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The Latest Reports On The Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Have People Talking Shutterstock The world is currently three for three on the number of COVID-19 vaccines that now look promising. Researchers from the University of Oxford in the U.K. and international drug maker AstraZeneca report their vaccine is safe, too, and that it sets off a similar type of immune response across all the people who have been inoculated with it. The study, whose results were published in The Lancet medical journal, involved 560 healthy adults, half of whom were over the age of 70....

The MyPillow guy is a self-made millionaire YouTube As CNBC notes, Mike Lindell knew nothing about making pillows when he set out to bring his creation to life, cutting up foam and testing various iterations before the design was completed. He set up a kiosk at the local mall but sold less than a hundred pillows. Thankfully, one of those buyers ran a local home show in Minneapolis and, after inviting Lindell to join him there, he sold out completely....

The New Punky Brewster Reboot Trailer Has People Talking Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images By Shana Aborn/Feb. 3, 2021 3:28 pm EST Are you ready to get Punky with it? Soleil Moon Frye, who charmed audiences in the ’80s as the precocious titular character of Punky Brewster, is about to put her colorful kicks back on in an updated version of the show; it starts streaming February 25 on the Peacock TV platform....

Catherine Lowe said that being on The Bachelor ‘was one of the best things that ever happened to me’ David Livingston/Getty Images Catherine and Sean are also memorable because, while Bachelor franchise stars tend to be overwhelmingly white, Catherine is of Swiss-Italian, Scottish, and Filipino descent (per People). When she was cast on the show, she suspected she was there largely for diversity points, and didn’t think that she and Sean would actually fall for each other....

What You Don’t Know About Larsa Pippen Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images By Maria Scinto/July 23, 2020 5:27 pm EST Who exactly is Larsa Pippen, besides being the latest in a long line of people to have beef with the Kardashians? Well, according to her website, she is a former athlete and cheerleader who is now an online fitness coach, while her Twitter adds that she’s also an entrepreneur and a TV personality (as a former Real Housewife of Miami as well as frequent KUWTK guest)....

What You Need To Know About Omaha Steaks Shutterstock By Kate Hagan Gallup/Oct. 7, 2020 11:01 am EST Omaha Steaks is a well-known direct-to-consumer retailer of steaks, burgers, and most meats that you could cook on a grill. Known widely for its ease of use and variety of gourmet boxes, the brand is widely recognized and a treat for many. What is less well-known is that the company is over a century old....

What You Should Know About Lauren Conrad’s New Makeup Collection Jason Merritt/term/Getty Images By Phoebe McRae/Sept. 8, 2020 3:03 pm EST In our eyes, Lauren Conrad can do no wrong. And that’s exactly why we’re saving up our pennies for every single product in her new vegan makeup collection, Lauren Conrad Beauty. If you remember Conrad from her Laguna Beach and The Hills days (where she was more affectionately known as “LC”), you’ll also remember that she was once a fashion insider, interning at Teen Vogue....

Why Jamie Lynn Spears Didn’t Want To Become A Singer Mike Coppola/Getty Images By Phoebe McRae/Feb. 12, 2021 2:20 pm EST Jamie Lynn Spears has admitted that despite finding fame at a young age, she never had any interest in becoming a singer like her older sister Britney. In response to a post on NYLON’s Instagram page that read, “I think it’s nice that in the early 2000s if your sister was a pop singer, you got to try it out too,” and had fans naming all their favorite sibling singers (read: Britney and Jamie), the Zoey 101 star commented, “Never tried it....

Why Khloe Kardashian’s Response To Tristan’s Instagram Post Has The Internet Upset Jerritt Clark/Getty Images By Joey Keogh/Dec. 14, 2020 11:09 am EST It’s been a long, difficult road for Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson. The unlucky-in-love reality star seemed to have finally found the right man, only to fall pregnant like she’d seemingly always wanted and, right when all her dreams seemed to be coming true, Kardashian was sent crashing back to earth when news broke that the NBA star had cheated on her several times over (one of which was with family friend Jordyn Woods)....

What else Anne Heche said about Ellen DeGeneres Denny Keeler/Getty Images The star of Six Days Seven Nights had more to say in her magazine interview: “If I’m standing someplace and I don’t like what’s going on there and I stay there, it’s my fault. So what are the actions that got me there and why can’t I get out of it easily if that’s not something that I want to be engaged in?...

