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What Course Will the Acquisitive Alan Jope Chart for Unilever?

LONDON — Avid motorcyclist Alan Jope is looking down one long, winding — and potentially treacherous — road as the new chief executive officer of Unilever. Jope, 54, is president of beauty and personal care, Unliever’s largest single division, which notched 5.2 billion euros in revenues in the third quarter. He may be a company lifer who’s acted internationally for the maker of Dove, Lipton and Vaseline for more than 30 years — but much of what lies ahead of him is unexplored territory. The genial, straight-talking Scotsman had been a front-runner for ceo, but no one expected the appointment to come so quickly: Although Unilever began its search for ceo Paul Polman’s successor roughly a year ago, he wasn’t expected to step down for another six months or so. Jope’s first order of business will be to repair relationships with Unilever’s big institutional shareholders after Polman’s botched plan to simplify the corporate giant’s dual structure and move the company fully to the Netherlands

Beauty by PopSugar to Launch on QVC

Beauty by PopSugar is making its QVC debut. The beauty brand from the Millennial media destination is set to launch on Friday night seven products in an hour-long spot on Beauty iQ, Qurate Retail Group’s beauty-specific platform. Kirbie Johnson, a senior reporter and producer at PopSugar with 34 million Instagram followers of her own, will be the host, introducing products such as the Be Noticed Eye Shimmer Putty Powder and Peace.Love.Lips.Kit, a BeautyiQ exclusive. The products will also be sold on qvc.com. The program will be streamed across Beauty iQ and PopSugar’s social media platforms. “It really came down to the product — nothing matters unless our customer responds to the product,” said Rob Robillard, vice president of integrated beauty merchandising at Qurate Retail Group. “When we started to play and go through the products and packaging, I was blown away by the quality of the products, the idea of buildable coverage — you can start with something subtle and wear it over the

Influence Peddler: Sylvia Gani Teams With BH for First Makeup Collab

Beauty influencer Sylvia Gani has landed her first product collaboration: The Los Angeles-based Canadian makeup guru has created a palette with BH Cosmetics. “I was thinking, like, if there was one palette that I had to pick for the rest of my life and I couldn’t use anything else, what shades would I need and want?” Gani said. Sylvia Gani’s BH Cosmetics eye shadow palette contains 22 shades.  She went for a solid amount of neutral “transition shades” plus a few “wearable” bold colors — burgundy, blue, black and purple — and two highlighters. The palette launches Dec. 5 and will be sold exclusively on BH’s web site for $24. Gani, who has amassed about 3 million followers across YouTube and Instagram, anticipates that the collaboration will resonate with her mostly young (“pre-teen to 24”), mostly female audience. “Actually, my first eye shadow palette that I bought for myself was BH Cosmetics,” Gani said. “It’s kind of full circle now.…My audience has always responded well to BH produc

Retailers Work to Together to Help Sloan Kettering

MIRACLE ON MADISON: Retailers rarely work together to generate business. But on Saturday, 70 shops on Madison Avenue from 57th to 86th Streets will coordinate on a common cause: benefit The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s pediatric programs. They’re participating in the “Miracle on Madison” fund-raiser for The Society, a volunteer-led organization that raises funds and awareness for cancer research and treatment and assists in the well-being of patients. The annual event, in its 32nd year, is organized by the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District. The 70 stores participating will donate 20 percent of the day’s sales to The Society. Watch for the “caring canines” therapy dogs from Memorial Sloan Kettering and Victorian costumed carolers strolling up and down Madison Avenue, starting at 10 a.m. Follow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook . Read More... from WWDWWD https://ift.tt/2KGrF5W

