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’Tis the season. No, not the ho-ho-ho, fa-la-la stretch where we deck the halls with holiday cheer. This is broadcast TV’s version of a year-end ritual—when ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox take a hard look at their schedules and decide which shows live to see another season … and which don’t. CBS wasted little time this year. The network has already revealed its fall lineup, and with it came a few goodbyes. Alongside veteran sitcom The Neighborhood , which concludes after eight seasons on May 11, CBS has confirmed that freshman comedy DMV won’t be back. Neither will sophomore mystery Watson . And honestly, was there ever a real chance that a comedy set inside the Department of Motor Vehicles would become appointment viewing? Over at NBC, two shows have already been cut loose: sophomore medical drama Brilliant Minds (starring Zachary Quinto) and freshman comedy Stumble , a series that tried to blend workplace humor with pep-rally energy but never quite found...

You’d have to be an actual museum relic not to know about the Met Gala. Held at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, it is fashion’s biggest night of the year. It’s also the hottest ticket in town. Mere mortals do not score an invite to those hallowed Met halls, and even entertainment reporters are generally relegated to the red carpet. Formerly known as the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute Benefit, the annual event is held on the first Monday in May. And unlike the Oscars , it’s only gaining in zeitgeist-y popularity. After all, you likely can’t recite who won the Oscar Best Actress in 2022, but you do recall that, a few months later, Kim Kardashian slinked into Marilyn Monroe’s iconic 1962 “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” gown. But how did the Met Gala get its start, and how did it become the spectacle it is today? Hint: It goes back a lot further than you probably think, and the person you likely think is...

A cosmetic surgeon had invited me to her practice for a treatment—not for my face, but for my mind: a newly FDA-approved electromagnetic brain stimulation procedure to fight depression. Her team told me I’d likely experience the greatest impact after six sessions, but on my way home from that first appointment, I swore I was already feeling transformed. It happened to be a Friday, and downtown San Francisco was buzzing. I grabbed a cookie from a corner bakery and headed to the train, taking in the Bay and the cliffside neighborhoods between downtown San Fran and the suburb where I still felt like a newbie after relocating a few years ago. The way the sun hovered behind the pine trees, just over the hill— Wow, did that device ever perk up my neurons! Then it hit me: This was the first afternoon in months that I’d given myself a break from my desk, and it was my first time exploring a part of San Francisco on my own. It wasn’t the brain stimulation trea...

Breathing is one of those things you never have to think about. In, out, repeat—nothing to it. Heck, even infants can rock those inhales and exhales. It’s the easiest thing … until one day, your breathing gets thrown completely out of whack. If you’ve ever struggled with shortness of breath after a virus or suddenly found yourself panting hard every time you set out for a run, you know the feeling (and probably wish you didn’t). Officially known as dysfunctional breathing, this maddening issue is actually much more common than you might think: Nearly one in ten adults have it, according to a 2019 study of adults in the U.K. To find out more about dysfunctional breathing, I consulted Michael Marsh, MD, an interventional pulmonologist at Jupiter Medical Center, and Zachary Rubin, MD, a pediatric allergist and immunologist and the author of the new book All About Allergies . Read on to find out how this respiratory glitch happens, whether stress plays a role...

If you’ve been a Costco member for a long time, you might feel like the more you wander those gigantic aisles, the more questions you have about what makes the warehouse club tick. Because no matter how familiar that rotisserie chicken display appears or how accustomed you are to navigating the Costco checkout, there’s always another little nuance that makes you go, hmmm . Like, why is nothing sold warm in the Costco bakery section ? We know that there are plenty of bakery items made in the warehouse, so why aren’t they showing that off by selling batches of buttery croissants still toasty from the oven? Ahead, I talked to chef and food developer Vivian Villa, who has worked with Costco on their baked goods, to learn more. The answer is actually a practical one, but it still might surprise you, so keep reading. Get  Reader’s Digest ’s  Read Up newsletter for more Costco news, cleaning, humor, travel, tech and fun facts all week long. Why aren’t Costco baked goods sold ho...