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If you thought bumping into your ex at your favorite coffee joint was weird, imagine having to perform next to them in front of millions of viewers. That c

by Madison Medeiros

TV Shows

An ANTM Alum Is Heading To Real Housewives Of Atlant...

Tyra Banks always did tell her Top Model hopefuls that they needed a backup plan.

by Christopher Luu

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Pop Culture
You Can Thank Jessica Lange For Sarah Paulson's TV Career
If there's one actress who's just about everywhere these days, it's Sarah Paulson. The actress, who scored an Emmy for her portrayal of pros
by Kaitlin Reilly

Makeup
MAC’s Sparkly Holiday Collection Is Enough To Make You Forget Hal...
by Madison Medeiros

Relationships
The First Gay Couple To Marry In Germany Had Been Together 38 Years
On July 21, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier signed a bill giving same-sex couples the right to marry in Germany. Several months later, on Sunday,
by Suzannah Weiss

TV Shows
AHS Unmasked One Of Its Scary Clowns
Thanks to the preview for this week's episode one clown got unmasked.
by Christopher Luu

Pop Culture
Bella Hadid Promises To Help Those Affected By The Shooting In La...
The mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas has reportedly claimed 59 lives and injured over 5
by Kaitlin Reilly

Music
Maren Morris Responds To The Shooting In Vegas With A Song
Country singer Maren Morris released a powerful song on Monday (titled “Dear Hate” and featuring Vince Gill) following the horrific mass shooti
by Madison Medeiros

Tattoos
A 15-Year-Old Tattoo Caused This Woman's "Cancer"
While it's not the norm, getting a tattoo can sometimes lead to health complications — and one woman in Australia recently learned this the hard wa
by Suzannah Weiss

Health News
How One Charity Is Helping Children With Cancer Look Like Disney ...
The Magic Yarn Project, a charity started in 2015, is crafting Disney princess wigs for children diagnosed with cancer.
by Christopher Luu

Entertainment News
Cole Sprouse Criticizes The Media's Response To Mass Shootings
Following the deadliest mass shooting in the history of the United States, celebrities are taking to social media to share their condolences for the report
by Kaitlin Reilly

Food News
Starbucks Has Elevated The Pumpkin Spice Latte & It Will Never Be...
For just a few days, the coffee chain will be topping the PSL with pumpkin spice whipped cream.
by Christopher Luu

TV Shows
This Netflix Star Reminds Fans Why Her Disney Channel Show Was A ...
The 2017 Emmys was a huge win for women, with shows like Big Little Lies and The Handmaid's Tale sweeping the award show. Considering that the enterta
by Kaitlin Reilly

Fashion
Get Your Clueless On With These Plaid Pieces
by Alyssa Coscarelli

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News
Trump Calls The Las Vegas Shooting "An Act Of Pure Evil"
At least 58 people are dead and about 515 were injured when a gunman opened fire during a country music festival in Las Vegas.
by The Associated Press

TV Shows
Sorry, But Ally Is Totally Joining Kai's Cult On American Hor...
Perhaps the scariest thing about American Horror Story: Cult is that it doesn't involve the ghost of Edward Mordrake or a blood-sucking Lady Gaga. Ins
by Kaitlin Reilly

Food Fact Videos
4 Facts We Didn't Know About These Go-To Ingredients
(Paid Content) Who doesn't love a good mood-boosting food? Or a pantry staple that not only enhances your favorite dish's flavor but also pulls overtime as
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Movies
This Theory Suggests Home Again Is Really About The Maki...
What does Reese Witherspoon's new romantic comedy Home Again have in common with Whiplash? If you've seen both films, you may be quick to respond
by Kaitlin Reilly

US News
Las Vegas Survivor: "I Don't Know If I'll Ever Feel Safe Again"
"A man running towards me fell to the ground just five feet away. I thought he had tripped, but then I saw the blood: he had been shot in the leg."
by Andrea González-R...

