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You Won’t Even Recognize Julia Garner In Her New Netflix Role Getty Images/Getty Images By Cassandra Rose/Nov. 3, 2020 7:15 pm EST Emmy-winning actress Julia Garner embodies every single character she plays. As Ruth Langmore in Ozark, which is arguably one of her most defining roles, she effortlessly draws in her audience with her strong-willed nature and sharp tongue. Complicated family dynamics are at the core of this crime drama, and Garner delivers as Ruth every single time (via IMDb)....

Zendaya Admits To Starting A Surprising Quarantine Hobby Frazer Harrison/Getty Images By Angela Campbell/Jan. 27, 2021 4:34 pm EST While Zendaya’s new movie Malcolm & Marie is earning headlines and Oscar buzz, it’s her quarantine confession during a Variety interview with actress Carey Mulligan that’s capturing some people’s attention. During the two actresses’ conversation for Variety’s Actors on Actors series, Mulligan asked Zendaya how she decompressed without family or friends’ support while filming Malcolm & Marie during quarantine....

Eggs Shutterstock Throughout the years, eggs have been given a bad rap, namely because of the higher cholesterol content in their yolks. However, eggs have numerous health benefits that shouldn’t be overlooked. First, eggs are a terrific source of protein, and they’re also packed with essential vitamins and minerals, including B vitamins, vitamin D, and iron. Further, as noted by the American Optometric Association, eggs can be beneficial for eye health as well as fighting against macular degeneration because of their high content of lutein and zeaxanthin, which act as antioxidants....

Don’t plan on adding a vaccine to your Christmas list Shutterstock While experts are optimistic about the vaccine’s potential, it’s best not to expect it this year. “There is a slim chance,” says venture capitalist Kate Bingham. “I think it’s more likely that it’ll be in early next year” (via CBS News). And even if we do see a vaccine then, Bingham explains that it’ll first go to those who require it more severely: the elderly, the vulnerable and health care workers....

How This Voice Reject Ended Up Winning American Idol Gary Gershoff/Getty Images By Elizabeth S. Mitchell/Oct. 5, 2020 2:39 pm EST In 2015, small town folk singer andsongwriter Maddie Poppe performed on The Voice, singing her heart out for the audience and for famous judges Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton and Pharrell Williams. Not a single one of the judges was impressed enough to turn their chair around to welcome Maddie to the competition (via Good Housekeeping)....

Kanye West’s message to his competitor Twitter After a few days of tweeting nothing but chatter about Guns N’ Roses, alpacas at his ranch, and “lonely emojis,” Kanye West surfaced with some words for Kamala Harris (via TMZ). On Saturday, August 15, he tweeted a message accompanied by a black and white photo of his late mother Donda as a little girl, acknowledging Harris’ appointment as Joe Biden’s VP pick. “I know my mom and Kamala Harris would have been friends … congratulations on being the democratic Vice President nominee … all love and respect from the future president....

The Best And Worst Things About Blackpink’s The Album Rich Fury/Getty Images By Joey Keogh/Oct. 13, 2020 9:04 am EST Blackpink fans have been waiting forever, but finally The Album is here. Their debut full-length is easily the most highly-anticipated release of the year. As Elle notes, the band’s fans, affectionately known as “Blinks” — do they not get confused with Blink182 fans? — memorably rented a billboard truck blaring the message “Blinks Demand for Blackpink,” in both English and Korean, which circled YG Entertainment’s Seoul HQ, to showcase how impatient they were....

The Biggest Mistake You’re Making When Budgeting Shutterstock By Cassandra Rose/Nov. 30, 2020 4:20 pm EST Creating a plan to save money and actually committing to said plan is sometimes an uphill battle. The bills are piling up, weekly grocery shopping grows more expensive by the minute, and that’s all without factoring in expenses you didn’t plan for like your car breaking down. When you’re juggling all of these issues at once, sticking to a budget is understandably the last thing on your mind....

Ruth Bader Ginsburg didn’t become an icon until her late 70s Shannon Finney/Getty Images But it wasn’t until she hit her late 70s and early 80s that Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a popular icon among those young enough to be her grandchildren. She was cool enough to be on T-shirts (“You Can’t have the Truth, Without Ruth” proclaimed one), coffee mugs, and bobbleheads. Thanks to social media, she even got her own rap-style nickname and became known as the “Notorious R....

The Love Actually Storyline That Made Kristen Stewart Feel ‘Weird’ Rachel Murray/Getty Images By Nicole Width/Nov. 23, 2020 1:55 pm EST Watching holiday movies is both mindlessly pleasant, especially during the current state of the world, and it’s also an active suspension of disbelief. Let’s face it, the high powered business woman from the city who’s somehow lost her sense of holiday spirit, is forced home for the holidays, falls back in love with her crush from high school who now works as a firefighter saving kittens and making Christmas ornaments in his spare time is as cheesy and unbelievable as it sounds — looking at you here, Hallmark....