Tanya Taylor Talks Politics, Family, First Impressions With the Clintons

Tanya Taylor’s first gig as a moderator was a big one — former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday night at Canada’s Bell Center. With only four days’ notice, and a pre-fall collection due the day of the event, the New York-based, Canadian-born designer ricocheted around to tie everything up. While Michelle Obama is greeting sellout coliseum crowds for her “Becoming” book tour, the Clintons faced a 3,000-person crowd in Montreal, one stop in their 13-city speaking tour. Taylor’s prep work was tough, partly since she couldn’t find any video footage of the Clintons in an onstage chat. The Toronto-bred designer went to school in Montreal and she traveled with President Clinton on a nine-day trip to Kenya and Tanzania in 2015 and got to the know the family. (Taylor reportedly went as a Clinton Foundation partner.) The designer said she is friendly with Chelsea Clinton and sees the former first couple from time to time. “Honestly, I was shocked to be as

PVH ‘Disappointed’ in Calvin Klein’s Latest Performance

PVH Corp. appears to be losing its patience with Calvin Klein and Raf Simons. In an unusually negative statement accompanying its third-quarter results, Emanuel Chirico, chairman and chief executive officer of New York-based PVH, which acquired the brand in 2002, said he was disappointed in the performance of some of Calvin Klein’s lines. “While many of the product categories performed well, we are disappointed by the lack of return on our investments in our Calvin Klein 205W39NYC halo business and believe that some of Calvin Klein Jeans’ relaunched product was too elevated and did not sell through as well as we planned,” he said. This could be interpreted as a direct swipe at designer Simons as he has oversight of the 205W39NYC collection and jeans, as well as a raft of other categories, global marketing and communications, visual creative services and store design. The numbers were certainly far from rosy. Earnings before interest and taxes for the quarter decreased to $121 million,

New Netflix Docuseries Chronicles Chanel’s Spring Haute Couture Show

STREAMING SOON: Netflix is adding to its network of fashion-focused documentaries offered on the streaming platform. Joining such films as “Dries” and “Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards” will be a new docuseries called “7 Days Out.” The film was directed by Andrew Rossi — who helmed “The First Monday in May,” the documentary about the Met Gala’s most-attended exhibit in history, “China Through the Looking Glass.” Each self-contained episode of the “7 Days” series centers around one week in the life of a visionary and his or her team working in the realms of fashion, food, space, sports and entertainment. The inaugural episode concerns the house of Chanel. “Seven Days Out” documents the final preparations Karl Lagerfeld made prior to the brand’s spring 2018 haute couture show. Rossi was given full access to Lagerfeld and his crew’s activities, allowing the director to freely shoot what happened in the week before the presentation — from the studio, to Chanel’s haute couture ate

Uno de 50 Maps Out Expansion

Uno de 50 wants to be a citizen of the world. With retail sales of $100 million in 2018, the Madrid-based jewelry brand is in the midst of an international growth spurt focused on three key countries: China, Russia and Mexico. “We’re starting a very ambitious three-year plan,” said Javier Gala, Uno de 50’s global chief executive officer. “We’re evaluating every opportunity that comes through.” Earlier this month, the company opened a store in Shanghai and will launch a unit in Beijing, followed by a third opening in March at an as-yet-undisclosed location. The brand expects to have 30 to 40 points of sale in China in the next five years. “We’re on Tmall and Alibaba in China,” Gala said. “China is very important, not only because of the sales inside the country, but because the Chinese are global shoppers. We’re in Rome, Milan and London, and the Chinese customers are there.” Gala said the brand’s European distribution is “perfect for the next three years.” Uno de 50 plans to open 12 lo

Bill Nye, Nick Graham Celebrate Science With New Tie Collection

Next year will be a big one for science — July 20 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing — and Nick Graham is all set to pounce. For the past three years, the designer has had a collaboration with Bill Nye the Science Guy for a collection of bow ties. And when the latest iteration makes its appearance, the ties will be part of what Graham said will be “a big, happy mashup of space.” In a preview at his New York studio Thursday, Graham and Nye showed off the latest looks, which include the first moonbeam print, planets, various weather symbols and even an astronaut in a space suit with an American flag. “They’re all science-themed,” Nye said. “We’re trying to get people excited about science.” He’s also trying to get people excited about the launch of the paperback version of his book “Everything All At Once,” which is intended to offer up some life lessons to help people “think like a science guy, solve any problem and make a better world.” Bill Nye with the paper

