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‘A Different World’ Season 2 is official, what we know

Is A Different World coming back? Yes. Netflix renewed the sequel series for a second season on Oct. 2, barely a week after Season 1 premiered Sept. 24. Deborah Wayne, played by Maleah Joi Moon, and her Hillman College classmates will return for sophomore year. Netflix has not announced a release date. Why did Netflix…

ByGesi LloydOctober 3, 20260Comments

Dating

Cuffing season is here, and the data says it starts earlier

Cuffing season is the stretch of cold months, roughly October through March, when singles feel more pull toward relationships. The idea is to cuff, or lock yourself to, someone for the winter, whether that means a serious relationship, a casual romance or just company on long, chilly nights. According to PEOPLE, the phrase took off…

ByGesi LloydOctober 2, 20260Comments

Sports

Angel Reese won DPOY in a landslide, and critics are loud

Angel Reese is the 2026 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year, and not everyone agrees she should be. The Atlanta Dream forward received 46 of 74 votes from a national media panel when the league announced the award Thursday, Oct. 1. Golden State's Gabby Williams finished second with 20 votes, and Las Vegas star A'ja…

ByGesi LloydOctober 2, 20260Comments

Health

Can you delay menopause? The answer starts with your mother

No proven method can reliably delay menopause. In the United States, menopause arrives at an average age of 51, and genetics sets most of that timeline. A mother's age at menopause is one of the strongest clues to when her daughter will reach it. Some habits can shift the timing by a year or two…

ByGesi LloydOctober 2, 20260Comments

Astrology

Venus retrograde starts Oct. 3: What to know

Venus retrograde is preparing to put romance under the microscope, and astrology followers may want to slow down before making major decisions about their relationships. The planetary period begins Oct. 3 and continues through Nov. 13, creating a roughly 40-day stretch traditionally associated with reflection around love, attraction, pleasure and personal values. Rather than treating…

ByDorcas OnasaOctober 2, 20260Comments

Makeup

Why sharing these 7 beauty products can backfire

Sharing beauty products with friends or family can seem harmless, particularly when the item appears clean. But dermatologists and professional makeup artists say appearances can be misleading when products or tools come into contact with multiple people. The concern is less about whether a product looks fresh and more about where it has been, what…

ByDorcas OnasaOctober 2, 20260Comments

Relationships

7 Hidden signs he’s quietly captivated by your beauty

The clues are subtle, but once you know where to look, his admiration becomes hard to miss. The signs of attraction rarely announce themselves with fanfare. More often, they hide in plain sight, tucked into a glance that lingers a beat too long, a compliment delivered with a slight stammer or a seat chosen just…

ByDempsey May AyucoOctober 1, 20260Comments

Entertainment

Lil Wayne Shockingly Gets Engaged to Ex Months After Split

The rap legend's latest video revives a relationship many fans assumed had already reached its final chapter Lil Wayne has never been one to follow a script, and his love life is proving to be no exception. Just months after publicly announcing that his relationship with Madi Cannon had ended, the New Orleans rapper is…

ByDempsey May AyucoOctober 1, 20260Comments

Mind

Neuroscience says these 7 hobbies could rescue fading memory

The pastimes with the strongest science behind them share one inconvenient trait, and it has nothing to do with apps. Ask people past 60 about their memory, and a familiar story surfaces. They can recite their childhood phone number but not why they walked into the kitchen. A word stalls. A name arrives an hour…

ByDempsey May AyucoOctober 1, 20260Comments

Celebs

Simone Biles Refuses to Let One Loaded Label Define Her

The Olympic legend opens up about her NFL marriage, skipping road games this season and the years-long struggle she finally stopped ignoring. Simone Biles has spent more than a decade redefining greatness in gymnastics. So when someone tries to shrink her down to a three-letter acronym, she barely blinks. The 11-time Olympic medalist, 29, recently…

ByDempsey May AyucoOctober 1, 20260Comments

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‘A Different World’ Season 2 is official, what we know

Cuffing season is here, and the data says it starts earlier

Angel Reese won DPOY in a landslide, and critics are loud

Can you delay menopause? The answer starts with your mother

Venus retrograde starts Oct. 3: What to know

Why sharing these 7 beauty products can backfire

7 Hidden signs he’s quietly captivated by your beauty

Lil Wayne Shockingly Gets Engaged to Ex Months After Split

Neuroscience says these 7 hobbies could rescue fading memory

Simone Biles Refuses to Let One Loaded Label Define Her

Bad money habits costing you thousands every year

Sunscreen myths Black people have been told for too long

Breast cancer warning signs many women miss