The Real Reason Selena Gomez Went Into The Beauty Biz Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images By Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez/Sept. 13, 2020 7:12 pm EST Selena Gomez is having a moment: Turn on your radio and there she is crooning “Ice Cream” with K-pop sensation Blackpink. Switch on your TV and you’ll see her on Selena + Chef, talking shop with the likes of taco truck master Roy Choi and sourdough queen Nancy Silverton....

The Surprising Thing The Schitt’s Creek Cast Fought About Jamie Mccarthy/Getty Images By Stephanie Kaloi/Dec. 24, 2020 5:36 pm EST Fans of the ultra-popular TV series Schitt’s Creek know how close the cast was during the show’s six successful seasons. After all, three of the key players — Eugene, Dan, and Sarah Levy — are related. While the show was filming, the cast was often spotted hanging out together, whether at industry events or out in the world....

The Truth About Cardi B’s Family-Friendly Facebook Series Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images By Kristin Conard/Dec. 17, 2020 3:59 pm EST Was watching Cardi B learn ballet on your 2020 Bingo card? Well then you’re in luck with the latest project from the rapper, the new show “Cardi Tries ___” (via Instagram). Available just on Messenger’s Watch Together video-chat feature in the apps Instagram, Messenger, and Messenger Rooms, it’s Cardi trying her hand at things like learning ballet, teaching kindergarten, driving a race car, working on a ranch, and making sushi....

Hannah Ferrier’s pregnancy has been a bit difficult so far Instagram Hannah revealed that her first trimester was rough, and that her terrible morning sickness helped her relate to the Below Deck Med guests a little bit better. “I kind of understood all the guests complaining about seasickness after that,” she said. As rough as her first trimester was, Hannah said that it did teach her something about motherhood. Since Hannah is the kind of person who will “give it a day or two” when she’s sick and then “kind of ignore it and keep going” if she isn’t better by then, she had to learn how to put her baby first and give herself time to feel better....

These Baby Names Rose In Popularity After Tragedy Struck In 2020 Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images By Jorie Mark/Oct. 25, 2020 3:26 pm EST What do you name a baby born in 2020, a year marked by global devastation unlike anything else we’ve collectively experienced? Well, you do not name her Karen, according to a new survey by BabyCenter of more than 520,000 parents, which saw a 13 percent decline in this name’s popularity....

Trump’s Original Vice President Pick Is Turning Heads Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images By Hanna Claeson/Nov. 17, 2020 2:58 pm EST There’s a new Vanity Fair article that people are gasping at on Twitter. In it, Ivanka Trump’s former friend, Lysandra Ohrstrom, gossips about how important Ivanka Trump’s beauty has always been to Donald. Donald Trump “would barely acknowledge me except to ask if Ivanka was the prettiest or the most popular girl in our grade,” she remembers....

When You Eat Hummus Every Day, This Is What Happens To Your Body Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Aug. 6, 2020 2:06 pm EST In 2010, Chef Ramzi Choueiri got about 300 student chefs together at their university in Lebanon to make what has become the largest serving of hummus ever, according to Guinness World Records. The ceramic plate (which is also a world record holder for largest ceramic plate) had a diameter just over 23 feet and was big enough to hold more than 23,000 pounds of hummus....

Who Is Why Don’t We’s Jack Avery? Paras Griffin/Getty Images By Melissa Willets/Jan. 16, 2021 1:38 pm EST Jack Avery is one fifth of the boy group Why Don’t We, which just released its second album, The Good Days and Bad Ones. The band, made up of Corbyn Besson, Zach Herron, Jonah Marais, and Daniel Seavey, formed in 2016, but by then, the now 21-year-old had already debuted a solo song, “Liar,” after getting his start singing on social media platforms like YouTube (via Tiger Beat)....

Why Fans Think Princess Margaret’s Kids Aren’t In The Crown Terry Fincher/Getty Images By Melissa Willets/Dec. 1, 2020 4:51 pm EST We all love Helena Bonham Carter’s spicy portrayal of Princess Margaret on the must-watch Netflix show, The Crown. But what we know her best for are her unfiltered emotions, love of a cocktail, and never saying “no” to a good party. What we don’t see is another side of the sister of Queen Elizabeth — being a mom to two children....

Why Some People’s Voices Change When They Talk To You Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Nov. 5, 2020 11:42 am EST It’s an all-too-familiar cinematic and TV trope — a guy is joking around with his buddies, his voice at a normal pitch, when suddenly the phone rings. He picks it up, and suddenly he’s all “Hey, how you doin?” a full octave lower. You just know the caller is a) female and b) pretty....