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Science Reveals How To Choose The Perfect Gift Shutterstock By Nicole Width/Dec. 18, 2020 3:26 pm EST Everyone wants to be a good gift-giver. It’s always better to be lauded for your Santa-like insight rather than silently scoffed through the fake thank yous of someone scanning their holiday package for a gift receipt. And while being a great gift giver certainly seems like an art that some people either have or they don’t, according to science it actually just boils down to what The New York Times artfully describes as the ability to “set aside our own desires and try our best to anticipate theirs....

Terms to avoid in your home listing Shutterstock “Motivated” is one word to avoid in your listing. Why? Because it reads the same way the word “desperate” would read in an online dating profile. Lexie Holbert, a home and lifestyle expert for Realtor.com, told PureWow, “If you don’t want to negotiate the price of your home, you should stay far away from this word.” There is an exception, though, Holbert explained: “If your goal is a speedy home sale and you don’t mind knocking some money off the price, this word could help you attract the right type of buyer....

The Weeknd debuted a bruised face at 2020 VMAs in August Kevin Mazur/mtv Vmas 2020/Getty Images The Weeknd didn’t debut his bruised face on the red carpet. He first sported the look in the music video for his hit song “Blinding Lights.” In an interview with Variety, he explained that, “This character is having a really bad night — all these videos are taking place in one night — and you can come with your own interpretation of what it is… ‘After Hours,’ Martin Scorsese’s film, is the obvious inspiration, with all this madness taking place in one night” (via Variety)....

The Heartfelt Message Kamala Harris Shared For Doug Emhoff’s Birthday Alex Wong/Getty Images By Elizabeth S. Mitchell/Oct. 13, 2020 11:57 am EST Vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris took to Twitter this morning to wish her husband, Doug Emhoff, a happy birthday. Along with a photo of the radiantly-smiling couple, Harris shared the sentiment: “The morning after our first date, @DouglasEmhoff emailed me a list of his available dates for the next couple of months: ‘I want to see if we can make this work....

The Reason Tamra Judge Wants Kelly Dodd Fired From RHOC Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images By Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon/June 18, 2020 11:59 am EST Bravo has been cracking down recently, firing several cast members for problematic behavior. Stassi Schroeder, Kristen Doute, Max Boyens, and Brett Caprioni were fired from Vanderpump Rules last week for racist comments and actions, while Peter Hunziker was just terminated from Below Deck Mediterranean for a racially insensitive social media post....

Billie Eilish is a Highland Park original Instagram Billie Eilish’s origin story begins not in a studio in Burbank or in a Brownstone in Manhattan. Born in 2001, Eilish is a native of the Highland Park area of Los Angeles, which may sound like she had a glam upbringing, but she didn’t. “Highland Park has become popular now but growing up there, it was not like that at all,” she explained in an interview with NME....

A chubby cheeked baby with an unconventional upbringing Getty Images After a heavy snowfall on January 9, 1982, Michael and Carole Middleton welcomed their first child, Catherine (later, “Kate”) Elizabeth Middleton at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, according to the duchess’ biography, Kate: The Future Queen, by royal expert Katie Nicholl. Carole’s friend and neighbor, a woman known as George Brown, went to visit baby Kate a week after her birth. She remarked, “Catherine was a lovely little baby, cherubic and chubby cheeked and so good....

The Surprising Election Day Streak That Kamala Harris Hopes To Continue Mark Makela/Getty Images By Hanna Claeson/Nov. 3, 2020 8:25 pm EST Kamala Harris had run in five election campaigns in her lifetime before throwing her hat in the rink as Joe Biden’s vice presidential candidate (via Ballotpedia). In 2003 and 2007, the vice presidential candidate ran for San Francisco District Attorney. In 2010 and 2014, she ran for California State Attorney General....

The Surprising Way Queen Elizabeth II Eats Her Burgers Chris Jackson/Getty Images By Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon/Oct. 13, 2020 12:01 pm EST Queen Elizabeth II is the very picture of prim and proper elegance. Many people associate the monarch with refinement itself. It’s easy to picture the royal at tea time, daintily sipping on a cup of her favorite tea, but it’s a bit harder to imagine her chowing down on a juicy burger....

The Truth About Kelly Loeffler Justin Sullivan/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/Nov. 3, 2020 9:36 am EST If you don’t recall seeing the name of Senator Kelly Loeffler during the last elections, it’s because she ascended to the seat in January of this year, after she was named as a replacement for Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson by Governor Brian Kemp. This is not to say Loeffler didn’t have political aspirations before. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) says she had considered running for an open U....

