sells essential oils and other related products, primarily via their independent distributors known as "wellness advocates."

But should people be ingesting essential oils?

In 2014, the FDA sent a warning letter to doTerra (and one to Young Living) citing illegal medical claims. (Essential oils are not regulated or FDA-approved.) Since then, it seems the oil companies have tried to avoid using language claiming medical benefits. And yet, we have the flu bomb spreading like, well, the flu.

The Mayo Clinic does not recommend ingesting essential oils, and the Poison Control Center says to “[u]se products containing essential oils ONLY for their intended purpose.” Their site notes, “Many can be poisonous if absorbed through the skin or swallowed. Few have been tested like medicines have, even though people put them in their mouths, on their skin, and in their children’s vaporizers.”

Los Angeles mom Josie Davis says she learned not to ingest essential oils the hard way. When a doTerra rep paid her a visit to help with her fussy newborn and other postpartum issues, the rep declared the infant gassy. She sold Davis some fennel oil and told her to drink it in her water until the baby felt better.

“Essential oil is incredibly concentrated, and she told me to add 10 drops to every glass of water I drink,” Davis recalls. “First of all, it’s insane that a doTerra rep basically diagnosed my kid as gassy, but also 10 drops is a lot.”

The worst possible scenario ensued. “After about a week, I notice that my lips and throat hurt and I think I’m sick,” says Davis. “But then I take a sip of the fennel water and something clicked. This stuff had burned me from my lips literally all the way through to my anus; the burns were visible.”

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Yikes. “I think essential oils smell great, but I will never ingest them again, and I will absolutely never buy doTerra,” she says. Learn from Davis’ experience. Don’t let an essential oil salesperson diagnose you or “prescribe” anything for medical reasons.

Physician assistant Jessica DeLuise, founder of Eat Your Way to Wellness, says that while topical essential oils can be helpful with cold and flu symptom relief such as nasal congestion, “[u]se of essential oils for medicinal purposes should be closely monitored with a trained professional.” Introducing oils, just like foods or products, can potentially cause skin irritation, GI upset or allergic reaction, she notes.

When it comes to substituting a flu bomb for a flu shot, Dr. Vincent M. Pedre, author of Happy Gut, wants to clarify some things.

“First of all, we need to make it clear that it is not an alternative to a vaccine,” he says of the flu bomb. “A vaccine is designed to prevent an illness, but may also come with other unwelcome side-effects. The flu bomb is using essential oils to treat the flu if it happens. The only remedies I know to prevent the spread of the flu are elderberry and prescription Tamiflu, and yet, they are unlikely to be 100 percent effective in preventing the spread.”

The flu bomb has antimicrobial essential oils, he says, but they’re not a substitute for a vaccine. If someone in your household comes down with the flu, Pedre advises that they be quarantined, ideally in a separate room. The flu is spread by droplets in the air, but those droplets cannot travel more than 10 feet, he explains. "Surfaces need to be cleaned, as they also become carriers for the spread of the flu virus.” And of course, make sure to wash your hands often.

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So, wash those hands and stay well until this horrible flu season finally comes to a close. Head to your doctor’s office for a flu shot, and save those pricey essential oils for aromatherapy.

For the first time in American Olympic history, an openly gay man qualified to represent the U.S. in the figure skating event, and uh, it's about time! Adam Rippon, a 28-year-old athlete from Scranton, Pennsylvania (yes, the home of The Office!) started skating when he was 10 — which is fairly late in life by typical professional skating standards — but since, he has collected a plethora of wins. Most notably, he won back-to-back World Junior titles in 2008 and 2009 and won gold at the 2016 U.S. National Championships. On top of that, he's got a signature move called the “Rippon Lutz.” 

Get to know Rippon a little better before you watch him take the ice and hopefully take the gold for U.S.A.

SheKnows: What’s your earliest memory of ice-skating?

Adam Rippon: I remember my mom let me stay up late and watch Tara Lipinski and Michelle Kwan compete in the 1998 Olympic Games. I made paper medals and wore them the whole night. I didn't start skating until 2000, but I was so inspired by their skating that it was why I wanted to start. I always loved music, to dance, and to be really active. When I started skating, it was the first time all of these things came together. It felt like magic, and I always wanted to be at the rink.

SK: What’s your earliest memory of watching the Olympics?

AR: My earliest memory of the Olympics was watching the 1996 games in Atlanta. I remember everyone being so excited to watch. Seeing the American athletes on the podium, I saw myself. I knew that was what I wanted to do. I wanted to be one of those athletes on the podium representing their country and bringing home medals.

SK: What would people be surprised to learn about training for the Olympics?

