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Meghan Markle has taken control of her own look Twitter While it’s solely Markle’s choice as to how she should wear her hair, some have noted how powerful it would be to see Markle, who is biracial (her mother is African American and her father is Caucasian), wear her hair naturally (via HelloGiggles). It can be rare to see Black natural hair depicted in the media — both because there isn’t enough diversity onscreen and because Black actors and actresses are often not accommodated with competent hairstylists, per The Hollywood Reporter....

Meghan Markle Makes A Surprise High School Graduation Speech Wpa Pool/Getty Images By Maria Scinto/June 4, 2020 3:58 pm EST Graduation 2020 will go down in history as the weirdest one ever. Due to social distancing requirements, most schools have been closed down since mid-March, and this year’s high school seniors have basically been given a bye on any and all graduation requirements that were left unfulfilled during that time. While some students may have been bummed about not attending prom, most were probably a bit less devastated at the opportunity to skip out on that last round of standardized testing....

Psychologist Reveals What You Need To Know If You’re Dealing With A Narcissist Shutterstock By Maria Scinto/Nov. 11, 2020 12:06 pm EST Have you ever known – or, worse yet, loved — a true narcissist? The closer you are to someone with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD), the more likely you are to suffer from the fallout. In fact, narcissistic abuse is something that can leave the victim with a lifetime’s worth of trauma or even end their life....

RHOSLC’s Mary Cosby Makes A Heartbreaking Confession About Her Marriage Bravo By Paige McBride/Dec. 10, 2020 1:01 pm EST If you’ve been following the latest Real Housewives installment based in Salt Lake City, Utah, you’ll know all about Mary Cosby and her unique marriage. According to the housewife herself, the union was arranged by her late grandmother, Rosemary, who also passed on her position as the first lady of their church to the reality TV star....

The 2021 Super Bowl Halftime Act Has Twitter Blowing Up Buda Mendes/Getty Images By Maria Scinto/Nov. 12, 2020 4:10 pm EST Are you psyched up for the first big holiday of 2021? No, we’re not talking about New Year’s Day, since that always comes as kind of an anticlimax, a major holiday that’s pretty much eclipsed by the night before. No, we’re talking about the Super Bowl, of course. Do we have any idea which two teams will be playing?...

The Long-Lost Adam Sandler Movie People Are Loving On Netflix Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images By Phoebe McRae/Feb. 7, 2021 6:30 pm EST In 2020, Adam Sandler signed a $250 million deal with Netflix. “Whether you know him as Sandman, the Water Boy, Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, Nick Spitz or simply Adam, one thing is clear: our members can’t get enough of him,” Netflix chief Ted Sarandos told The Hollywood Reporter. “They love his stories and his humor, as we saw with Murder Mystery....

The Most Satisfying Movie Kisses Ever YouTube By Cat Lafuente/Nov. 9, 2020 12:31 pm EST What are the most satisfying movie kisses ever? You know, those long-awaited smooches that finally happen after hours of tension? Or perhaps the kisses that melt your heart and make you weak in the knees, thanks to the actors’ insane chemistry? You know what we’re talking about. Those kisses. Certainly there are tons of movie kisses worthy of mention, like the innocent smooch in My Girl that reminded you of your own first kiss, or the epic paintball kiss in 10 Things I Hate About You....

If you lose your hair after giving birth, you can blame your hormones Shutterstock Sorry to sound wholly unscientific, but the reality is that your hormones will go crazy during pregnancy. Those fluctuating levels of estrogen and progesterone affect everything from your complexion to the movement of your ligaments, according to Healthline. Everybody loses hair each day, but when you are pregnant, a change in hormonal levels puts a halt to your typical daily hair loss, as explained by Parents....

Trump’s history with Jeanine Pirro Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Donald Trump first became acquainted with the Pirros over 30 years ago when he hired Albert Pirro to serve as a real estate lawyer. At the time, Jeanine Pirro was serving as a Westchester County Court judge, and the couple ran in the same New York City social scene as Trump. Trump remained friends with Judge Pirro over the intervening decades, and long before his own political ambitions, Pirro ran for the Republican senate nomination to oppose Hilary Clinton in 2005....

The Truth About Prince Charles’ Proposal To Amanda Knatchbull Tom Stoddart Archive/Getty Images By Paige McBride/Dec. 2, 2020 1:17 pm EST While the love life of Prince Charles strikes many as unmistakably chaotic, it appears that a missing detail may make it seem even more messy. If you watch The Crown, you’ll know that the heir apparent was head-over-heels for Camilla Parker-Bowles before marrying Princess Diana. Keeping Camilla as his mistress throughout his marriage, the Prince of Wales also apparently proposed to another potential queen — his second cousin, Amanda Knatchbull....

