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SZA made one hater’s dare backfire in the best way

SZA bought a balloon sculpture from Montreal artist Adam Nassih after spotting another artist trashing his work online. She shared the purchase in an Instagram carousel Today, Oct. 15. The troll had called Nassih’s art garbage in the comments and dared anyone who bought a piece to let him match it. SZA asked Nassih for…

ByGesi LloydOctober 15, 20260Comments

Celebs

How Nara Smith turned her pain into 80 recipes and couture

Nara Smith’s debut cookbook, Homemade, is on shelves now, and the story behind it runs deeper than the couture on its cover. Smith spent two years working on the book, and that stretch overlapped with her daughter Whimsy’s cancer diagnosis and treatment. Most coverage has focused on the gowns. The bigger story is what she…

ByGesi LloydOctober 15, 20260Comments

Celebs

Beyoncé turns Destiny’s Child money into homes for Houston

Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland helped open the Knowles-Rowland House in Houston on Tuesday, Oct. 13. The project turns the youth center that early Destiny’s Child money helped build in 1999 into 31 permanent apartments for people who have experienced chronic homelessness. Tina Knowles and Beyoncé’s daughters, Blue Ivy and Rumi Carter, joined them at the…

ByGesi LloydOctober 14, 20260Comments

Advice

Text scams 2026, the red flags that still give them away

Text scams are now the most common way fraudsters first reach Americans. In March, the Federal Trade Commission told Congress that a text message was the top contact method in fraud reports for 2025, a year when people reported a record $15.9 billion in total fraud losses. The best protection is simple. Don’t click links…

ByGesi LloydOctober 14, 20260Comments

Entertainment

Stephanie Mills reveals tense Lady Gaga encounter gone wrong

The Broadway legend says a favor for the pop star ended with deleted photos, a blocked exit and a grudge that still lingers. Stephanie Mills has never been one to mince words, and she is not starting now. The Broadway and R&B veteran took aim at Lady Gaga during a candid sit-down, labeling the pop…

ByDempsey May AyucoOctober 14, 20260Comments

Celebs

Michelle Obama’s inner battle before Barack’s White House run

The former first lady reflects on the risky leaps that reshaped her family’s future and the lesson she still leans on today Michelle Obama has never pretended the road to the White House was paved with confidence. In a candid new episode of her podcast, IMO, the former first lady opened up about the fear…

ByDempsey May AyucoOctober 14, 20260Comments

Food & Drink

Colorectal Dietitian Reveals the One Food She Refuses to Eat

After two decades guarding patients’ colons, a London expert quietly rebuilt her own plate, and her changes are easier than you might think Sophie Medlin has spent 20 years caring for patients with colon and rectal conditions, and somewhere along the way, the work followed her home. Over those two decades, the London-based colorectal dietitian…

ByDempsey May AyucoOctober 13, 20260Comments

Entertainment

Doechii Unleashes BOMBS, and Her Daring Next Era Looms

The Grammy winner revives her Swamp Sessions with a fiery self-directed video and a candid letter hinting at what comes next. Doechii is not easing back into the spotlight. She is detonating her way in. On Monday, Oct. 12, the Grammy-winning rapper released BOMBS, a blistering new single that revives her fan-favorite Swamp Sessions series…

ByDempsey May AyucoOctober 13, 20260Comments

Health

Viola Davis breaks silence on agonizing battle that shook her

The EGOT winner says a rare repeat bout with shingles forced her to rethink what strength really looks like Viola Davis has built a career playing women who refuse to break. Offscreen, the EGOT winner recently found herself in a fight she never saw coming, and one that she says nearly knocked her flat. In…

ByDempsey May AyucoOctober 13, 20260Comments

Beauty

Skin Barrier Damage Often Starts With the Products You Trust

kin Barrier Damage Could Be Secretly Sabotaging Your Glow That sudden sting from a trusted serum may be your skin asking for a break, and learning to listen could change everything. Skin rarely suffers in silence. A serum that once glided on without incident suddenly stings. Foundation clings to dry, flaky patches. A routine face…

ByDempsey May AyucoOctober 13, 20260Comments

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How Nara Smith turned her pain into 80 recipes and couture

Beyoncé turns Destiny’s Child money into homes for Houston

Text scams 2026, the red flags that still give them away

Stephanie Mills reveals tense Lady Gaga encounter gone wrong

Michelle Obama’s inner battle before Barack’s White House run

Colorectal Dietitian Reveals the One Food She Refuses to Eat

Doechii Unleashes BOMBS, and Her Daring Next Era Looms

Viola Davis breaks silence on agonizing battle that shook her

Skin Barrier Damage Often Starts With the Products You Trust

Halle Berry did not lose custody. Here’s what happened

Kim Kardashian admits the painful reason she hides Kanye news

Dermatologists expose why your face is losing its fullness