AR: I think everything about my sport is cool. I would say people don't really get to see the process of prepping for a season. There is so much excitement in getting ready for the year. You choose music, work with your choreographer and start making goals for the season. This is one of my favorite parts of the season.

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SK: What are some obstacles you’ve had to overcome on your road to competing in the Olympics? Did you ever think about quitting?

AR: I would say my biggest obstacle was being from a small town with no sort of skating background. My mom could see I had a passion for what I was doing, so she took me to different coaches in bigger cities. Quitting, never.

SK: Figure skating seems like it could be extremely competitive, like many other sports, but how do competitors support one another?

AR: We just really do. For example, Nathan Chen is my biggest rival. He won the national title while I had to sit out this year. I have been training with Nathan for the past five years. I feel like he's a little brother. I'm really proud of what he's been able to achieve, and in practice, he pushes me to be unafraid and be better than I was the day before.

SK: How does it feel to be the first openly gay man representing the U.S. in figure skating?

AR: I always say... it's just like being a straight athlete, but with better eyebrows.

SK: Do you feel like too much focus is being put on your sexuality leading up to Pyeongchang?

AR: It feels like an honor to be a role model.

SK: Do you have any competition rituals, lucky charms or superstitions?

AR: I'm actually superstitious about being superstitious. I will go out of my way to do things to prove that I'm being a little nutty. [Laughs]

SK: How do you motivate yourself when you’re feeling nervous or defeated?

AR: Always remember why you love to be on the ice. It seems easy and simple, but the answer to this question is what will get you through the tough days.

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SK: What do you skate to when you're just skating for fun?

AR: Britney Spears. Beyoncé. Gaga.

SK: Who are your biggest rivals, and is it friendly or contentious?

AR: Nathan Chen — very friendly!

SK: Where do you keep all your medals?

AR: I haven't won an Olympic medal yet, but all my other medals are in a drawer at home. I like to put them away so that I can always focus on the future.

SK: What athlete is your greatest source of inspiration?

AR: Michelle Kwan, Tara Lipinski, Brian Boitano, [Evgeni] Plushenko, Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps.

SK: What do you want people to know about you before they watch you in Pyeongchang?

AR: That I am doing what I love and that my dream has come true.

To learn more, visit teamusa.org. The Winter Olympics are live beginning Feb. 8, 2018, on NBC.

Growing up, we always had a "flu kit" of sorts at the ready in case someone had a stomach or digestive issue. It primarily consisted of Saltine crackers, ginger ale, plenty of toilet paper and assorted sports drinks. Given that I am not from a family of natural athletes, the sports drinks were used exclusively for when people got sick with the thought that when you're losing fluids via vomiting or diarrhea, it's best to replenish them with a beverage that comes complete with electrolytes (which commercials told us were necessary).

Now, a pharmacy professor suggests rethinking that strategy because sports drinks aren't the best option for illness-related dehydration. Turns out there is too much sugar, but not enough salt and potassium in drinks like Gatorade and Powerade, John D. Bowman, a pharmacy professor at Texas A&M Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy, says in a statement.

"Sports beverages may be fine for healthy persons following intensive exercise, but they are not recommended for those with fever, diarrhea or vomiting," he explains.

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But this is something we've known for a while. Why is it so important to bring it up right now?

There are actually two reasons. First, while seasonal influenza (aka the flu) is not usually associated with diarrhea, one of the prominent strains this year does in fact feature this symptom.

"Children and older people are at greater risk of severe symptoms from dehydration, and using sports beverages, chicken soup or other home remedies may actually worsen the illness," Bowman adds.

Secondly, there is a shortage of intravenous fluids because Puerto Rico — a major manufacturing hub for medical supplies — was recently ravaged by Hurricane Maria, so traditional IV treatment for the flu isn't an option in a lot of cases, and hospitals have been increasingly turning to sports drinks as a replacement.

So if you find yourself with diarrhea or other dehydration related to the flu, what should you do? Bowman suggests the oral rehydration salts solution — a treatment for intestinal flu-related dehydration recommended by the World Health Organization that has ingredients you may have at home right now.

To make ORS, combine 1 quart of water, a half-teaspoon of salt and 6 level teaspoons of sugar. You can also add a half-cup of orange juice or a mashed banana for potassium. According to Bowman, the ORS solution is a scientifically sound method of body fluid loss replacement developed for use in places where cholera or other diarrheal diseases are common.

It's also not too late to get the flu shot — so if you haven't done that yet, get to it stat. If you've caught the flu already, a doctor may be able to prescribe antiviral drugs like Tamiflu — but only if you are diagnosed early, as it's most effective when taken within the first or second day of the flu. Also, be aware that even if you don't have diarrhea but are sick with a respiratory illness, you can still get dehydrated.