Serge Lutens Opens Second Paris Boutique

PARIS — Twenty-six years after the first Serge Lutens boutique opened in the Jardins du Palais-Royal here, the fragrance brand has just inaugurated its second freestanding location in the City of Light. The store, at 324 rue Saint-Honoré, will serve as a template for retail locations yet to come, part of a strategy to increase the niche label’s accessibility and visibility. Like all Serge Lutens boutiques, including the flagship in Moscow that opened in 2015, the new location has its own decor but shares the others’ spirit. They’re all the brainchildren of the brand’s founder. Whereas the Palais-Royal shop is like a bedecked jewelry box, with a warren of hidden rooms, checkerboard marble floors, ornamental molding and a central winding, metal staircase, the Saint-Honoré shop has more of a streamlined allure. It’s dark inside, as is its Paris counterpart, but with a design inspiration that’s a Japan-meets-Morocco mash-up. Walls are coated in black lacquer and long cylindrical spotlights

J. Crew Group Trims Loss, Sees Madewell as $1 Billion Brand

As it looks to retool some of the strategies implemented by its last chief executive officer, J. Crew Group showed signs of improvement. The group narrowed its loss for the third quarter to $5.7 million from a loss of $18.4 million in the year-ago period. This year’s third quarter reflects the impact of the benefit related to a lease termination payment. Last year’s third quarter reflected the impact of transformation costs and transaction costs. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization was $53.6 million compared to $68.4 million in the third quarter last year. The company considers adjusted earnings the best barometer of its performance. Total revenues increased 10 percent to $622.2 million. Comparable company sales increased 8 percent. By division, J. Crew sales increased 1 percent to $430.9 million. Comparable sales increased 4 percent. Madewell sales increased 26 percent to $133.7 million. Comparable sales increased 22 percent. Gross margin decreased

The New York Times First ‘Best Books’ Event Pushes Access

The New York Times is going very big on events for subscribers and breaking out more of its sections to anchor them. The latest addition to a year absolutely packed with Times events (in the last 18 months there have been more than 130, equal to about seven per month, and there are five more to come this year) is its Books section. The paper’s well-known, year-end list of its favorite books — now officially set at 10 where previous years varied and split evenly between fiction and non-fiction — was revealed to subscribers during a live event here. It was a first for Books and The Times didn’t pretend it wasn’t a bald attempt to give readers what they’ve apparently said they want: access. Beth Weinstein, the paper’s events director, took the stage first to let the roughly 50 people in the audience know that they were the “very first people to see this list outside 620” referring to The Times headquarters on Eighth Avenue. There was little reaction to this among the audience, many of who

Think Tank: Using Digital to Seed Future Physical Stores

Unquestionably e-commerce has fundamentally changed the way people shop, the way that retailers operate, and the way property owners position their shopping centers. Online market share continues to increase and most retailers have added a digital component to their business. But despite claims to the contrary, stores never really went out of style. Retail is a cyclical business and much like how fashion tastes change, we are seeing a resurgence in the recognition that brick-and-mortar stores are a critical part of the retail strategy. There is no stronger evidence of this trend than the fact that more and more digitally native retailers are opening physical locations. A recent JLL study suggests that the top e-commerce retailers will open 850 stores over the next five years. Casper, which only opened its first store earlier this year, is planning to open 200 stores across the U.S. in malls and street-front retail over the next three years. They have also entered into deals with Target

Folklore to Define Fashion, Create New Shapes in Response to Lack of Real Design, Artificial Intelligence

