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Campbell’s soup is one of those pantry staples that most of us grew up with. Whether you were keen on Chicken & Stars on a cold day or Tomato paired with an ooey, gooey grilled cheese , that red and white can was always ready to become a warm bowl of comfort. Yet despite seeing a Campbell’s soup can nearly every time you opened the cupboard, you may have overlooked a key element sitting front and center on the label: a bronze medal. Go ahead, take a look if you have a Campbell’s condensed soup can in your kitchen right now. (Let’s be honest, you probably do.) There it is, smack dab in the middle of the can, bridging the red and white portions of the label. Now that you’re aware of it, you can’t unsee it, right? But why is that medal there? And has it always been part of the Campbell’s label? We asked Josh Bentley, an associate professor of strategic communication at Texas Christian University, to help us get the full picture of the Campbell’s label and that mysterious medal. ...

Boasting one of the most distinctive voices in music and a personality to match, Dolly Parton is by all measures one of the greats. She has 11 Grammys (plus a lifetime achievement award) and 26 songs that topped the Billboard country charts, and she’s sold more than 100 million records since her first album, Hello, I’m Dolly, was released in 1967. Not only do you recognize the songs she writes and sings, like “I Will Always Love You” and “Jolene,” but you also know every lyric and can belt them out loud. In films like 1980’s female-empowerment comedy 9 to 5 and 1989’s tearjerker Steel Magnolias , she lights up the screen with her warm presence. And as a performer? Well, how many other senior citizens can gamely dress up like a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and dazzle audiences during a live NFL halftime show? (That’s a rhetorical question.) The mind-boggling thing is that even if Dolly Parton were famous only because of her artistic talents, she’d still be considered one of the gr...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer When it aired: 1997–2003 Who it starred: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Seth Green, David Boreanaz Where to watch: Hulu , Disney+ No doubt, Joss Whedon’s adaptation of his 1992 movie redefined fantasy TV. Gellar played teen and superheroine Buffy Summers, who juggled typical high school drama with, oh, the fate of the world. Indeed, the show’s monster-of-the-week format wove in relatable storytelling about identity, grief, angst, heartbreak and forbidden love. (Award-worthy examples: “Hush” from Season Four and “Once More, with Feeling” from Season Six.) Decades later, its influence on the genre can be seen in Gen Z faves like The Witcher, The Magicians and Teen Wolf . Watch Now Family Guy When it aired: 1999–today Who it stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mike Henry, Mila Kunis Where to watch: Hulu , Disney+ Let’s hear it for the Griffins, who are still going strong after 25 years and counting. No Nickelodeon kid...

In many ways, Jessica Urlichs is just like any other working mom of three. On this harried Monday, for example, she’s a bit under the weather and longs to chill. But as she notes, “There is no chill in motherhood.” One key difference between Urlichs and other moms is that the New Zealander is also a talented and thoughtful Sunday Times bestselling author who expresses her relatable spectrum of feelings through her writing. Her new poetry book , They Bloom Because of You: Poems on the Infinite Love, Growth and Magic of Motherhood (out March 3), is another raw and honest read that explores the subject closest to her heart. “The one thing I really want moms to feel when they open this book is just to feel like they’re seeing their experiences and emotions laid out onto paper for them,” she says. “There are so many nuances in motherhood.” A lot of people talk about rainbows and happy, fluffy stuff when they’re raising babies, Urlichs says. “But I also feel like through the lows, there ...

Once upon a time, when you bought an airline ticket, the fare included meals, checked bags, seat selection and more. Those days are clearly gone. Now, these once-standard perks are major revenue drivers for the airlines. Fliers are genuinely thrilled to get a free bag of peanuts, and airlines have become quite creative when it comes to finding new ways to squeeze extra dollars out of passengers. Ancillary fees and the revenue they generate have been on the rise for more than a decade: In 2016, airlines worldwide earned $67.4 billion from these add-ons. By 2024, that figure had nearly doubled, to $148.4 billion, with final projections for this past year topping $157 billion, according to an analysis by the IdeaWorksCompany, an airline-revenue strategy firm. And now, just when it seemed like there couldn’t possibly be anything left to monetize, some carriers have found a new target. American Airlines is the latest to make the controversial move, and it could affect your wallet the n...

Making a connecting flight is always a little fraught. There’s nothing worse than racing against the constantly ticking clock of a tight connection: Will my first flight depart on time? Will we land as scheduled ? How far away is the gate for the next leg of my trip? Will I make it, or end up stuck in limbo, frantically hunting for a new flight? I travel a lot, and this is why I always try to book a direct flight, but sometimes it’s just not possible. Well, American Airlines is taking some of that stress out of air travel —at least for passengers who connect through certain airports. Read on to find out how the carrier is using tech to help fliers stay on track—and what you need to know if your flight runs late. Get  Reader’s Digest ’s  Read Up newsletter for more travel, tech, cleaning, humor and fun facts all week long. How will connections be easier to make? American Airlines is testing an in-house artificial intelligence tool called Connect Assist that identifies del...