From the great Whole Milk Debate (spoiler: kids still aren’t drinking it) to the mysterious journey of the carton nobody ever opens, we start this entry exactly where common sense goes to die. Then—because of course—we officially arrive at the Miraculous era of The Update Journal. Yes, we’ve finally crossed that line. Buckle up, because this is not the first time we’ve unpacked how a TV-Y7 show casually turned into a full-blown psychological thriller… and it absolutely will not be the last. If you’re new here, welcome. If you’ve been here before, you already know how this goes. And to close things out, Valentine’s Day is in the air—or at least in stores, aisles, and checkout lines—whether you’re emotionally ready for it or not.

In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Friday, New York City nurses on strike headed back to the bargaining table on day 12 of the strike with hospital administrators to try to bring an end to the city’s biggest walkout of its kind in decades.

A reality TV series meant to spotlight the New York Police Department has spawned a real-life legal drama involving the city and the show’s producer, Jordan McGraw — the son of TV’s “Dr. Phil” McGraw.

And across the country, thousands of power line workers were on standby, flights were canceled and bottled water flew off the shelves as a huge winter storm that could bring catastrophic damage, widespread power outages and bitterly cold weather barreled toward the eastern two-thirds of the U.S.