Bring on the dirndls. Fashion’s dire need for real design, as in anything folkloric (that not by chance could never be worn to a gym) was the takeaway at Li Edelkoort’s “Folklore: A Way to New Form in Fashion” talk Thursday. The folkloric undercurrent that is forecast for upcoming seasons can be traced back to a need for actual design, not the redundant foolproof styles that currently dominate retail, she said. Inherently, folklore keeps reinventing itself as society moves from one period to the next and each generation culls multiple identities in the process, the trend forecast said. Outlining the “serious reasons” for this shift during Thursday’s Trend Union forecast, Edelkoort stressed the need to find new shapes. “Now we are designing T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, windbreakers. T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies…It’s crazy. Companies have no time anymore to do a consultation about all of the trends together. So people just run to their computers to make more of all these things.” Em

Prada Cup Unveiled in Monaco

MONACO — There were holograms of skippers from Sardinia, videos of the stunning new technological sailing boats, and a model of the new Luna Rossa AC75 — but all eyes were on the new Prada Cup designed by Marc Newson that was unveiled on Thursday at the Yacht Club de Monaco by Prada Group chief executive officer and chairman of Luna Rossa Challenge Patrizio Bertelli and his son Lorenzo, head of digital communication. The  silver trophy handcrafted by Florentine silversmiths was housed in a luxurious leather trunk designed and handcrafted by Prada. The trunk, inspired by the first luxury steamer trunks produced by the brand, was made and assembled by hand. “A passion must be strong, otherwise it’s not really a passion,” said Patrizio Bertelli, himself an avid sailor, on the sidelines of the event. Sharing the stage and posing for a photo with his son was yet another sign that the entrepreneur is starting to increasingly ease him into the business and the many activities that are part of

L’Autre Chose Pre-Fall 2019

Nicolò Beretta made his ready-to-wear debut at L’Autre Chose, which he joined in September as creative director, with an easy-to-wear, commercially savvy collection. The brand’s signature French spirit gave an effortless chic attitude to the lineup, which also celebrated the Parisian lifestyle with a charming print reproducing the view of a typical café in the City of Light. The collection offered a realistic wardrobe for the dynamic women of today. Teddy bear coats, flared denim pants, crepe sheath dresses and silk frocks printed with elegant and feminine motifs inspired by the influence of the Eastern culture in the Twenties’ Western art, were well-executed, versatile staples. Along with developing more fashionable embroidered dresses and cozy knits, Beretta developed a smart range of blouses, enriched with special ornaments, including plissé inserts. The founder of footwear label Giannico, Beretta masterfully showed his design skills in the footwear range, including revisited loafer

Michael Kors Pre-Fall 2019

Michael Kors is fashion’s perennial optimist and he feels that now’s the time to fly that flag even higher. Opening the show notes for his pre-fall (or transseason, in the company’s parlance) were the words “Village People.” No, he did not send out a cowboy, a construction worker and a leatherman. It was a reference to Kors’ Seventies experience in New York’s West Village, when he was a teenager going to acting school on Bank Street. “Here we are many years later, and I think back and that time to me is romance and charm and all the things I think are disappearing now,” said Kors during a presentation of the collection. “As an adult, I realize the Seventies in New York were pretty gruesome, but I didn’t think that way then. I thought anything was possible and we have got to get back to that.” The whole collection viewed the Seventies through Kors’ rose-colored glasses — oversize aviators, of course — that matched the glitter on the pink disco dancing shoes. There were crushed silk dres

3.1 Phillip Lim Pre-Fall 2019

For the past couple of seasons, Phillip Lim has dug into the idea of travel, collecting things as you go and often wearing them, which has resulted in highly layered, eclectic collections. For pre-fall, he felt it was time to come home and stay still for a minute. “It’s like, OK, let’s settle,” Lim said. “Let’s reboot and reestablish.” Instead of casting his eye far and wide, Lim wanted to focus on what he considers his brand codes: pragmatic, real clothes romanced through volume, color and utilitarianism. The collection was full of clothes that packed appeal in terms of creating stylish function, all the more so given the time they hit stores: high summer, going into fall. A khaki dress with a cinched waist and puffed sleeves in technical poplin, and trenches in khaki and gray flannel were chic, everyday staples that can carry into fall. A minimal, lime-green matte jersey slipdress came with a matching cape shrug that could be layered and played with for various looks. Jumpsuits done

