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Tucker Carlson’s Take On The New M&Ms Ad Is Turning Heads Janos Kummer/Getty Images By Elizabeth S. Mitchell/Jan. 24, 2022 11:29 am EST FOX host Tucker Carlson is known for, among other things, his pop culture rants in which he laments how “wokeness” is proving to be the downfall of American society. This week, however, it seems he reached just a little too far, as rather than an avalanche of agreement and support, he is being met with a serious panning and plenty of ridicule (via Forbes)....

Was This The Super Bowl’s Most Annoying Commercial? kovop58/Shutterstock By Melissa Willets/Feb. 14, 2022 11:30 am EST Many people tune in to watch the Super Bowl for the commercials as much as for the football or the halftime show. This year, the buzziest ads featured celebrities from Arnold Schwarzenegger to Donald Faison of “Scrubs” fame. But another commercial that had everyone talking consisted of a QR code bouncing around a screen for what felt like forever....

What Is The Real Connection Between Dopamine And Parkinson’s Disease? Orawan Pattarawimonchai/Shutterstock By Sophie McEvoy/Feb. 25, 2022 5:54 am EST Of all the chemicals in the brain, dopamine is one of the most important. As a neurotransmitter, it transmits information between nerve cells in the brain (via Health Direct) and is often referred to as the “happy hormone.” But the dopamine is also extremely important when it comes to other bodily functions, as Web MD notes, like movement, sleep, attention, and even pain processing....

Where Are The Queer Eye Season 6 Heroes Today? Netflix By Melanie Carden/Jan. 5, 2022 4:00 pm EST “Queer Eye” Season 6 dropped on New Year’s Eve, and it’s a megadose of hope and happy vibes. Hunkered down in Austin, Texas, the Fab Five are in rare form — in the best possible way. They’re channeling all the feels to replenish everyone’s faith in wholesome goodness. If you need proof, look no further than Episode 4 when the famously stoic Tan France weeps....

Could Jesse Spencer Return To Chicago Fire? Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images By Joey Keogh/Feb. 1, 2022 5:13 am EST “Chicago Fire” fans were devastated when series stalwart Jesse Spencer left the show almost nine years to the day when he first showed up. As Decider notes, Spencer had been a key part of the hit drama since its inception in October 2012, and his final episode was the big 200th spectacular, which aired in October 2021....

Cuticle Cream Vs. Hand Lotion: Why You Need Both Dev_Maryna/Shutterstock By Anjana Rajbhandary/Feb. 2, 2022 5:31 pm EST COVID taught us many things, including the importance of washing your hands, even though it can result in dry and cracked skin. Plus, the dry winter air doesn’t help either. This is why you need an effective hand lotion or cream to keep the skin on your hands soft and hydrated. Frequent hand-washing can also upset the cuticles, making them dry, weak, and flaky, where simply using a hand cream isn’t enough, so you need a good cuticle cream (via Good Housekeeping)....

Elon Musk Agrees To A Ukrainian Leader’s Plea For Help Bloomberg/Getty Images By Ashley Moor/Feb. 28, 2022 11:38 am EST On February 24, Russia’s invasion of their neighboring country Ukraine shocked the world. Since the invasion began, many Ukrainians have died as soldiers and civilians alike have taken up arms to fight Russian troops in multiple areas of Ukraine, including in the country’s capital city, Kyiv, per Washington Post. One of the largest problems faced by Ukrainian soldiers, government officials, and civilians is the unstable internet connection in the country as a result of the fighting taking place on the ground....

The Duggars don’t see the need for long engagements D Dipasupil/Getty Images As fans of the “Counting On” series know, the Duggar family belongs to an independent Baptist denomination that holds a very traditional view of marriage and family. They believe that casual dating is too often “just for fun,” rather than a means of finding the spouse that God has in mind for them. With that in mind, the Duggars prefer to practice a “courtship” process in which couples get to know one another through supervised family outings....

Mary J. Blige’s net worth may surprise you Shutterstock According to Celebrity Net Worth, Mary J. Blige is worth around $20 million, thanks to her long-running career in the music industry. The rapper’s talent isn’t just limited to music, though; Blige is actually quite the actress and has appeared in a few notable productions over the span of her career, including “The Jamie Foxx Show,” “Empire,” “Black-ish,” “How To Get Away with Murder,” “Mudbound,” “The Umbrella Academy,” and “Scream: The TV Series” (via IMDb)....

Pawn Stars Season 20: Release Date, Cast, And New Details Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images By Ashley Moor/Jan. 4, 2022 4:40 pm EST Since 2009, the History Channel’s “Pawn Stars” has showcased a hunt for hidden treasures in the form of historical items and antiques at Rick Harrison’s Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas. For the past 19 seasons, three generations of the Harrison family, including grandfather Richard Harrison (who passed away in 2018), son Rick Harrison, and grandson Cory Harrison, have used their sharp skills to uncover historic treasures like “a 16th-century samurai sword, a Super Bowl ring, a Picasso painting, and a 17th-century stay of execution,” per History Channel....

