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Author: Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY

Life

Is your texting punctuation sending the wrong message? Yes. Maybe! Think so …

September 28, 2020September 29, 2020 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY Comments Off on Is your texting punctuation sending the wrong message? Yes. Maybe! Think so …

Periods, ellipses and exclamation points in text messages can mean different things to different people. Why? Linguist Gretchen McCulloch explains.

Life

Don’t say ‘Happy Yom Kippur’: How to greet someone observing the Jewish Day of Atonement

September 25, 2020October 3, 2022 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY Comments Off on Don’t say ‘Happy Yom Kippur’: How to greet someone observing the Jewish Day of Atonement

Yom Kippur is a time of reflection and atonement, so a celebratory “Happy Yom Kippur” doesn’t ring true.

Life

Rosh Hashanah in 2020: Groups are blowing the shofar outside synagogue to mark Jewish New Year

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY Comments Off on Rosh Hashanah in 2020: Groups are blowing the shofar outside synagogue to mark Jewish New Year

With congregants unable to gather at synagogue for the sounding of the shofar this Rosh Hashanah, Jewish groups are bringing the tradition outside.

News

‘Wakanda Forever’: Oprah, Chris Evans mourn loss of ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman

August 29, 2020 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Wakanda Forever’: Oprah, Chris Evans mourn loss of ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman

Famous friends Oprah Winfrey and Chris Evans are taking to social media to mourn ‘Black Panther’ star Chadwick Boseman, who died Friday of cancer.

Life

From wakeboarding to smiling at boaters, life in a pandemic is better near water

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY Comments Off on From wakeboarding to smiling at boaters, life in a pandemic is better near water

See the line where the sky meets the sea? Here’s why it calls me to paddle and wakeboard in a pandemic.

Life

Twitter creatively reimagines first lady Melania Trump’s RNC ‘green screen’ dress

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY Comments Off on Twitter creatively reimagines first lady Melania Trump’s RNC ‘green screen’ dress

On the last night of the RNC, Melania Trump wore a bright, pleated dress that Twitter dubbed a “green screen” gown. Images were superimposed on it.

Travel

More than 700 fans expected to attend pared-down Elvis Presley vigil

August 14, 2020 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY Comments Off on More than 700 fans expected to attend pared-down Elvis Presley vigil

More than 700 fans of Elvis Presley have reserved spots to attend the candlelight vigil marking the anniversary of his death in Memphis.

News

Highest-paid actors of 2020: Dwayne Johnson is No. 1, again

August 11, 2020 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY Comments Off on Highest-paid actors of 2020: Dwayne Johnson is No. 1, again

Dwayne Johnson tops the Forbes list of highest-paid actors, which also includes, in order, Ryan Reynolds, Mark Wahlberg and Ben Affleck.

Life

Are we done with wearing high heels? How about after the pandemic ends

August 10, 2020August 13, 2020 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY Comments Off on Are we done with wearing high heels? How about after the pandemic ends

After being stuck inside and accustomed to comfort, are we done with heels? Here’s why I am.

News

Michelle Obama has a ‘Black girl magic’ playlist for you

August 7, 2020 Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY Comments Off on Michelle Obama has a ‘Black girl magic’ playlist for you

Michelle Obama would like to be your DJ with a 41-track playlist featuring Beyonce, Jhene Aiko, Jill Scott and more Black female artists.

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Blue supermoon: See photos of the rare moon that won’t happen again until 2037

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USA TODAY Sports staff makes college football picks: Check out the predictions for 2023

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Many homeless among dead in fire in Johannesburg, South Africa

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