Wellness
This Woman Is A Nurse At The Same Hospital Where She Was Treated ...
Montana Brown, a 24-year-old woman from Atlanta, just achieved her long-time dream: to become a nurse at the same hospital where she was treated for — an
by Kasandra Brabaw

Wellness
What Not To Assume About A Person's Sobriety, According To Rumer ...
While it's true that some people choose to go sober after going through heavy substance use, that isn't quite the story for others. When actress
by Kimberly Truong

Music
Justin Bieber Made Camila Cabello Cry For The Best Reason
It doesn't matter how big of a star you are in your own right, you'll totally freak out if you find out that Justin Bieber is into your jams. Tha
by Meagan Fredette

Fashion
Rihanna Is Single-Handedly Bringing Back Logomania
If this is what the new logomania looks like, sign us up.
by Alyssa Coscarelli

Wellness
28 Photos Take You Inside The Beauty Pageant For Girls With Speci...
by Sara Coughlin

Music
Lorde Shares An Eerie Clip Of An Unreleased Song & Fans Are Beggi...
Late last night, Lorde posted a tweet that asked, “will u love me? will u?” and quickly followed with a clip of her singing some never-before-h
by Olivia Harrison

Beauty
Lucy Hale Revealed The Secret To Her Bold Eyebrows
Ask anyone you meet whom they look to for eyebrow inspiration and you'll probably get a few, fairly consistent answers: Beyoncé, for her feathery arc
by Samantha Sasso

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Fashion
Is Fashion Modern?
A new show at the Museum of Modern Art invites us to take a closer look at the clothes we wear.
by Laia Garcia

Fashion
See Adidas x Alexander Wang’s Season 2 Drop 2
The brand says it's"disrupting the retail formula."
by Channing Hargrove

Beauty
This All-In-One Makeup Palette Makes Packing So Much Easier
I have been forever cursed with hearing my mother's voice in my ear when packing for a trip: It's better to have it and not need it, than need it
by Megan Decker

TV Shows
The Deuce Just Showed Us Some Dos & Don'ts Of LGBT Allyship
An exchange between two men set in the 70s about sexual identity is still relevant over 40 years later.
by Sesali Bowen

Beauty
Drake's Dad Just Got A Huge Tattoo… Of Drake
If anyone loves getting celebrities' faces tattooed on their body, it's Drake. A good look at his ink history proves this fact: He's got an
by Samantha Sasso

Wellness
A Cervical Cancer Survivor Is Warning Others About Unexpected Sym...
When Carla Bradbury began having frequent stomach pains, she thought of a number of things that could be causing it: menstrual cramps, too much soda, or bl
by Kimberly Truong

Fashion
4 Outfit Formulas You Need To Know This Season
(Paid Content) For every person who eagerly curates their "fall lewks" Instagram collections page and counts down the days 'til October and its plethora of
by Leeann Duggan

Tech
How To Up Your Efficiency By Personalizing Your iPhone's Control ...
New Live Photo and iMessage effects, Siri translations, and music sharing ranks as some of the most exciting features in Apple's latest operating syst
by Madeline Buxton

Wellness
Watch: The Crowd Went Wild When This Gay Couple Got Engaged At A ...
The overly macho attitude seemingly inherent in professional sports has left its mark on queer athletes and sports fans. In 2015, in fact, a study on homop
by Kasandra Brabaw

TV Shows
It Only Took The Deuce 4 Episodes To Make Abby An Object
HBO’s The Deuce may be a show about 1970s NYC sex workers from the minds of two white men who qualify for AARP cards, but it has shockingly managed to sh
by Ariana Romero

Mind
Do Those Meditation Apps & Videos Actually Hypnotize You...
If you're someone with insomnia, you know that there's a point each night when you get really desperate and turn to your last-ditch effort to fal
by Cory Stieg

TV Shows
The Creator Of Papyrus Responds To Font Drama After Ryan Gosling'...
Saturday Night Live doesn't pull punches. While the sketch show is known for its brutal takedowns of Donald Trump and other government officials, Satu
by Kathryn Lindsay

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Work & Money
The Small Ways You're Already Building Your Personal Brand
For many people, every share on social media (a tweet, status update, Snap, Boomerang) feels like an extension of one's personal brand. Even the act o
by Judith Ohikuare

