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This Is Why You Should Be Eating Ginger Shutterstock By Paige McBride/Dec. 3, 2020 12:59 pm EST No doubt a polarizing flavor, ginger can either make or break your smoothies, juices, and dishes. A staple in Ayurvedic cooking, as well as many health-food favorites, ginger packs a ton of health benefits and, for some, an excellent flavor addition. If you’ve ever drank ginger ale or ginger tea for an upset stomach, you’ll know how soothing this root can be....

Trump Isn’t The Only US President To Downplay A Pandemic And Get Infected Drew Angerer/Getty Images By Megan Scott/Oct. 3, 2020 1:56 pm EST Trump’s recent COVID-19 diagnosis has prompted many Americans to recall the numerous times he has downplayed the severity of the pandemic and brushed off warnings from health officials. According to NPR, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed in January what they believed to be the first U....

Prince Charles actually met Diana Spencer in a field Anwar Hussein/Getty Images In the first episode of season 4 of The Crown, Prince Charles meets Diana Spencer in a whimsical, otherworldly meet-cute. While visiting his latest fling, Sarah Spencer, Charles meets a young Diana while he’s waiting in a hallway. The princess-to-be is dressed as a “mad tree,” for an upcoming school performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She hides behind a series of plants, and the pair eye each other from between the branches....

Why Fans Think Taylor Swift And Joe Alwyn Are Broken Up Dave J Hogan, Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images By Maria Scinto/July 24, 2020 1:51 pm EST As practically everybody in the solar system is aware by now, Taylor Swift just dropped a new album called Folklore, and Swifties everywhere are full of theories interpreting each and every syllable of every lyric. Quite a few of these fan theories seem to revolve around Swift’s latest boyfriend, Joe Alwyn....

Why Robert Irwin’s Comment About Bindi Landed Him In Hot Water Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images By Joey Keogh/Feb. 11, 2021 11:44 am EST The Irwin family is busy getting ready for their new arrival, as expectant mother, Bindi Irwin, is pregnant. She recently confirmed in an interview with Entertainment Tonight that her father, the late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, would’ve been obsessed with the baby. “I don’t think we would’ve ever seen our daughter....

Why The Queen’s Gambit Season 2 Probably Won’t Happen Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Nov. 16, 2020 8:51 pm EST Since the Queen’s Gambit debuted on Netflix on Oct. 23, we’ve all been planning our marathon-watching five moves ahead (via Marie Claire). Helmed by the talented Ana Taylor-Joy as misanthropic orphan Beth Harmon, Queen’s Gambit takes us on a dive into the world of competitive chess in this seven-part suspense drama. Filling a void caused by the sameness and monotony of 2020, the limited series offers us something new with characters both flawed and magnetic, uncomfortable yet charismatic....

Saved by the Bell makes light of Selena Gomez’s kidney transplant more than once Instagram According to People, the show uses Gomez’s kidney transplant as a punchline not once, but multiple times, with one character saying, “I know for a fact that Selena Gomez’s kidney donor was Justin Bieber’s mom. God I wish that I had my phone so I could prove it.” Of course, we know from the singer’s own admission that her donor is her dear friend....

What does host Suki Krishnan have to say about the drama that Love Games reveals? YouTube We love a good spoiler, and Suki Krishnan told The List that things get pretty heated between 90 Day Fiancé couple Evelin and Corey during the Love Games competition. Corey was allegedly in Las Vegas with another person from the 90 Day universe during a “break” from Evelin, and according to Krishnan, the confrontation we’ve all been waiting for happens during Love Games....

Decoding Donald Trump’s Body Language In The Final Days Of His Presidency Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/Jan. 8, 2021 1:16 pm EST When an elected official loses an election, or is no longer allowed to run, in the United States, there is a period where that said official becomes a lame duck and likely spends his or her time planning a life after office (via USA Today). Instead, outgoing President Donald Trump has spent the weeks since November 3 either playing golf at one of his clubs, tweeting, or delivering speeches directed at his supporters alleging election fraud (via Washington Post)....

Does Bachelorette Clare Crawley Want Kids? Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images By Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon/Nov. 10, 2020 12:01 pm EST Things certainly moved at a whirlwind pace for Clare Crawley and Dale Moss. The couple fell in love at first sight on The Bachelorette, and Clare was so convinced of her choice that she ended up stepping down as the Bachelorette mid-season to be replaced by Tayshia Adams. Dale certainly seems like Clare’s ideal partner, which she described to Good Morning America months ago as “a man who is strong, but is willing to take off the body armor, open himself up and be vulnerable....

