You'd think with 'grown up' kids, I'd be past my Disney days, but...I can't help it...I love animated films. So maybe the kids are growing up, but that doesn't mean I'm going to stop watching cartoons. Besides, they're not that grown up. Because - let's face it - nobody ever outgrows Disney movies.

Your "Just Keep Swimming" Gift Guru,
Linda

Last year I told you about how coffee might protect you against skin cancer by acting as a natural sunscreen. But it seems no matter how much good news we hear about our morning joe, researchers are always looking for evidence that coffee must be 'bad for us'.

The latest study from the World Health Organization (WHO) again failed to make the case for the danger of the beany beverage. In fact, researchers now say that coffee should "no longer be considered a carcinogen". Instead, they say it's super hot beverages that cause the carcinogenic effect, no matter what you're drinking — even water!

So, go ahead and enjoy java jumpstart in the morning, but test with your tongue first. If it's too hot for your taste buds, it's too hot for your throat, too.

Your "Carefree Coffee Connoisseur" Gift Guru
Linda

The Purple One. His Purpleness. The Artist. The Artist Formerly Known As...born Prince Rogers Nelson, he had many names.

But did you know that Prince used pseudonyms on some of the music he was involved in writing, producing and recording? “I was just getting tired of seeing my name,” he said once. “If you give away an idea, you still own that idea. In fact, giving it away strengthens it. Why do people feel they have to take credit for everything they do? Ego—that’s the only reason.”

Names he used to 'give away' his art include: Joey Coco (Kenny Rogers, Sheena Easton, unreleased Prince songs), Jamie Starr  (The Time and others from 1981-1984), Alexander Nevermind (Sheena Easton) and Christopher (The Bangles). People who knew him well also knew him by his childhood nickname, Skipper.

Prince never felt that he had to 'take credit' for his charitable works, either. Most of his philanthropy and activism was only publicized after his untimely death from an accidental opioid overdose on April 21. Here are a few things you might not have known about the Purple One:

• When drummer Clyde Stubblefield (James Brown) was undergoing cancer treatment, Prince anonymously paid off his medical bills.
• He saved the the country's first full service library for African Americans from closing - with an anonymous $12,000 donation.
• He conceived and launched YesWeCode to help kids from 'low-opportunity backgrounds find success in the tech sector.' He paid for many of their 'hackathons' out of his own pocket and even performed at some of them.  

The sudden loss of Prince just weeks before his 58th birthday (June 7) shocked us. But I don't believe he'd want us to mope around crying our eyes out. After all, he once said, "Life is just a party & parties weren't meant to last." I think Prince would like us to party - one last time - like it's 1999.

Your "Celebrating the Prince of Purple" Gift Guru,
Linda

If anyone could 'break the Internet', it's Harry Potter.  The tantalizing, excruciatingly slow reveal of the three families who will be featured in the upcoming West End (London) stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child nearly did just that — each release of costumed character photos went viral within minutes of hitting the 'Net.

The latest to joined the Potters and the Granger-Weasleys are the villains we love to hate, Draco Malfoy and his son, Scorpius of Slytherin infamy. If you somehow managed to miss the first two photo releases, get your first look at the Granger-Weasleys here and the Potters here.

The play picks up 19 years after Deathly Hallows and follows Harry Potter's son, Albus Severus as he enters his first year at Hogwarts. While Albus contends with being the youngest son of the now super famous Harry Potter, his dad struggles with his own troubles as a Ministry of Magic employee.

Because massive crowds are expected and security will be tight, West End theatre goers have been advised to arrive at least one hour before curtain time. So far no word about whether the play will come to the U.S. But I'm guessing if it does, it will 'break' Broadway, too.

Your "Not for Muggles" Gift Guru,
Linda