Perez Hilton’s family is asking the world to pause and remember that behind the name, the headlines, and the complicated public history, there is a real person who is trying to heal. After a month in which rumors ran wild across social media, the family of the celebrity blogger — the self-described “OG influencer” — has released a statement with a clear and urgent message: Perez has entered a residential treatment program after receiving care for the physical injuries he sustained during a deeply disturbing episode that unfolded live on TikTok last month. In the family’s own words, the hope…

The quiet hum of a classroom, the scratch of pencils on paper, the murmuring of teenagers sharing secrets between lessons—these are the universal sounds of adolescence, the backdrop against which young minds are supposed to be shaped, challenged, and inspired. Yet, in Russia, that familiar scene is being radically, and deliberately, transformed. The chatter is now increasingly punctuated by the cold, mechanical click of rifle bolts and the barked commands of military instructors. As the new school year dawns, a stark and unsettling reality has settled over the educational landscape: the classroom is being systematically converted into a parade ground,…