Gesi Lloyd

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A’ja Wilson fan standoff puts the Aces season on the line

A'ja Wilson got a technical foul late in Game 2 of the Las Vegas Aces' first round playoff series against the Indiana Fever. She was called for walking toward a fan behind the basket at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The Fever won 99 to 89 to even the series at one game each.…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 30, 20260Comments

Self

Confidence and impostor syndrome. What to do when you doubt

Confidence is built through action, not waited for. It grows through small, specific steps taken exactly where self-doubt is strongest. Researchers have studied one form of that doubt for decades. Psychologists Pauline Clance and Suzanne Imes named the impostor phenomenon in 1978. A 2020 systematic review of 62 studies covering more than 14,000 people found…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 26, 20260Comments

Dating

Relationship habits that quietly kill love, and the fix

Most relationships don't end with a blowup. They fade through small habits that feel harmless, like scrolling side by side on the couch, skipping the thank you, putting your partner last and assuming you already know what they think. Relationship researcher John Gottman found that newlywed couples who were still married six years later had…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 26, 20260Comments

Lifestyle

Social media break signs you might be ignoring right now

A social media break can help your mental health, and new research shows how much. A study in JAMA Network Open found that young adults who quit social media for one week cut their anxiety symptoms by about 16%, depression symptoms by nearly 25% and insomnia by about 15%. But the break did not fix…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 25, 20260Comments

Business

Starbucks closures start in days, is your store next?

Starbucks is closing about 250 coffeehouses across North America this week, the company said Thursday, Sept. 24. It is the second major wave of closures under CEO Brian Niccol, who took over in 2024. The cuts amount to roughly 1% of Starbucks' more than 18,000 North American stores. Some locations are already listed as closed…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 25, 20260Comments

Celebs

Jodie Turner-Smith fires back at lawsuit over her brother

Jodie Turner-Smith is pushing back against a lawsuit filed Thursday, Sept. 24, in Los Angeles that names her alongside her brother, Richard Smith. Three women identified as Jane Does accuse Smith of pressuring them into drug use and sexual activity without their consent at a Hollywood residence. They argue the Queen & Slim star is…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 25, 20260Comments

Sports

Nneka Ogwumike’s final bow left LA in happy tears

Nneka Ogwumike said goodbye to the WNBA on Thursday night, Sept. 24, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. She did it the only way she knows, with 17 points, 15 rebounds and five assists in front of a sold-out crowd of Sparks fans wearing her name on their chests. The scoreboard went to the Golden…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 25, 20260Comments

Food & Drink

Dunkin’ Donuts free coffee race is on, here’s how to win

Dunkin' is giving away 1 million free hot or iced coffees today, Thursday, Sept. 24, and the only way in is a promo code the chain will post on its social media accounts around midday. Enter that code in the Offers & Rewards section of the Dunkin' app, and a free coffee lands in your…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 24, 20260Comments

Celebs

Willow drops a Will Smith secret before his birthday

Will Smith has turned down movie roles he felt were too heavy to bring home, according to his daughter, Willow. The singer, 25, shared the detail on Kid Cudi's Big Bro podcast. She said her father passed on certain parts because he did not want that kind of energy following him back to his family.…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 24, 20260Comments

Business

Lori Harvey leads women push at $200M tequila brand

Lori Harvey hosted a private gathering of women entrepreneurs in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 20, in her role as chief creative advisor for Kevin Hart's Gran Coramino Tequila. Earlier that weekend, she spoke at the Create & Cultivate festival. She told Complex that supporting women business owners matters deeply to her and that she…

ByGesi LloydSeptember 23, 20260Comments

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A’ja Wilson fan standoff puts the Aces season on the line

Confidence and impostor syndrome. What to do when you doubt

Relationship habits that quietly kill love, and the fix

Starbucks closures start in days, is your store next?

Jodie Turner-Smith fires back at lawsuit over her brother

Nneka Ogwumike’s final bow left LA in happy tears

Willow drops a Will Smith secret before his birthday

Lori Harvey leads women push at $200M tequila brand

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