TV Shows
Girls Trip Writer Tracy Oliver Is Bringing Us A New ...
Last year, TV Land passed on a First Wives Club reboot. But our dreams of seeing the movie played out on the small screen have been revived, thanks to Trac
by Meghan De Maria

Entertainment News
This Country Artist Shared A Powerful Anti-Gun Statement After Wi...
A guitarist who performed at last night's Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas has come out in favor of stricter gun laws after witnes
by Rebecca Farley

Unconventionals
I Quit My Job To Line Up For A $65 Flight To Thailand
by Venus Wong

TV Shows
"Strangers" Is The Show Nailing The Hilarious, Sad Struggles Of A...
Aspiring writer Isobel isn't anywhere near where she'd hoped to be at the inglorious end of her 20s. Newly single — and with a rent too steep t
by Rachel Selvin

Fashion
Shop Target's New Under-$50 Fashion-y Athleisure Line
You won't sweat the prices.
by Channing Hargrove

Home
Ikea Just Dropped A New Collab With A Cult Design Brand (Yes, The...
by Venus Wong

Music
Is Taylor Swift's New Song Hidden In This UPS Commercial?
Taylor Swift is making us do a lot of things these days, and scanning the airwaves for a hint of her next single is one of them. The “Look What You M
by Meagan Fredette

Spirit
The Deeper Meaning Behind This Month's Full Moon
A chill is in the air, and nighttime is arriving earlier. It's officially October, and at this time of year, the mind naturally drifts toward darker s
by Sara Coughlin

Pop Culture
Scooter Braun Reveals He Felt Responsible For Justin Bieber's Rou...
In 2014, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber was arrested for drunk driving in Miami, a case that eventually ended in a plea deal. More than three years later,
by Meghan De Maria

Food News
National Taco Day Gift Sets Are Coming To Taco Bell This Week
National Taco Day is coming up, on Wednesday, October 4. Now, that date might seem a little hard to remember since it doesn’t fall on a taco Tuesday like
by Olivia Harrison

Pop Culture
Zendaya Reveals The Biggest Downfall Of Being A Disney Alum
Actress, activist, singer. There's not much that Zendaya doesn't absolutely nail. At just 21 years old, she's already an inspiration, and ha
by Kathryn Lindsay

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Fashion
Nordstrom Is Launching A New Size-Inclusive Way To Shop
The retailer is giving the people what they want.
by Channing Hargrove

Beauty
The Game Of Thrones Transformation You've GOT To See
It's easier than it looks.
by Rachel Selvin

Beauty
Why These Dolls With Vitiligo Are Such A Big Deal
Rihanna's Fenty Beauty line recently reminded the industry of one very important thing: Beauty is for everyone, regardless of skin tone. And while we&
by Megan Decker

Beauty
Kat Von D's Best-Selling Lipsticks Are Getting A Huge Ma...
by Erika Stalder

Wellness
What To Know About Your Other "Biological Clock"
The term “biological clock” often connotes the ideal age by which a woman should have children, but it can also be used to describe something j
by Kimberly Truong

Entertainment
We Played 29 Questions With Tess Holliday—& Here's What We Learned
Your newest must-read has arrived, thanks to supermodel and fearless body positivity advocate, Tess Holliday. We caught up with the 32 year-old fashion ind
by Rachel Selvin

Entertainment
Inside Our Fascination With The Filthy Rich
(Paid Content) There's the one percent and there's the one percent of the one percent. This is a story about the latter. They only fly private, wouldn’t
by Ava Feuer

TV Shows
The Real Problem With This Shark Tank Contestant Being C...
Mark Cuban used the phrase during Yunha Kim's pitch on Sunday night's episode.
by Lauren Le Vine

Entertainment News
Marilyn Manson Cancels Tour After Stage Prop Falls On Him During ...
Marilyn Manson has canceled his headlining tour after sustaining injuries when a prop collapsed. Manson, whose real name is Brian Warner, was performing th
by Meagan Fredette

Body
What Even Is A Breast?
Breasts are more than just supple hunks of flesh that dangle off of a person's body and get shoved into bras. They're also functional glands that
by Cory Stieg

US News
4 Things You Can Do To Help The Victims Of The Las Vegas Shooting
At least 58 people are dead and about 515 were injured when a gunman opened fire during a country music festival in Las Vegas. Here's how you can help.
by Andrea González-R...