Forrest - Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009) YouTube Hachiko is an Akita who is the most famous dog in Japan, thanks to an it-could-only-be-true story. He waited for his owner in the same spot every day at Shibuya Station, and continued to do so for ten years following his death, leading a statue to be built there in his honor. As producer Vicki Shigekuni Wong explains in her blog, she named her own Shiba after the famous dog after visiting the statue....

Caroline likes ordering Bryan raunchy birthday cakes YouTube Birthdays in the Bryan household can get a little crude. The country singer told Taste of Country’s radio show that his wife “gets really, really creative with birthday cakes…. Half the time they’re not anything I can post.” Just how creative are we talking? For Luke Bryan’s 40th birthday, Caroline ordered a Guinness chocolate cake that had an image of Bryan popping out of it, only his face was photoshopped onto a shirtless chippendales dancer....

This Is The Biggest Mistake You Could Make When Co-Washing Shutterstock By Clara Olshansky/Jan. 5, 2021 4:05 pm EST Have curly hair, and like to wear your hair natural? Then you may want to start co-washing for healthy, hydrated hair. Co-washing, short for conditioner washing, is the process of washing your hair with only conditioner and skipping the shampoo. According to bath and body retailer Lush, you may want to try co-washing “if your hair is afro, mixed-textured, very curly or extremely dry....

What We Know About Diddy’s Scary Burglary Jason Kempin/Getty Images By Cassidy Anthony/Jan. 11, 2021 2:35 pm EST It’s been a rough couple of years for P. Diddy. From losing his girlfriend, Kim Porter, in 2018, to some bad news that happened just this past week, we’re hoping things start to turn around soon for the rapper. Indeed, sources say that Diddy’s house in LA — which he shared with his late girlfriend — was broken into and ransacked by burglars....

What We Learned From The Welcome To Plathville Season 2 Trailer YouTube By Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon/Oct. 26, 2020 1:36 pm EST Season 2 of Welcome to Plathville is finally on the way and it’s promising a lot of drama. In an exclusive supertease from People, fans get a sneak peek at all of the drama coming our way. “In the last six months so much has changed,” says Moriah Plath at the beginning of the trailer....

Elaine Taylor was a Bond Girl Jason Merritt/term/Getty Images Christopher Plummer met his future third wife on the set of the 1969 film Lock Up Your Daughters in Ireland; the two married a year later. Sources say that Plummer had a thing for redheads, which worked out perfectly as Taylor was required to color her hair red for the film (via The Sun). Elaine Taylor had an extensive career as an actress, but is perhaps best known as being a Bond Girl in the 1967 version of Casino Royale....

Whatever Happened To AGT Winner Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.? Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images By Larry Stansbury/Feb. 11, 2021 2:50 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. will always be a champion of jazz music. He scored his first break when he won season 6 of America’s Got Talent, receiving a million-dollar grand prize, performing as an opening act in Las Vegas, and scoring a recording contract with Columbia Records, per West Virginia News....

Why Donald Trump Is Now Lashing Out At Karl Rove Bloomberg/Getty Images By Hope Ngo/March 5, 2021 7:08 pm EST It appears Donald Trump is on the rampage yet again. This time he’s set his sights on former Bush White House adviser and longtime GOP operative Karl Rove, who earlier this week used his opinion column in The Wall Street Journal to criticize the former president for the speech he delivered at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) last weekend....

Why Gisele Bündchen Doesn’t Want To Be Called A Stepmom Handout/Getty Images By Elizabeth S. Mitchell/Sept. 26, 2020 9:51 pm EST Raising children you did not bring into this world is a high calling and one born of pure love. Some women who take on a new parenting role upon entering a blended family may not be fans of the “stepmom” title, which can conjure up memories of Cinderella’s wicked stepmother....

Why The CMA Awards Entertainer Of The Year Has Fans Seeing Red Jason Kempin/acma2020/Getty Images By Shana Aborn/Nov. 12, 2020 12:10 am EST Country music fans who were hoping to see a tidal wave of female empowerment at tonight’s CMA Awards came away disappointed. True, there were a number of triumphs for women country performers — such as Maren Morris’ three trophies for Female Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Single of the Year, and Reba McEntire singing a tribute to Mac Davis with co-host Darius Rucker — but for the most part, the guys took the night....