Princess Beatrice gives back to children worldwide Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images Even though she was diagnosed with a learning disability at the age of seven, Princess Beatrice was lucky to have gotten specialist treatment at the Helen Arkell Centre. Where she now spends her time giving hope to other children who have been diagnosed with dyslexia. The Princess would like to teach those who have been affected by the disability that, “Dyslexia is not a pigeonhole to say you can’t do anything....

The Truth About Rosalynn And Jimmy Carter’s Marriage David Livingston/Getty Images By Stephanie Kaloi/Jan. 6, 2021 1:32 pm EST President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter are often celebrated for being the longest married presidential couple. These two tied the knot on July 7, 1946, after dating for two years. President Carter first spied Rosalynn in the summer of 1945, and he immediately asked her out on a date (via Country Living)....

How to hack your way to cleaner air Instagram While commercial HEPA filters are the easiest, if you are hacking your own DIY purifier you’ll want to use MERV 13 or FPR 10 furnace filter (via KING 5). Experts note that you can even make the filter work without tape in a pinch as the air suction will hold things together. “The tape is just helpful to keep it tidy so when you shut off your fan the filter doesn’t just flop off,” says Erik Saganic, of Puget Sound Clean Air Agency....

Always wear lipstick Shutterstock I love me some makeup. From falsies to smokey eyes, getting dolled up can make me feel unstoppable. The only problem is that I don’t always have the time for getting glammed up. And, if I’m being really honest, when the occasion calls for me to channel my inner Adele with a fierce cat eye, I usually pay someone to do it for me because, well, my makeup skills aren’t exactly the best....

Princess Diana wrote about her ‘ghastly week’ to Roger Bramble Georges De Keerle/Getty Images Excerpts of the correspondence are posted on the site, including one telling missive from June 12, 1992, the same week that passages from Andrew Morton’s biography, Diana: Her True Story, began to be published in newspapers. Details of the shaky relationship between Princess Diana were also leaked by the press in the following days. Princess Diana spoke about the explosive effect that Morton’s biography had on her marriage in her Panaroma interview, saying that she let people close to her speak to the author because she “was desperate....

When you smoke every day, your teeth will suffer the consequences Shutterstock If you smoke every day, you better be prepared to kiss those pearly whites goodbye. According to Dr. Justin Philipp of J. Philipp Dentistry, smoking cigarettes every day will undoubtedly cause your teeth to yellow over time. “The No. 1 cause of teeth yellowing is lifestyle,” Philipp told Live Science. He continued, saying, “Smoking, drinking coffees and teas, and chewing tobacco are the worst offenders....

When You Use Melatonin Every Day, This Is What Happens To Your Face Shutterstock By Agnes Erickson/Sept. 22, 2020 3:44 pm EST Some skincare products can make your skin look better fast. Feeling dry? Slap on a little moisturizer. Is that a pimple on the horizon, just waiting to take a knock at your confidence? Throw on an anti-acne mask. There may be plenty of quick fix products on the market to help our skin fight the good fight....

Who Played Vince Lombardi In The Super Bowl Preshow? Paul Fine/Getty Images By Kristin Conard/Feb. 7, 2021 7:54 pm EST Super Bowl LV is here. Some are watching for the action on the field while others are watching for the commercials. And if you tuned before the coin toss, you may have seen a football legend brought back to life. Legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi died more than 50 years ago, but he was brought to the screen with the help of a special effects team working with footage of Lombardi and an actor named Russ Hutchison....

Why A Flu Shot Is Even More Important This Year Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/July 30, 2020 10:14 am EST It can come with a fever, cough, headache, sore throat, and muscle and joint pain. It also can wreak havoc on your respiratory tract, triggering difficulties breathing and complications like bronchitis or pneumonia. And we’re not talking about COVID-19 — we’re talking about the seasonal flu. When the coronavirus pandemic first broke out in late March, most of the country had already pushed past the peak of the typical flu season....

You Can Sample A Lot More At Trader Joe’s Than You Think Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images By Agnes Erickson/Aug. 31, 2020 3:24 pm EST There are two types of grocery shoppers in this world. The first kind are those who just spew bad vibes from the moment they take a cart. They would sooner sit through a root canal than stock up on essentials. And then there are those who actually feel a tad giddy just thinking about walking down a grocery store aisle....