Drew Carey Dishes On The Price Is Right Cheating Scare Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images By Lana Schwartz/Feb. 12, 2021 3:35 pm EST If there were an Emmy award for “Most Wholesome TV Show,” odds are good that The Price is Right would take it every year. The long-running game show — first hosted by Bob Barker and now by comedian Drew Carey — is a perennial family favorite, and not often the program most associated with scandal....

Here’s How To DIY Perfect Hair Layers At Home Shutterstock By Rachel Chapman/Dec. 22, 2020 12:33 pm EST With all the lockdowns and stay-at-home orders that have happened this year, people haven’t been able to make it to their hair salon as often as they’d like. Despite the risks of cutting your own hair at home, a lot of people have given it a try. Just a simple bang trim can be easy to manage with a quick YouTube video tutorial, but if you’re looking for how to cut the perfect layers at home, you’ll need help from an actual stylist....

Jessica Simpson Shares The Relatable Condition She Suffered With Postpartum John Shearer/Getty Images By Melissa Willets/Jan. 13, 2021 10:40 am EST Most of us look at Jessica Simpson and think, well, that she looks perfect — including her skin. But the mom of three and clothing maven is opening up about suffering from a skin condition many can empathize with: eczema (via Today). In a new interview with Shape, the 40-year-old makes a surprising confession, telling the outlet, “I’ve dealt with eczema since I was a kid....

Jon Gosselin Reveals His Scary Battle With COVID-19 Bryan Steffy/Getty Images By Melissa Willets/Jan. 15, 2021 8:47 am EST Former reality TV star Jon Gosselin is sharing that he dealt with a scary bout of COVID-19. The 43-year-old and dad of eight appeared on The Dr. Oz Show to talk about what he experienced (via People). “You go from perfectly healthy one week to you can’t do anything the next week,” Gosselin said during his appearance, adding, “It was so weird....

Americans are more into hookup culture Jack Taylor/Getty Images Here in the U.S. we’re all quite used to the concepts of hooking up and having friends with benefits, and we even have a tendency to find ourselves in the slightly harder to figure out “situationships.” This has been pretty much an accepted part of dating for the past 50 years, ever since the whole “swinging 60s” sexual revolution that followed the invention of the birth control pill....

The Shocking Reason Rachel Lindsay Thinks Lee Garrett Was Cast On Her Season Michael Kovac/Getty Images By Joey Keogh/Feb. 18, 2021 9:43 am EST Rachel Lindsay broke major boundaries when she was cast as the first ever Black lead of The Bachelorette in 2017. Lately, reports of rampant and unchecked racism throughout the long-running Bachelor franchise have been swirling, in spite of the fact Matt James is currently leading the series....

The Surprising Breakfast Prince Charles Insists On Having Every Morning Wpa Pool/Getty Images By Stephanie Kaloi/Dec. 16, 2020 12:12 pm EST Prince Charles is known for possessing the odd quirk or two. Royal enthusiasts know he prefers a very specific bath time routine that must be adhered to each evening, lest he scold the staff member responsible. It turns out that Prince Charles also has a breakfast routine that he never changes: Each morning, he indulges in a soft boiled egg, tea, and fruit (via World News Today)....

The Truth About Julianne Hough And Nina Dobrev’s Relationship George Pimentel/Getty Images By Catherine Santino/Nov. 18, 2020 3:44 pm EST When it comes to Hollywood besties, Julianne Hough and Nina Dobrev are about as adorable as it gets. The pair have been there for each other during heartbreak, gone on plenty of adventures, and constantly show their support and love for one another on social media. They’re pretty much the epitome of strong female friendship — and we love to see it....

The Untold Truth Of Belk Belk By Megan Scott/Oct. 5, 2020 1:15 pm EST If you’ve ever gone shopping in the southern U.S. states, chances are you’ve been to Belk. The retailer started as a small business in the late 1800s and has grown into one of the most recognized department stores in the country with locations spread across 16 states (per Belk). If you’ve never shopped there, perhaps you’re at least familiar with the brand from the Belk Bowl (now known as the Duke’s Mayo Bowl) which was an annual match-up of two division champion college football teams....

Duncan Lou Who YouTube Who says dogs need four legs? Duncan Lou Who has just two, and he’s doing fine. The boxer was born with four legs, but his back two were fused together and were amputated when he was just 12 weeks old. That may sound harsh, but the surgery gave him better mobility almost instantly. Though he’s had several wheelchairs, Duncan’s caregivers say he prefers to walk and run on just two legs....