Blind Author's Inclusive Children's Book About Penguins Got Banned — and Then TikTok Did Something Unexpected

Paul Castle and his book, “The Secret Ingredient”.Photo:Paul Castle/Instagram Paul Castle/Instagram This story about penguins will melt your heart. The publication, titledThe Secret Ingredient, follows two penguins named Pringle and Finn on their journey to deliver birthday cakes to their “colorful animal friends,” per the book synopsis, who along the way learn of the “secret ingredients” to a happy family. It was published in 2023. Castle — who’s known online for being transparent and open with his followers in all aspects of his life — uploaded an update on the book on TikTokon June 21that left him “shocked, surprised and so heartbroken,“he said.

Blind Dog Protects Rescue Volunteer from Rattlesnake Encounter that 'Would Not Have Ended Well' (Exclusive)

Moogan the dog with Dan Fishbein, a volunteer at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah.Photo:Best Friends Animal Society Best Friends Animal Society Moogan, the rescue dog, is a hero who still needs a home.The sweet senior pup is available for adoption atBest Friends Animal Sanctuaryin Kanab, Utah, where he moved from a shelter to have more access to open spaces. A vet exam shortly after Moogan’s arrival revealed the dog had a degenerative eye condition known as sudden acquired retinal degeneration, according toBest Friends.

BlindspotStar Sullivan Stapleton Sued by Longtime Partner Alleging Domestic Abuse

Sullivan Stapleton in August 2022.Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage The pair — who met in 2016 and started a romantic relationship two years later — began living together in April 2022, according to the filing. Kelley claims that after they cohabited, Stapleton “actively used threats of violence intimidation to subjugate [her] will to his own, and to enable him to accomplish the wrongful acts alleged hereinafter.” In the lawsuit, Kelley alleged that Stapleton — who played Kurt Weller on the NBC series from 2015 to 2020 — placed her “in fear of physical harm, particularly if she did not give into his demands for sex and other demands, through statements made to her in an angry tone such as (1) ‘It’s survival of the fittest.

Blink-182 to Hold Benefit Show in the Wake of Los Angeles Fires — with Tom DeLonge's Former Replacement as Opening Act

Blink-182.Photo:Rory Kramer Rory Kramer Mark Hoppus,Tom DeLongeandTravis BarkerofBlink-182are doing their part amid the ongoing fires in Los Angeles. On Jan. 27, the “All The Small Things” band announced a one-night-only benefit concert at the Hollywood Palladium set for Feb. 13 with proceeds going to the Pasadena Humane Society, California Fire Department, LAFD Foundation and ARC Firefighter Fund. The show will feature opening act Alkaline Trio, a punk trio featuring members Matt Skiba, Dan Andriano and Atom Willard.

Blue BloodsSpin-Off Is Officially in the Works with Donnie Wahlberg — and a New Location

Donnie Wahlberg as Danny Reagan on ‘Blue Bloods’.Photo:CBS Broadcasting CBS Broadcasting Danny Reagan is officially coming back. On Feb. 18, CBS announced a straight-to-series order for aBlue Bloodsspinoff withDonnie Wahlbergto reprise his role as the beloved detective. The series, with the working title ofBoston Blue,will see Wahlberg’s Danny, a long-time NYPD officer, take a position with Boston PD. “Once in Boston, he is paired with detective Lena Peters, the eldest daughter of a prominent law enforcement family,” per the official description.