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"What people call the stomach flu is not the same as the respiratory flu, but both can result in dehydration, which makes one feel worse," Bowman clarifies. "The use of oral rehydration is a general recommendation for any ill person with mild to moderate dehydration, and its use might delay or even prevent the need for acute care.”

In any case, dehydration is not something to mess with, so if it gets serious, it's best to see your doctor.

You don't need us to tell you that Los Angeles is an urban travel destination of choice. But did you know it's a perfect city to visit with kids? With beautiful coastline, great food, chill California vibes and all that ideal weather year-round, it’s a great place for the whole family to spend a vacation. LA is laid-back, sure, but that certainly doesn't mean it's dull. Take the kids for a beach day or a hike, check out a museum or bite the bullet and schlep 'em to Disneyland (I know it sounds intimidating, but you won’t regret it).

Plus, Los Angeles isn’t just the Hollywood Walk of Fame, The Grove mall and bustling beaches full of Rollerblading celebrities. There are actually tons of vastly different neighborhoods to explore in this sunny city. There’s posh Westside, the Downtown Arts District, hip Eastside and so many other areas in between (and further out). Whatever you choose to do in the city and wherever you choose to explore, your LA vacation is sure to be a family favorite.

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Venice Canals

This is a magical little spot in the beachside neighborhood of Venice. The canals make for a delightful family stroll. Charming bridges and waterways dot the gorgeous neighborhood, which is (you guessed it) designed to look like Venice, Italy. While you're there, check out the boardwalk and the upscale shops on funky Abbot Kinney Boulevard nearby.

The Broad

Take the kids and hit up this cool contemporary art museum downtown. Reserve tickets online since the incredible exhibitions — like Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors — sell out quickly. But it's worth it because you can see some thrilling art here for free. A Jasper Johns exhibit opens at The Broad Feb. 10.

Golden Road Pub

This brewery and pub in the Atwater Village neighborhood is a popular destination for hip local parents and their tots. Enjoy a beer and some snacks while the kids run around playing cornhole and taking photo booth pics. Golden Road is a crowd-pleaser: a family-friendly environment, plus great beer. Win-win.

Au Fudge

Jessica Biel’s kid-friendly restaurant, Au Fudge, is a West Hollywood hot spot. Celebrated chef Kris Morningstar recently revamped the menu. Parents can enjoy the California comfort cuisine (e.g., beet and avocado salad and organic veggie bowls) in peace thanks to the restaurant's "creative space,” a playroom where kids can hang. This place serves up a true slice of LA — you can even get matching mommy-and-me Maya Brenner rings in the café's marketplace.

Annenberg Community Beach House

A delightful spot in Santa Monica complete with a pool, the Annenberg Community Beach House is a great way to experience an LA beach day. There’s a gallery at the public facility, a splash pad for little ones, a park in the sand and even a casual restaurant on-site.

Natural History Museum

Check out dinosaur bones, gemstones and mammal dioramas at this cultural staple. The Natural History Museum also features nature gardens, a seasonal butterfly pavilion and a restaurant. Or skip the restaurant and grab a dirty dog (a hot dog wrapped in bacon) from a street vendor on the way out for the full LA experience. Then take a stroll through the rose gardens of Exposition Park.

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Echo Park Lake

Next, head to the Eastside to check out hip Echo Park and its urban oasis, Echo Park Lake. Paddleboats and palm trees set the scene, and picnicking families abound. Take a stroll around the lake or paddle around on the water for $5 per child and $10 per adult.

Hotel Casa del Mar

The world-famous Santa Monica Pier is within walking distance of the luxurious Hotel Casa del Mar, which is one of only two hotels actually on the beach in Los Angeles. Amenities include a pool (with ocean views), a spa, a seafood restaurant and massage tubs in the rooms. For the kids, there’s… well, the beach!

Terranea Resort

This gorgeous family resort is a SoCal favorite. It’s not quite in Los Angeles; it’s actually on the nearby tranquil Palos Verdes Peninsula situated on over 100 picturesque acres. Take in the ocean views with hikes or horseback riding or head out on the water and kayak. Terranea is luxe and relaxing, and of course, there’s a spa and golf course on-site.

Griffith Park

Take a tour of the famous Griffith Observatory or go for a hike and see the Hollywood sign in this 4,511-acre park. Griffith Park also features kid-size trains and merry-go-rounds and pony rides for the little ones. You might even spot some famous faces.

