For years, Hollywood playboys wondered if Carly Simon’s 1972 hit song, “You’re So Vain,” was about them. While Carly confirmed one of the lines is in fact about Warren Beatty, the others are apparently a combination of several other men she knew in her younger days.  The Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter has lived a rather quiet and private life for several years, but on July 27, 2026, she shared an unexpected update with People. Carly Simon will release her first new album in 18 years. But that wasn’t the only news. She also has Parkinson’s disease. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carly Simon (@carlysimonhq) Carly Simon Made Sure to Let Fans Know She’s Living Her Life Carly Simon’s health began to change, and she realized that something serious was happening. She explained in her statement that she went to the Mayo Clinic and doctors diagnosed her with Parkinson’s. “You can find yourself lying there like a starfish drying in the sun, arms pointing in all directions, while nothing inside is telling you to get up, read, watch, write, sing, call someone, or do much of anything at all,” Carly Simon wrote. “That has been one of the hardest things to explain. It is not simply sadness or laziness. It is as though the part of the brain that sends out invitations to participate in life has temporarily misplaced the guest list,” she added. Carly Simon shared that she also had skin cancer removed during this time. If that weren’t enough, she also began working on her new album “Comes in Waves.” Carly didn’t give up; she turned to her music, which she said gave her “shape.” For Carly Simon, the future is now, and she’s grateful to be here. “I am still writing, singing, imagining, laughing, worrying, remembering, and occasionally getting trapped in an overstuffed chair,” she wrote. “I am deeply grateful to my children, my family, my friends, my caregivers, and the medical professionals who have helped me through this. Their love and patience have carried me through days when my own reserves were not enough.” Carly Simon’s new album will drop on August 14, 2026. This story’s featured image is by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images

Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce are fantastic athletes and fantastically funny men. They very clearly love each other a lot and keep the jokes rolling. Their podcast, New Heights, covers all kinds of content, including funny family moments. The Kelce brothers got their dad, Ed Kelce, in on the fun, leaving fans rolling. In a short clip posted to Instagram, Jason and Travis were joking around and decided to call Ed for his opinion “on this one.” Jason called Ed and told him they were recording the podcast and then went in with the question. Jason asked, “What would Ed Kelce’s reaction be to Travis out in public telling some strangers that you stole him?” Ed replies, “What would my reaction be?”  We then hear a series of beeps as Ed clearly goes on an expletive-laden rant that leaves his sons laughing hysterically. View this post on Instagram A post shared by New Heights (@newheightshow) Fans Loved Seeing Jason Kelce And Travis Kelce Laugh At Ed Kelce The Kelce brothers captioned their video, “The guys are giving out parenting advice so they turned to an expert … Papa Kelce.” No, we have no idea what Ed actually said, but we have to believe it was pretty darn funny. His sons’ laughs made fans laugh out loud, too. One person wrote, “The most hilarious part was it was blanked out and we all still died of laughter.” This fan loved that all the Kelce men sound the same. “I love when kids sounds just like the parent. My aunt and grandma sounded so much alike on the phone it was crazy. Papa Kelce and Jason are phone twins too!!” Fans love Ed Kelce as much as they love Jason and Travis. “I dont know what he said but i expected nothing less from Papa Kelce.” If fans get their way, we’ll get more Ed Kelce in our lives. “NEED more Papa Kelce features on New Heights.” This story’s feature image can be found here

When Isabel Klee adopted Simon in 2019, she knew he was a special pup. But there was no way for her to know just how special the rescue dog was, or that he would be mourned by millions when their life together came to an untimely end. Countless people are celebrating the life of Simon, also known as the world’s best foster brother, as he crosses the Rainbow Bridge. For several years, Klee has shared the journeys of the dogs she fosters on TikTok and Instagram under the handle @simon.sits. Fans have watched in awe as Simon patiently and intuitively responds to every dog Klee has brought home. Klee has a magical way of healing dogs from every kind of background and situation. And Simon has been right there with her, tail wagging like a magic wand, giving each strange dog whatever it needed to feel safe and loved. @simonsits The greatest love story I’ve ever known ♬ Grateful – Dusty Grey Battling a seizure disorder complicated by cancer Over 13 million people watched Tiki, a terrified, traumatized dog, come to life under Klee and Simon’s care. Fans around the world have made household names of Klee’s foster dogs—Tiki, Whimsy, Raven, Marmie, and so many more. But the constant, steady presence of Simon ran like a thread through each of their stories. Klee