Altuzarra Pre-Fall 2019

The day after Joseph Altuzarra’s spring show in September, he took off for Morocco. It felt good to get out, go somewhere unfamiliar. He wanted to use that gung-ho energy of curiosity and adventure to push his next collection aesthetically without making it Moroccan-themed. “I just felt so empowered by leaving and going somewhere new and seeing new things,” Altuzarra said during a preview of his pre-fall lineup. “I wanted this collection to be about this autonomous, free, strong-willed explorer woman.” Altuzarra has been careful, strategic and smart about working within his established language for a while. It was time to get outside his comfort zone. He did so by weaving shorter silhouettes — miniskirts, dresses and tailored shorts — and pieces that addressed the ongoing casualization of dress codes the world over — blue jeans, cashmere sweat suits, corduroy blazers, bombers and pants — while keeping it sophisticated. Everything, whether updates on Altuzarra signatures, or the new loo

Calvin Klein 205W39NYC Pre-Fall 2019

Since showing his first designs for Calvin Klein last year and renaming the brand’s ready-to-wear collection, Raf Simons has been mining Americana with his distinctive spin on classics such as denim shirts, plaid outerwear and patchwork motifs. What he hasn’t done is overtly reference the clean aesthetic that made the brand synonymous with Nineties style icons like Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. That minimal approach has been mostly confined to his tailoring, though Simons doesn’t like it too pristine: witness the raw seams on a black hourglass blazer in his pre-fall lineup, presented at the brand’s Sterling Ruby-designed Paris showroom. This time, though, he also delved a little further into the brand’s archives, offering an expanded selection of streamlined basics that blended effortlessly with the Seventies-tinged silhouettes that have become his signature at the American label. The change in direction comes as parent PVH reported softness in the Calvin Klein business in the third quarte

Claudia Li Pre-Fall 2019

Claudia Li has looked back on her childhood the past few seasons to propel her still-infant brand in a more mature direction. She’s slowly evolved her repertoire of conceptual statement items into a full wardrobe that suits a busy social calendar. This season, that included a new evening category balancing offbeat charm with polish, which included sets with asymmetric ruching and dresses with cutouts that gave the appearance of layers. She began by revisiting her introduction to art — in kindergarten, no less — through vegetable block printing, where vegetables are used as stamps to create unique, organic imprints. She used potatoes and onions as the groundwork for the season’s print, which was blown up onto boxy suits, accented on the collars and cuffs of sleek outerwear with topstitching outlines, or used as the blueprint for embroidery and woven surface detail, also new for the season. Set atop a button-down shirt, bomber jacket and jeans, the embroidery provided a handcrafted yet g

Marissa Webb Pre-Fall 2019

Devotees of Marissa Webb know they can count on men’s wear influences and a perennial inclination toward high-waisted silhouettes. The designer is known to balance a hard-soft dichotomy drawn from her tomboyish demeanor. She’s the type that gets excited talking through shades of military green. She opted to focus on those passions for pre-fall — eschewing a seasonal inspiration — in order to hit reset and deliver on seasonless clothes for a casual lifestyle. “It’s a palette cleanser in a way,” she said during a preview. “It is really about those emotional things that are wear-whenever moments.” Keep in mind, though, seasonless clothes in the Webb vernacular still feature elements of elevated quirk. Take, for instance, the playful cropped blazers and shirt jackets that could be worn either boxy or tucked into any number of high-waisted leather pants, paper-bag shorts and distressed jeans, or the offbeat shirting and denim. She injected a natural, wearable ease by keeping silhouettes loo

Alright, It's Time to Settle This: Who Is the Sexiest Guy of 2018?

