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If you've been a fan of English folk rock band Mumford & Sons since their early days, you probably know of their lead singer, Marcus Mumford. But not everyone was singing "Little Lion Man" at the top of their lungs in 2010 or spent way too much money on tickets to their "Gentlemen of the Road" tour in 2013 (oops). You might have, instead, been more of a fan of Mumford's wife, Carey Mulligan, whose filmography goes back to 2005, when she appeared as Kitty Bennet alongside Kiera Knightley in...

A new haircut or shade of lipstick has the power to lift one’s mood, but Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) takes the makeover to superhero heights in WandaVision. Marvel’s Disney+ series has sent fans down a theory rabbit hole regarding the idyllic sitcom suburbia Wanda constructed as a happily-ever-after with Vision (Paul Bettany). From black-and-white hits like I Love Lucy, Bewitched, and The Dick Van Dyke Show to the recent pop culture entries like The Office and Modern Family, Wanda’s journey explores multiple era-defining TV favorites in a bid to suppress...

The wild world of WandaVision has officially been unveiled on Disney+. Starring Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany as newlyweds Wanda Maximoff and Vision, the series transports viewers to a different era with each episode. The first was filmed in front of a live studio audience in an homage to the ‘50s. Episode 2 shifts to the '60s and the third episode takes place in the '70s, complete with Brady Bunch references. Each Friday, a new spell-binding installment drops, fueling speculation about a potential second season. “The show is like a...

“Are you Catholic?” Anne Barrett Doyle smiled at me expectantly with kind, sea-green eyes. It was months before the pandemic hit, and Barrett Doyle had invited me over to the Boston loft she and her husband moved into after the last of their four kids left for college. A crucifix hung on the wall, and a Jesus statuette prayed from a wooden desk. Several Bibles lined the bookshelf. We sat side by side on a plush beige couch. Barrett Doyle, small and soft-spoken, with shoulder-length auburn hair and rosy cheeks,...

From the day she stepped foot into the Amazon warehouse, Jennifer Bates could tell this was going to be a difficult job. Bates works in the fulfillment center in Bessemer, AL, where she says she works long, physically-challenging shifts with short breaks. Other employees have reported needing to meet demanding production quotas, with Amazon closely tracking time spent going to the bathroom or getting water. It was these conditions that prompted Bates to help organize the company's biggest unionization effort since Amazon was founded more than 25 years ago.Currently, 5,800...

The coat is long, all the way down to my ankles, with furry stripes in electric colors, like matcha green, bubblegum pink, and Barney purple. It came into my possession last month during a visit to Lucy in Disguise with Diamonds, the costume and vintage shop on South Congress Avenue in Austin. It was love at first sight—an unnecessary and silly purchase, but one that embodied the city’s unofficial motto: Keep Austin Weird. Last November my boyfriend and I temporarily left New York for Austin, where I grew up. We...

Kelly Clarkson hosted Dr. Jill Biden for her first one-on-one interview since becoming the First Lady of the United States—and the women touched on a very personal issue for Clarkson and many others: healing after a divorce. Clarkson filed for divorce from her husband of seven years and the father of her two children, Brandon Blackstock, in June.A clip released in advance of the interview's airing tomorrow showed the candid advice Dr. Biden gave Clarkson. Dr. Biden, who was also divorced before marrying President Joe Biden, stressed these things happen...

As a single person living through the pandemic, let’s just say it's been a long time since I’ve touched another living being other than my dog. I’m not at all happy about this state of affairs, but I have found one balm for physical contact, one source of who-cares-about-the-news mind-numbing pleasure. A book version of Xanax: romance novels.I'm late to the game. My first interaction with a romance novel didn’t go very well. I was a sophomore in high school and my friend’s roommate gave me a well-worn copy of...

Lucy Hale and Skeet Ulrich truly are in a relationship, E! confirmed one day after photos surfaced of the two kissing at lunch in Los Angeles. But it is anything but serious at this point.A source close to the 31-year-old actress told the outlet that Hale and Ulrich, 51, being romantically involved is extremely recent. "Lucy and Skeet were set up through mutual friends," the source said. "They know a lot of the same people in the acting circle and connected recently. It's very new. They are both really into...

Take a moment and prepare yourself because the biggest surprise couple of 2021 seems to have just emerged, and it's truly the least expected: Former Pretty Little Liars and Riverdale spinoff Katy Keene star Lucy Hale, 31, was photographed kissing 51-year-old former Riverdale star Skeet Ulrich. Page Six ran many photos of the two at lunch in Los Angeles, which you can see on its page. The two were generally cuddly in front of photographers. In one shot, Hale is seen holding Ulrich's hand. In another, Ulrich has his arms...

We asked a royal expert to break it down It’s official: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are leaving their royal duties for good. On February 19, Buckingham Palace issued a statement confirming that the Duke and Duchess would not be returning as “working members” of the Royal Family. While the news—which came a little more than one year after the duo surprised royal watchers everywhere by announcing that they’d be “stepping back” as senior members of the royal family—wasn’t entirely a surprise, it makes the separation official. “Following conversations with...

Jennifer Lopez is now officially the mother of two teenagers—and she let her fans in on the intimate breakfast in bed she gave her now 13-year-old twins Max and Emme (whose nickname is Lulu) to celebrate their birthday. Lopez shared a video of them eating pancakes and waffles in bed and reading her birthday cards to them. At one point, she appeared emotional, wiping her eyes.She was very in her feelings about her babies growing up, telling them at one point, "Do you know how proud I am of you,...

Rumors of romance between Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker have been heating up recently, and these two seem to know exactly how to fan the flames. On Saturday, Barker posted a note from Kardashian on his Instagram story. The note reads: "To lots of fun adventures. May we destroy each other completely. Love, Kourtney." Travis BarkerInstagram That "destroy" line is seemingly a callback to a tweet Barker sent on Feb. 17: This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or...