Stretches and squeezes help you warm up your forearms MRAORAOR/Shutterstock Before you begin any workout, it’s important to do a thorough warm-up first. There are specific stretches you should do before lifting weights, and the same general rules apply to forearm workouts. According to Fitness Goals, there are a few different ways to warm up your forearms, right from the comfort of your own couch. Wrist bend stretches help with joint flexibility, and they tone your forearms as well....

Bucket Hat Edward Berthelot/Getty Images A show can influence a lot of fashion trends, and one of those is the Bucket Hat trend, which gained more popularity after the show “Emily in Paris,” reports Glamour. The best thing about a bucket hat is that it works with almost every aesthetic and season, from lightweight bucket hats to cozy fur bucket hats for winters. According to Nylon, bucket hats have been a thing since the ’80s, when musicians often wore them in music videos with a fun and cool R&B aesthetic....

The Surprising Reason Meghan Markle’s Sister Is Suing Her Chris Jackson/Getty Images By Joey Keogh/March 4, 2022 11:18 am EST When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry sat down with Oprah Winfrey, all bets were off. However, despite the many shocking claims the couple made about the royal family, Meghan’s half-sister and father were more concerned about what she said about them. As the Los Angeles Times reported at the time, Samantha and Thomas Markle were furious when Meghan claimed she’d lost her dad and “nearly lost [her] name” during her time with the monarchy, which put the former “Suits” star under the microscope of the notoriously ruthless British tabloid press....

100 Day Dream Home was originally titled 90 Day Dream Home YouTube Prior to becoming HGTV personalities with the launch of 100 Day Dream Home, Brian and Mika Kleinschmidt were building spec homes in Tampa through their company Dirt 2 Design. And while the show’s 100-day time limit may appear challenging, the couple had actually been able to build homes in far less time than that. According to a profile in the Tampa Bay Times, they’d once managed to construct an entire house, from start to finish, in just 63 days....

The Young And The Restless’ Abbott Family Tree Explained David Livingston/Getty Images By Hope Campbell/Feb. 16, 2022 11:55 am EST In 1980, the focus of “The Young and the Restless” shifted from core stories involving the Brooks and Foster families to core stories involving the Abbott and Newman families. While the Brooks and Fosters have remained a part of the show in some fashion, it’s the Abbott and Newman clans that have been drawing stories for years, with other families like the Winters and the Chancellors also taking center stage every once in a while....

What You Didn’t Know About Meat Loaf’s Wife s_bukley/Shutterstock By Melissa Willets/Jan. 21, 2022 9:48 am EST Marvin Lee Aday, the singer known as Meat Loaf, died at the age of 74 on January 20, 2022 (via The New York Times and CNN). A statement announcing the “Bat Out of Hell” singer’s death said, “Our hearts are broken to announce that the incomparable Meat Loaf passed away tonight with his wife Deborah by his side....

Queen Elizabeth was just 8 when she met Prince Philip Print Collector/Getty Images Not a lot of people can say that they knew their spouse for most of their life, but Queen Elizabeth can. As noted by Brides, Elizabeth — who was not being groomed to take the throne, as there were heirs in between her and the crown — met her late husband, Prince Philip, in 1934 when she was just 8 years old....

Why Marci Miller May Not Return To Days Of Our Lives David Livingston/Getty Images By Amanda Lynne/Feb. 12, 2022 1:54 pm EST “Days of Our Lives” fans have watched Abigail Deveraux grow up. The character is the daughter of super couple Jennifer Horton and Jack Deveraux, and has been a staple in Salem for years. As Abigail grew older she was played by actresses like Ashley Benson and Kate Mansi before Marci Miller took over the role in late 2016 (via Soap Central)....

Twitter and animal rights’ groups slam Pooch Perfect ABC / YouTube Viewers took to Twitter to air their grievances about Wilson’s new competition show, with one social media user writing, “Hey @ABCNetwork you know what would have been a great show? Sending these Groomers to different rescues each week to give dogs makeovers to help them get adopted. Not whatever this ridiculous mess is,” and another tweeting, “This show is horrible....

‘It is a car crash,’ experts says, regarding Prince Andrew’s scandalous situation Dan Kitwood/Getty Images Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein were introduced by Ghislaine Maxwell in 1999. Over the years, Epstein and Maxwell attended royal events. In 2005, rumors of Epstein’s sexual abuse began to surface. Even after these reports, though, the Duke of York was spotted with Epstein and even stayed at Epstein’s house — all while, according to the BBC, young girls were seen coming and going from the home....