calls Simon the love of her life. For those who have watched them together, the heartbreak of losing him is palpable. As a medically complex dog, Simon’s health was a serious question mark from the get-go. He had a seizure disorder since he was a puppy, which they always had to manage. But a cancer diagnosis this past year complicated his health immensely. Alongside her foster dog videos, Klee would share Simon’s medical challenges. Trying to balance the medications necessary to battle the cancer and also control his seizures proved difficult. Though she tried not to dwell on it, the struggle to give him a good quality of life grew harder. When he began to decline rapidly, she made the wise but difficult decision to let him go before his struggle turned into suffering. View this post on Instagram ‘He is dropping me off…’ And yet, in the background of Simon’s health challenges, other love stories were developing. Klee fell in love and got engaged. She and her fiancé Jacob recently bought their first NYC apartment together and will get married in September. And through Klee’s videos, people around the world have fallen in love with her, Jacob, Simon, and the many foster dogs they’ve cared for. Klee has built a huge, devoted following on social media. She has also recently published her best-selling memoir, Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About. Just as Klee walked Simon through his struggles, Simon walked Klee through job losses and relationship losses. Now her career, home, and life partnership couldn’t be in a better place. At a celebration of Simon’s life with friends and family during his final days, Klee reflected on the timing of saying goodbye now, when everything in her life is so beautiful. @simonsits Rest well, my angel. I can’t want to see you again one day. ♬ original sound – Isabel Klee “Simon was my constant in a decade of chaos,” she said. “And as I look around now, in our brand new home, with the man that I’m going to marry, surrounded by the people we love most, I can’t help but feel that he knows that his work is done. He’s gotten me here. He is dropping me off. He knows I will be safe and taken care of. He has fought so hard for so long, and now he gets to rest.” Seriously, the bestest boy ever. ‘The loss of a dog will always be worth it…’ One of Klee’s heartbreaks, she says, is that Simon won’t get to be at her and Jacob’s wedding. But that didn’t stop her from sharing some vows with both Jacob and Simon at Simon’s farewell party: “To Jacob, I love you truly, madly, deeply, even though I say that Simon is the love of my life. I love you because you understand that Simon is the love of my life. I promise to continue bringing random, scraggly dogs home and occasionally giving you a heads up. I promise to teach our children that the loss of a dog will always be worth it in exchange for the magic that comes beforehand. View this post on Instagram “And to my Simon, I will love you as long as I’m alive. I will love you in the breaths I take…I will love you on every hike where you’re not showing me the way. I will love you in every snowfall you have to miss. I will love you in the dinners cooked without sneaking you a bite, in the mornings that are nearly painful to experience without a walk with my best friend. I will love you in every dog that comes after you—the temporary ones I have to learn to heal without you, and eventually, the ones who stay. “You have changed my life in ways I can’t even comprehend. And your loss will forever be felt at the empty space beneath my feet.” The tributes have poured in Tens of thousands of people have shared words of praise, comfort, love, and support in the wake of Simon’s passing. Here’s just a sampling: “Anyone who has followed Simon’s journey can see just how deeply he’s been loved. This beautiful celebration has us in tears. Witnessing this incredible love story has truly been an honor.” “Sending many hugs from Arizona!Simon has touched so many lives, and inspired more than his little mind could even imagine. The rescue world is better because of Simon, Isabel and Jacob.” “He is the best foster brother to ever exist. Every single baby made to feel at home when his parents were suddenly also their parents, every one of us watching, we are so grateful that this baby came into this world.” “I feel so lucky to have witnessed even a few years of Simon’s special energy as a stranger on the internet. The patience and kindness he showed to every foster dog and the platform you and him built together has done more good for the rescue and foster mission than I ever could have imagined. I squeeze my own soul dog, my foster fail, the girl who rescued me, Tiffy, extra tight tonight and we send Simon happy and pain-free steps as he crosses the rainbow bridge ” “Simon the world aches for you, buddy. Thank you for so much, but especially for making fostering cool. Your legacy lives on through dogs and people you’ll never meet. May we all learn to love like Simon.” Rest well, sweet Simon. And thank you, Isabel, for sharing your special, magical boy with all of us. To honor Simon’s life, we invite you to help other rescue animals by donating to Muddy Paws Rescue. The post Millions celebrate Simon, the world’s best foster dog brother, as he crosses the Rainbow Bridge appeared first on Upworthy.