Swork coffee shop

Eagle Rock’s beloved coffee shop Swork recently removed its enclosed kid corral (bummer), but there’s still room for free-range little ones. Grab yourself a latte and a “babyccino” (that's kid-approved flavored steamed milk for you non-LA folk) for the offspring and bask in the hip Eastside vibes.

Bob Baker Marionette Theater

This puppet show is a real trip. Bob Baker Marionette Theater is a beloved throwback to kids entertainment of yore — the downtown theater is over 50 years old and a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Landmark. The current show is Something to Crow About, featuring fantastical farm critters. Tickets are $15 for adults and children over age 2 (kids under 2 get in free).

Descanso Gardens

Take a little trek outside the city and stroll these magical green grounds. The Descanso Gardens feature amazing botanical collections year-round, and they light up for the holidays with a pumpkinfest in October and a holiday light extravaganza in December. In the summer, catch live music in the evenings.

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Disneyland

No LA family guide would be complete with a mention of the Magic Kingdom, because let’s be real — it’s magical. Disneyland is popular with locals and tourists alike for good reason. Sure, it’s crowded and expensive, but when you watch your kids’ eyes light up, you’ll be glad you did it. Check out classic rides like Dumbo, Space Mountain and Pirates of the Caribbean. If you have the time (and money), schedule a visit to Disneyland’s sister park, California Adventure.

Guys, everyone knows the special Super Bowl episode of This Is Us is going to be life-ruining. We get it. We're trying to prepare as best we can, knowing that no matter what we do, it's going to absolutely crush us into sobbing couch blobs for the rest of the day. We go in expecting that. It'll be OK.

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But fam, what if it's even worse than we're expecting?

Mandy Moore just did an interview with Us Weekly where she dropped some hints that the fire episode is going to be even more crushing than we may be prepared for.

"I don’t know if people are going to be ready for the next episode. I’m not. I haven’t seen it yet," Moore said. "I mean, I filmed it and it was really hard on every level. I think it’s... I think it’s gonna be a good soul-crusher."

Yeah, when the star of the tear-jerker TV series tells everyone an episode is going to be "a good soul-crusher," you better buckle in for a hard time.

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The good news is that even though we'll be sobbing hysterically as it happens, we're finally going to get the answers to questions we've been wondering about since the show debuted.

"Everything will be answered. We’re leaving nothing on the table. Everyone will know everything," Moore said. "I’m excited about that, because I feel like it’ll sort of relieve a little bit of pressure. People will know, and then we’ll be able to get back to telling the story of this family, and I think it’ll make things that much more bittersweet moving forward too."

Oh, and of course Us Weekly checked in briefly with Milo Ventimiglia, Moore's co-star, who said that watching the new episode is "definitely going to hurt."

"I think this is just one of those moments where you know it’s [Jack's death] on its way," he added. "And it’s going to sting. It’s going to hurt. But I think ultimately, hopefully, people can accept and hold the memory of Jack with a full heart and move that into their lives."

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Ugh, fine, going to Costco for more tissues before the weekend.

If you thought Pantone's Ultra Violet was our only color of the year, think again.

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HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams announced its 2018 color of the year: a beautiful, subtle shade of yellow called Honeycomb that's one hell of a throwback.

Right? Is anybody else reminded of their grandma's 1970s Bakelite bracelets and polyester bell-bottoms — or less far back, your favorite pair of Delia's corduroys and that "Tuscan kitchen" your mom was aiming for in the '90s?

The brand describes the color as an "energetic hue that speaks to our individual spirit and our desire to be connected to nature." And much like the Pantone's intent behind Ultra Violet, which is described as communicating "originality, ingenuity and visionary thinking that points us to the future," Honeycomb is inspired by the "future thinking and exploration of new worlds." You know, despite its serious throwback vibes.

The hue is one of eight shades in HGTV Home's Future Thinker color collection, which is inspired by the latest in technology. Aimed to stimulate the senses, the color palette consists of various shades of blue, a charcoal gray hue called Domino, a rich yet playful shade of purple called Framboise, a sage green called Garden Spot and a rich red hue named Show Stopper. The Honeycomb surely adds a much-needed pop of yellow in this collection.

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This isn't the first time a shade of yellow has been reported as a color to watch in 2018. Gen Z yellow made waves last year as millennial pink's replacement. The color not only took over our homes, clothing and accessories, but also various food and drink items. Interior designer Sarah Hullinger describes Gen Z yellow as "positive, confident, vibrant and enthusiastic," telling Realtor.com back in December the color will continue to trend well into 2018. "It'll certainly make an impression, whether a bright ‘minion' color or a burnt shade resembling curry or turmeric," she said.

Ready to take a chance on Honeycomb? Because we're all in.