Body Language Expert Reveals How Joe Biden Really Feels About The Upcoming Presidential Debates Drew Angerer/Getty Images By Maria Scinto/Sept. 28, 2020 8:10 am EST Are you all psyched up to hear some presidential debating? As the two candidates get ready to rumble, are you excited to hear what they have to say? Or is your attitude more one of resignation, like it’s one more slap from a year that took the gloves off in January and hasn’t stopped punching since?...

Carrie Underwood Has A Surprising Celeb Crush Jason Kempin/Getty Images By Joey Keogh/Feb. 11, 2021 10:42 am EST Country superstar Carrie Underwood has been linked to many eligible bachelors over the years, from NFL legend Tony Romo to TV personality Travis Lane Stork and even Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford, as per Ranker. These days, Underwood is happily settled down with husband Mike Fisher. The Canadian hockey star and singer-songwriter started seeing each other all the way back in 2008, according to Bustle, and their love story has only become more swoon-worthy ever since....

Details We Know About Siegfried Fischbacher’s Death Bryan Steffy/Getty Images By Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon/Jan. 14, 2021 11:20 am EST The world has lost another icon. Illusionist Siegfried Fischbacher has died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 81. His death was confirmed by his sister, Dolore, in a statement to German publication Bild. “He fell asleep softly and peacefully,” she said (via Newsweek). Fischbacher recently underwent surgery to have a tumor removed....

She had a few celebrity crushes In a “How Well Do We Know Each Other” segment with her well-coiffed main squeeze Alfie, Zoella revealed that she had a celebrity crush on Evan Peters back in 2014. (Peters starred in the X-Men franchise and American Horror Story). Her first celeb crush was much more high-profile, though. She revealed in her “Boyfriend vs. Brother” clip that she also fell victim to “Leomania.” Handsome heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio was her first celeb crush....

Simon Cowell says Fantasia Barrino is the best Idol contestant ever Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Cowell doubled down on his initial comments about how good Barrino was when he caught up with ABC News a few years after her triumphant win. The audition process for American Idol is notoriously difficult but for every wannabe without a note in their head, there’s someone like Barrino, he reasoned. As the infamously testy Brit explained, “You have a lot of terrible people trying out....

The youth poet laureate has dreamed of the White House her whole life Instagram During an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show earlier this week, Gorman revealed her desire to become U.S. President someday. The host put her on the spot right away, stating simply “let’s talk about you running for president,” before asking whether that was always the goal, to which a widely smiling Gorman replied, “This was a dream that I think came into existence around sixth grade....

Kayleigh McEnany’s criticism of Biden’s speech sparked backlash on Twitter Twitter Immediately flagged by Twitter with a fact-check assertion, Kayleigh McEnany’s tweet from last night read, “Joe Biden should not ever utter the words ‘unprecedented assault on democracy.’ THIS was an ‘assault on democracy.’” With an arrow pointing down to the following three points: “THREE YEAR fake Russia investigation, BASELESS impeachment, RIGGING election with mass mail-in voting w/ no safeguards.” She concluded, “This is a DIVISIVE speech!...

Kristin Cavallari Finally Speaks Out About Her Split From Jay Cutler Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images By Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon/Sept. 23, 2020 1:36 pm EST Kristin Cavallari is finally opening up about her divorce from Jay Cutler. Fans were quite invested in the couple after watching their relationship for years on Very Cavallari, and were dismayed to find out last April that they had made the difficult decision to end their relationship....

Netflix Is Breaking Our Hearts In August Chesnot/Getty Images By Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon/July 22, 2020 1:19 pm EST Another month means dozens of heartbreaks for Netflix viewers. As July draws to a close and August approaches, a number of titles will be dropping from the streaming platform — including some beloved shows and movies. Get ready, because this is going to be brutal. Thankfully, most of the titles leaving Netflix in August will not depart the platform until the end of the month....

Doctors told her she was going to die… twice Getty Images In 2000, Suzanne Somers was diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite being told she would die if she didn’t have surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, Somers rejected her doctor’s recommendations. In an interview with The Truth About Cancer, she explained, “The idea of putting chemical poison into my body to cure me just doesn’t make sense.” At the advice of another doctor, she did eventually decide to undergo radiation....