But what is dry brushing, exactly, and is there any science behind it? Should you be doing it? We caught up with a team of experts to answer all of your dry skin brushing questions. What is dry brushing? Per Dr. Debra Jaliman, a board-certified dermatologist in New York City, dry brushing is the process of exfoliating dead skin cells on the body by using a brush with firm, natural bristles....
When you hear the word “manifestation,” it may conjure up images of the book The Secretor people cutting out pictures from magazines and glueing them to a poster board in an effort to attract the things they want. The age-old technique of manifestation is often thought of as a woo-woo one, but at the same time, it hasn’t gone anywhere. In fact, it’s having a serious moment right now. Meha Agrawal, founder and CEO of the positive psychology based self-care company Silk + Sonder, says her customers started using manifestation a lot more when the pandemic hit....
In 2009, Melissa Hartwig became the very first participant in the Whole30 diet. She took to her blog to document, in great detail, an experiment she was engaged in that focused on eating only whole foods for an entire month. From there, her personal experiment grew to become Whole30, and she became the founder of a dieting movement that has experienced incredible growth over the last 11 years. Claiming to give followers “food freedom,” the Whole30 diet requires a commitment of a full month to a pretty specific set of rules....
When can I start filing taxes for 2021? The IRS announced that they will begin accepting 2021 tax returns the week of Jan. 24, 2022. “The Jan. 24 start date for individual tax return filers allows the IRS time to perform programming and testing that is critical to ensuring IRS systems run smoothly,” the IRS said in a statement. “Updated programming helps ensure that eligible people can claim the proper amount of the Child Tax Credit after comparing their 2021 advance credits and claim any remaining stimulus money as a Recovery Rebate Credit when they file their 2021 tax return....
Five top-secret singing sensations—Black Swan, Chameleon, Grandpa Monster, Phoenix, and Piglet—will take to the stage tonight for Episode 2 of The Masked Singer season 5. And we’re here to help you figure out the famous faces beneath these wilder-than-ever new masks. Here’s what we know so far about the mystery singers: They have a combined 26 Grammy nominations, nine multi-platinum singles, four Oscar nominations, three Super Bowl appearances, six gold medals and two world records among them....
Chloé Zhao won an Oscar for Nomadland Zhao just took home the Oscar for best directing at the 2021 Academy Awards, and we’re not surprised. Chloé Zhao made history at the 2021 Golden Globes Zhao shattered a glass ceiling for women and made history for the Asian community at the 2021 Golden Globes, taking home the award for Best Director for Nomadland. Zhao was the first woman to win Best Director at the Golden Globes since Barbra Streisandfor Yentl in 1984, as well as the first female Asian director to ever win the honor....
Here’s what we know so far about the mystery singers: The contestants in this season are reported to have a combined 85 Grammy nominations, 27 Grammy wins, 12 Emmy nominations, 12 Razzie Award nominations, three Academy Award nominations, two Super Bowl appearances, and two lifetime achievement awards. The singers may attempt to throw off the crowd, but we’ll be watching for tiny clues. Think we can figure out these stars before panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke?...
What a guy! Get to know the man who knew the way to her heart (’90s Mandy, anyone?). What band does Taylor Goldsmith play for? Goldsmith is a member of the band Dawes. He joined Dawes (then called Simon Dawes, after a bandmate) in 2002. When Simon Dawes left the band, Goldsmith and his bandmates (including younger brother Griffin and Wylie Gerber) teamed up with keyboardist Tay Straithairn and formed folk rock band Dawes in 2009....
Who is Oscar Isaac’s wife Elvira Lind? Lind, 40, is a Danish filmmaker. Her first documentary feature, Songs for Alexis, premiered at Toronto’s Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in 2014. In 2017, she directed the documentary Bobbi Jene, about American dancer Bobbi Jene Smith’s decision to leave the prestigious Israeli dance company Batsheva and start her own troupe in the United States. It was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival and won awards for Best Documentary Feature, Best Editing and Best Cinematography in a Documentary Feature....