Allyah McIntyre stays in a lot of hotel rooms. As a U.S.-based flight attendant, she’s checked into more of them than most people will in a lifetime, and she has never once walked in and simply put her bag down. “I don’t care how many hotels I go to, I will never stop doing my hotel security search,” she says at the start of a 17-second TikTok that’s been viewed around eight million times. The search itself is quick. She checks anywhere in the room she can’t see behind, like the closet, the bathroom, large cabinets, behind the door and under the bed. “I check anything that I can’t directly see behind,” she told BuzzFeed, adding the box spring to the list because, she notes, it’s hollow inside. @flightattendantbaelee My hotel security routine. | Stay Safe!! #flightattendant #hotel #safety #adayinthelife #futureflightattendants ♬ original sound – Lea The detail people fixated on was the coat hanger. Rather than pulling back the curtains with her hand, McIntyre uses a hanger to sweep them aside, a trick she says she learned from a more senior flight attendant. “If they grab something, it’ll be a hanger and not you,” she explains in the video. Then she secures the door, and this is where her routine moves from habit into hardware. She travels with a portable door lock that goes on in addition to whatever the hotel provides because she doesn’t put much faith in the hotel’s own. “I feel like the hotel locks are there to give you peace of mind, but in reality, they’re not very hard to maneuver past,” she told BuzzFeed. On top of that, she wedges a doorstop with a built-in alarm under the door. “It’s very loud, and it will for sure alert me as well as others if necessary.” The comments split, which is more or less the point of the video. Some people described doing an identical sweep for years and were relieved to find they weren’t alone. Others thought the whole thing was excessive. A few shared their own additions, like propping a desk chair under the doorknob or checking the room before letting a child walk in. One word came up often enough that she made a second video about it. “A very common misconception that was commented on my last security search video was that I’m paranoid,” she says. “I’m not paranoid in the least bit. I don’t do my hotel security search because I’m going to find someone or find something. I do my hotel security search in the rare case when there is someone or something in my room.” @flightattendantbaelee ** Portable door lock & door stop alarm are linked in my bio ** MY Hotel Security Routine | Stay Safe #flightattendant #adayinthelife #hotel #safety ♬ original sound – Lea By the way, the door hardware is not unusual advice. Portable travel locks and doorstop alarms are routinely recommended for solo travelers. They’re cheap, and they address the one genuine gap in hotel security: A surprising number of people can end up holding a key to your room, including staff and previous guests with a card that never got deactivated. The quick room sweep costs nothing either. The hanger and the box spring are a different thing. Those are less about likely risk than about the specific scenarios that stick in your head when your job puts you in unfamiliar rooms in unfamiliar cities several nights a week. McIntyre isn’t recommending anyone else adopt her entire routine. She’s showing what a decade of hotel rooms does to your habits. “I stay in hotels far too much to become relaxed,” she says. You can follow @flightattendantbaelee on TikTok for more interesting and entertaining travel videos.  The post Flight attendant’s unique hotel safety routine includes a coat hanger, a door alarm, and the box spring appeared first on Upworthy.

If you’re experiencing burnout at work these days, you’re not alone; studies show it’s at an all-time high. People say they don’t have enough resources or time to get their jobs done. They also need more time away from work to recharge. However, a new study found there may be a deeper reason many people feel burned out: They’re seeking more meaning in both work and life.  If you’ve ever experienced burnout or are going through it right now, you may feel like you’ve let yourself down, especially if you don’t notice it happening to your coworkers. You may feel that your burnout means there’s something wrong with you or that you have some kind of weakness. The study, published in the Journal of Health Psychology, found that many people experiencing burnout are searching for something that may matter more to them than their jobs. What is meaning? Psychologists define meaning as how we make sense of life, create goals, and feel significant. People who are concerned with meaning tend to focus on the big picture and the deeper question of what it means to be truly alive. Unfortunately, some jobs can make that sense of meaning hard to find, creating frustration that may eventually lead to burnout. It has to be a terrible feeling when you’ve been told your whole life that a career will be fulfilling, only to wake up one day and realize it just isn’t. A woman dealing with burnout. Photo credit: Canva According to the Journal of Personality, if meaning is important to you, you tend to be open-minded, curious, and interested in exploring new ideas and aesthetics. People who search for meaning are also less attached to traditional beliefs and enjoy solving difficult problems. According to Personality and Individual Differences, if you’re a seeker, you tend to be self-reflective and may be prone to rumination, or replaying the same problems and disappointments over and over in your mind. Those who seek meaning also suffer from burnout The study published in the Journal of Health Psychology found that people who seek greater meaning in life are at a higher risk of occupational burnout. Those who already have a sense of meaning are much less likely to experience it. A burned-out construction worker. Photo credit: Canva “What stood out was that the combination of low meaning and high searching seemed particularly problematic for cynicism and overall burnout,” Wijnand van Tilburg, a researcher at the University of Essex who led the analyses, said, according to PsyPost. “The findings suggest that it may not be enough to know whether someone is searching for meaning. Understanding whether that search occurs alongside a sense of meaning, or in its absence, appears to be crucial.” One of the paradoxes in psychology is that those who seek the satisfaction that comes with leading a deeper, more purposeful life are also more likely to suffer from a lack of meaning when it isn’t there. An upset teacher. Photo credit: Canva “There’s been a debate for a long time about search for meaning in life, with one camp (in line with Viktor Frankl) arguing that the search for meaning is enriching and beneficial, and the other camp (in line with Roy Baumeister) arguing that the search for meaning is a struggle that indicates a deficit,” Rachel Sumner, the study’s lead writer, posted on LinkedIn.  So, if you’re feeling burned out, it may not mean that you aren’t strong enough to do your job. It could simply mean that you have a strong desire for your life and work to bring you a sense of meaning and true satisfaction. Burnout may be difficult, but it can also remind you to focus on what truly matters in life. The post If you constantly feel burned out at work, it may actually say something positive about you appeared first on Upworthy.