This year, there were a crop of beautiful men in Hollywood who tugged at our heartstrings and made us feel some type of way. Idris Elba (aka People 's Sexiest Man Alive ) made us swoon from the success of his show In the Long Run as well as his directorial debut in the film Yardie , Michael B. Jordan dominated as Killmonger in Black Panther and Adonis Creed in Creed 2 , and Noah Centineo became everyone's internet boyfriend following his performances in To All the Boys I've Loved Before and Sierra Burgess Is a Loser . But there were plenty of other steamy moments from our favourite famous men, so it's time to decide who really got your heart beating to the rhythm of love. Vote for who you think the sexiest man of 2018 is before the poll closes on Dec. 21. from POPSUGAR Celebrity https://ift.tt/2E5uxck

The Royal Family Doesn't Have to Pay Taxes, but Here's Why the Queen Does It Anyway

There's always a lot of chat about the royal family costing taxpayers money, and it's easy to understand why, what with their castles and swanky events and huge weddings. Yet they're worth a huge amount of money and do a lot to keep their fortunes growing . The Queen isn't obliged to pay tax because the crown has a tax-exempt status. This is because certain acts of parliament do not apply to it in the way they do to "commoners." However, Queen Elizabeth II volunteered to pay income tax and capital gains tax in 1992, and a "Memorandum of Understanding on Royal Taxation" was issued the following year. Since 1993, her personal income has been taxable, as is the case for any other taxpayer in the country. Furthermore, she has "always been subject to Value Added Tax and pays local rates on a voluntary basis." Then there's the council tax. The bill for Buckingham Palace is pretty high (it's always a surprise to us when the bill arriv

Be Honest, Who Was Your Favourite Royal Family Member This Year?

We knew 2018 was going to be a big one for the British royal family, but getting to see more of the the firm's famous members - whether they were walking down the aisle , roasting each other in speeches , or living their best life at the polo - was a real treat this year. There were weddings, babies, pregnancies, and tours, all giving us deeper glimpses into their royal lives and more opportunities to feel like maybe, just maybe, we have more in common with the Windsors than we thought. It might be a hard choice, but now that we're nearing the end of 2018, it's time to pick your favourite royal of the year! Click on a photo to cast your vote before the poll closes on Dec. 21. from POPSUGAR Celebrity https://ift.tt/2E4eQlD

Mariah Carey's Iconic Christmas Song Only Gets Better When Her Twins Provide Backup Vocals

When you're the legend who brought "All I Want For Christmas Is You" to life, it's pretty safe to say your kids will grow up listening to the iconic song - a lot. Mariah Carey can attest to that, and this year, her adorable twins are helping her out with vocals! Mariah shared a video on Wednesday of her 7-year-olds, son Moroccan and daughter Monroe, singing along in the car while were both decked out in Santa hats. "Roc & Roe have been practicing the background vocals to ' All I Want For Christmas Is You ,'" Mariah wrote in her caption. "We're gonna take this one step at a time - we're very excited about it! It's our first video doing this! It's festive, Cmon!!" Watch it above, and then prepare to play the song on repeat. from POPSUGAR Celebrity https://ift.tt/2SqKa1d

Will Mary Poppins Returns Make You Cry? According to John Krasinski, That's a Big Yep

The first time John Krasinski watched Mary Poppins Returns , Emily Blunt briefly thought he didn't like it because he had to walk out of the screening. The reason for his momentary absence? John was desperately looking for anything to dry up his tears. "I was pushing through all the muffins and bagels in the back, looking for napkins. I was like, 'I need anything to stop this crying,'" John said in a sweet appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . John said he eventually ran out of napkins, too, and from that point on "it's just all sweater," he joked. The actor was blown away by his wife's performance - which included singing ! - and described the sequel as "one of the most beautiful films." John said, "It's I think exactly what everybody needs at the holidays. It's pure joy." John's emotional reaction largely differed from that of his 4-year-old daughter, Hazel. In a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Emil

Channing Tatum Praises Amanda Bynes After Her Empowering Interview: "I Love You"