“Listen, she may have saved my life, really,” the 9-1-1: Lone Star star gushed to Entertainment Tonight. “I mean, she met me when I was at the end of my ’80s run of wild boy craziness and she was worth changing my life for. And so I am really lucky that that happened to me. Maybe I had changed it on my own, maybe, but it’s a big maybe. And just when I met her, I knew that if I could not make it with her, I definitely could not make it work with anyone else....
Fans might not know that based on his public appearances, however, as Stan tends to keep his relationship with girlfriend Alejandra Onievaextremely under wraps. He did praise her in a rare social media post in June 2021, writing, “Over a year ago, out of a lot of darkness… you became the light ???? I’m so grateful,” alongside a very sweet and funny video illustrating how much she means to him (with a pic of her on his phone standing in for the real thing)....
The Season 7 contestants boast a combined 112 film appearances, 15 Grammy Nominations, eight Emmy Nominations, seven Super Bowl Performances, two Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars, and two World Records. The singers may attempt to throw off the crowd, but we’ll be watching for tiny clues. Think we can figure out these stars before panelists Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke? Let’s get started. Space Bunny sports a giant head that could be a planet in and of itself....
While we might never know who succeeded in the challenge, we do know who is still in the running for Thurston’s final rose. Here is who The Bachelorette sent home on episode 6… Who got the first one-on-one date with Katie Thurston? Justin was the lucky recipient of this week’s first one-on-one date. The investment sales consultant from Baltimore not only walked down the aisle with Thurston, but also walked away with a rose....
Is Big Brother 24 on tonight? No! Big Brother 24 is skipping its usual Thursday night slot for eviction this week. Why is Big Brother 24 not on tonight? CBS is reserving its primetime slot tonight to broadcast a public hearing on the January 6 Capitol riots. The Special Report, starting at 8 p.m. ET and anchored by Norah O’Donnell, will focus particularly on the activities of President Trump during the insurrection....
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends keeping sodium intake under 2,300 milligrams a day, which is about about a teaspoon of salt—yep, that little! Consuming more than this on a regular basis increases the risk of high blood pressure, which is the major cause of stroke and heart disease. With all those not-so-great health consequences, you may be wondering: Why do I crave salt? If you’re craving salty foods regularly, your body may be trying to tell you something....
Your bowel habits can change from day to day and can be affected by your diet, stress, activity level, and water intake. But, going number two shouldn’t be painful. If you often find yourself thinking, Why does it hurt when I poop? The answer is that you could have a health issue. A bowel movement is the last step as food moves through your digestive system when stool exits your body through your rectum and anus....
Smith, who won his first Best Actor award on Sunday, March 27, 2022, issued his mea culpa on Instagram. “Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive. My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable,” he wrote in a post on Monday evening. “Jokes at my expense are part of the job, but a joke about Jada’s medical condition was too much for me to bear and I reacted emotionally....
The unveiling, set to take place on July 1—which would have been the late Princess of Wales’ 60th birthday—will see William and Prince Harryreunite after months of tension following the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s incendiary interview with Oprah Winfrey. The last time they saw each other was at their grandfatherPrince Philip’s funeral in April. Harry arrived in the UK on Friday and is quarantining at his former home of Frogmore Cottage on the Windsor Estate....
The smell of your pee can tell you a lot about what is going on in your body. So if you notice a particularly strong or funky odor when you sit on the toilet, it might set off some alarm bells as you think to yourself, Why does my pee smell?And you’re right to be at least a little bit concerned: If your urine is normal and healthy, it actually shouldn’t smell like much of anything....
Work burnout isn’t new. Feeling overworked and struggling to balance your work and home life has weighed on American workers for years. But the pandemic has both exacerbated and shed light on the problem according to Dr. Adam Borland, PsyD, a clinical psychologist at Cleveland Clinic. “The combination of work dynamics, family responsibilities, and then trying to find a happy medium during the pandemic has absolutely increased burnout rates,” he says....
