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What makeup mistakes are secretly aging you beyond your years

From heavy foundation to neglected brows, these common habits could be undermining your look — and a few smart fixes can change everything. Makeup, at its best, is transformative — sharpening a jawline, brightening tired eyes, projecting confidence before a word is spoken. But it is equally capable of working against you. Some of the most…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 10, 20260Comments

Mind

8 Brain health habits dementia doctors refuse to skip

Neurologists and geriatricians reveal the daily rituals that could keep your mind sharper — and longer. Aging is the single greatest risk factor for dementia, and genetics, education, and socioeconomic background all play a role in shaping the health of the brain — none of which are negotiable. But the science is emphatic on this: lifestyle…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 10, 20260Comments

Fashion

Tyla is rewriting fashion’s rulebook one corset at a time

The Grammy-winning South African pop star arrived at Paris Fashion Week in a jaw-dropping Jean-Paul Gaultier corset dress — and made history feel entirely now. PARIS — There are fashion moments, and then there are the kind that stop a room, rewind decades, and dare the present to keep up. Tyla delivered one of those at…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 10, 20260Comments

Advice

What outdated life advice do people still believe?

Every generation grows up hearing a certain set of rules about how life is supposed to work. Some of that advice comes from love. Some of it comes from hard-earned experience. And much of it is passed down because it worked — or seemed to work — in a very different time. But the world…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 10, 20260Comments

Sex

What are the signs you’re confusing lust for something more lasting?

The line between desire and genuine connection is blurrier than most people admit — here's how to tell the difference before emotions run away with you. In the early stages of attraction, clarity is often the first casualty. A charged glance becomes obsession, and within weeks it can feel like fate. But psychologists have long maintained…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 10, 20260Comments

Entertainment

Zoe Saldaña’s Lioness is haunted by Sicario’s ghost

Season 2's pulse-pounding border sequence and cartel storyline are drawing unavoidable parallels to Taylor Sheridan's acclaimed crime thriller — and the show's star, Zoe Saldaña , isn't exactly pushing back. Some television moments have a way of outlasting the episodes that contain them. A white-knuckle border crossing in the second season of Lioness has…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 10, 20260Comments

Health

FDA approves leucovorin for rare disorder — But not autism

Federal officials once championed leucovorin as an autism breakthrough. The agency's actual approval tells a far more limited story. The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new use for leucovorin, a lab-made form of vitamin B9 — but the approval has nothing to do with autism, despite months of high-profile claims to the contrary from…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 10, 20260Comments

Love

Grief is not something you get over — It is something you carry

When loss arrives without warning, the path forward rarely looks the way we imagined. Here's what mental health experts want you to know. Grief does not keep a calendar. It does not schedule its most devastating moments or warn you before a memory catches you off guard in the cereal aisle of a grocery store.…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 10, 20260Comments

Food & Drink

The health benefits of tea depend on how you drink it

Science has long championed brewed tea as a potent daily ritual. But the bottled and bubble versions dominating café menus may be rewriting that story entirely. Tea has endured for centuries as a source of comfort, ceremony, and, increasingly, credible science. But a new and sweeping analysis of the research is complicating the narrative—particularly at a…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 10, 20260Comments

Celebs

Donovan Mitchell reveals the real MVP who keeps him grounded

The Cavaliers star's post-game tribute to fiancée Coco Jones has the internet swooning — and it says everything about who he is off the court. Donovan Mitchell has built a reputation for performing under pressure, but on Sunday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers guard delivered perhaps his most resonant moment yet — and it had nothing to…

ByDempsey May AyucoMarch 9, 20260Comments

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What makeup mistakes are secretly aging you beyond your years

8 Brain health habits dementia doctors refuse to skip

Tyla is rewriting fashion’s rulebook one corset at a time

What outdated life advice do people still believe?

What are the signs you’re confusing lust for something more lasting?

Zoe Saldaña’s Lioness is haunted by Sicario’s ghost

FDA approves leucovorin for rare disorder — But not autism

Grief is not something you get over — It is something you carry

The health benefits of tea depend on how you drink it

Donovan Mitchell reveals the real MVP who keeps him grounded

Angel Reese avoids suspension after tech gets tossed

Viola Davis: Target’s redemption depends on this

5 things to know before using dry shampoo on curls