After Amanda Bynes's powerful interview with Paper magazine , fans waited in anticipation to see what her former She's the Man costar Channing Tatum had to say. After all, Amanda all but took credit for the Magic Mike actor's stardom when she said, "I totally fought for Channing [to get cast in] that movie because he wasn't famous yet. He'd just done a Mountain Dew commercial, and I was like, 'This guy's a star - every girl will love him!' But [the producers] were like, 'He's so much older than all of you!' And I was like, 'It doesn't matter! Trust me!'" Well, it looks like Channing has caught wind of Amanda's comments, and he's nothing but grateful to her. "I love her," he told Entertainment Tonight after recalling how she fought for him to work on the 2006 film. "I'm so happy she's killing it again and just back on the right. She's so talented and so special." Channing al

Ice T Explained Why He Didn't Eat Bagels Before Law & Order: SVU, and I'm Cackling Out Loud

Ice T is the subject of some hilarious scrutiny for his breakfast habits, after admitting he never had a bagel or coffee before joining Law & Order: Special Victims Unit . The 60-year-old actor and his costar Mariska Hargitay stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday and discussed how Ice T's disinterest in bagels was exposed, and why he really doesn't think it matters. Ice T explained that fans on Twitter went into an uproar earlier this month after finding out he had never eaten a bagel or had coffee. "Everybody lost their godd*mn minds," Ice T told Fallon. "I don't know why that's so hard for people to believe." Eventually, he gave the food and drink combo a try during a commercial for the dating app Coffee Meets Bagel. Let's just say, he wasn't impressed. "One bite, it felt like I ate a loaf of bread," he explained. Ice T doesn't understand why people make such a big deal out of his breakfast ta

Which Female Celebrity Inspired You the Most in 2018?

From athletes to celebrities to royals, there were a ton of phenomenal women who made their mark on 2018. Meghan Markle inspired us to follow our dreams and continued to fight for women's rights as a royal. Likewise, Reese Witherspoon and Tracee Ellis Ross used their platforms to launch the Time's Up initiative, while Jada Pinkett Smith started her Red Table Talk show to start conversations about motherhood, sexuality, and body image. Amal Clooney continued her work of helping refugees all around the world , and Chloe Kim won her very first Olympic gold medal at the age of 17. But that's not all! Beyoncé made history by hiring the first-ever black photographer to shoot a Vogue cover, and she used her interview to share some empowering quotes about body positivity . On the other hand, Serena Williams continued to fight for women's equality off and on the court, while Pink also did the same through her music and work as as a UNICEF Ambassador . Meanwhile, Lupi

Channing Tatum Slow Danced With Jessie J at His Magic Mike Show, and It Was So Romantic

Channing Tatum and Jessie J have been quietly dating for a few months now, but it looks like they're slowly getting more comfortable showing off their romance. On Tuesday, the pair attended Channing's Magic Mike live show in London, where they were spotted slow dancing to Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" in the audience. Even though the 38-year-old actor doesn't actually star in the show, Channing is one of the producers and starred in the original films, Magic Mike and Magic Mike XXL . News of Channing and Jessie's relationship broke in October after the actor officially filed for divorce from ex Jenna Dewan. Earlier this month, the 30-year-old musician seemingly confirmed the reports when she gave Channing a shout-out on her Instagram Stories from the Magic Mike show. Along with a snap of the dancers on stage, Jessie wrote, "Congratulations @channingtatum what a show . . . Ladies and Gentlemen you don't want to miss this." Relate

Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg pledges to release update on civil rights audit

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg agreed in a meeting with Color of Change to release an update on a civil rights audit by year's end.               from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/2Q8sNWg

Needle-covered patch could help heart attack survivors heal

After a heart attack, a patch covered in needles could inject tissue-healing proteins to help stop future heart issues.               from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/2zzhMD3

Best Buy's '20 Days of Doorbusters' promises exciting deals in December

Doorbusters aren't just for Black Friday. Best Buy has "20 Days of Doorbusters" starting Saturday, Dec. 1 and going through Dec. 20.               from USATODAY - Tech Top Stories https://ift.tt/2reAlHL