Pop Culture
Ariana Grande Responds To Las Vegas Attack, Calling It "Terrorism"
Ariana Grande called Sunday's attack in Las Vegas “terrorism” in a tweet posted Monday morning. “My heart is breaking for Las Vegas.
by Rebecca Farley

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Food News
Starbucks Created Personalized Cups Inspired Customers' Tweets
While many of us were jaunting around town, scouting out spots where we could get free cups of coffee on National Coffee Day, employees at the Starbucks Su
by Olivia Harrison

Wellness
This Soon-To-Be Big Sister Is Not Stoked About Her Family's New A...
Love them or hate them, “gender” reveals have become par for the course for expecting parents. Sometimes, they can be pretty epic and sometimes
by Kasandra Brabaw

Beauty
You Have To See Ariana Grande's Doppelgänger
Being mistaken for a celebrity isn't the worst problem to have in the world. And when it comes to famous doppelgängers, there are a lot out there. On
by Samantha Sasso

Tech
Here's How Silicon Valley Is Responding To The Las Vegas Shooting
In the wake of Sunday night's horrific shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, the leaders of multiple tech companies have begun speak
by Madeline Buxton

TV Shows
The Kardashians Were Baby Crazy On The KUWTK Premiere
Going into the Keeping Up With The Kardashians season 14 premiere, everyone had one major question: what about all the baby rumors? In the weeks leading up
by Ariana Romero

Wellness
The Lesson That Helped An 11-Year-Old Save His Friend's Life
An 11-year-old boy in New Hampshire managed to save his friend's life while she was choking, thanks to a lesson that his dad taught him. According to
by Kimberly Truong

TV Shows
Why Kendall Jenner's Good Intentions Don't Matter When It Comes T...
Unintentional racism is still racism. And instead of going to bat for her own good intentions, Jenner could have spoken up in support of people of color.
by Sesali Bowen

Strong Opinions
Dear Dana Loesch, Shut Up.
Just hours after news broke that a domestic terrorist killed more than 50 people in a mass shooting in Las Vegas, conservatives were already raring to go o
by Lily Herman

Parenthood
I Was The "Perfect" Mom, With A Dark Secret Threatening It All
"I began drinking at 5 p.m. every evening to get me through the difficult hours of homework and bath time, and by the time my husband got home around 9, I?
by Harmony Hobbs

TV Shows
One Thing That Amazon Has That Netflix Doesn't: An Angel Jon Hamm
Jon Hamm is an actor with a capital A. His roles in both television and film have varied widely: we all know Mad Men's aloof, intense Don Draper, but
by Meagan Fredette

Beauty
We Put Drugstore & High-End "Pizza Cutter" Eyeliner To The 8-Hour...
Beauty with Mi, hosted by Refinery29's beauty writer Mi-Anne Chan, explores the coolest new trends, treatments, products, and subcultures in the beaut
by Mi-Anne Chan

Pop Culture
Did You Miss Ryan Gosling's Shoutout To Eva Mendes & Their Daught...
In case you haven't watched it yet, Ryan Gosling's Saturday Night Live episode was epic. The season 43 premiere of the NBC series took aim at the
by Meghan De Maria

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TV Shows
All Your Favorite Celebrity Couples Hung Out At The SNL ...
I don't know about you, but I definitely felt Saturday Night Live's absence over this crazy summer. The sketch show returned for its 43rd (!!!) s
by Kathryn Lindsay

Entertainment
There's A Lot Of Evidence That Macaulay Culkin & Brenda Song Are ...
Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song are both starring in a new movie called Changeland, and it seems that there may have been romance in the air on set. While
by Olivia Harrison

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