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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...

Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik welcomed their daughter, Khai, last September, and as of now, they plan to give her a quiet farm life in Pennsylvania. The usually private Hadid doesn't usually share a lot of photos of her little family on social media. For that reason, it was a big deal when, today, she began sharing several never-before-seen photos on her Instagram story. First, she posted a photo of Khai's feet in footie pajamas with the prompt "post a picture from this date." She added the note, ("doing it...

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Megan Thee Stallion has a new boyfriend. The musician confirmed in an Instagram Live on Friday that she is dating rapper Pardison "Pardi" Fontaine. She confirmed the relationship after bringing up Fontaine's online critics. "I didn't like what they was trying to say about Pardi," Megan told her fans, before sharing their relationship status. "'Cause he is so calm and so sweet and very protective...That's my boo and I really like him." Later, she officially confirmed the relationship: "I never said hot girl can never have a boyfriend, adding,"Yeah, he...

Selena Gomez might have spent her quarantine days making gourmet dishes look easy on Selena + Chef, but now she's (safely) back at work out in the world, filming a comedy series with Steve Martin and Martin Short. On Saturday, she was seen wearing a big furry orange coat, a black turtleneck sweater, a gray mask, white hot-top boots, and hoop earrings. Jose Perez/Bauer-GriffinGetty Images Here she is getting cozy on set: Jose Perez/Bauer-GriffinGetty Images Gomez has been in the city for the past few weeks filming the new show,...

I do not know this man. I think I recognize him, but WandaVision, Marvel Studios's ambitious new series on Disney+, has me doubting even that. In my prime, I was scooping up comic books every Wednesday afternoon at my hole-in-the-wall downtown comic-book shop, and a good number of my favorite series featured a young—or old, depending on the universe—man imbued with super-strength and a haughty personality. His name was Pietro Maximoff, otherwise known as Quicksilver. He was, ostensibly, the brother of Wanda Maximoff, the so-called Scarlet Witch and protagonist of...

Like so many of us watching the world burn, writer-director Rose Glass has wrestled with her faith. She grew up attending Catholic schools in the U.K. and has vicars in her family, so the thought of questioning her Christianity stayed dormant for years. But now, on the cusp of her unsettling debut film, Saint Maud, she reflects on what she didn’t articulate back then: “It’s like, who’s calling me?”Enter the titular Maud, née Katie (Morfydd Clark), a reclusive hospice worker who’s recently reinvented her life and devoted herself to God...

Dimitrios KambourisGetty Images On Thursday morning, second daughter and Bushwick star Ella Emhoff released her own clothing collection, a five-piece knit set that sold out within hours.Though most people know Emhoff as Vice President Kamala Harris's step daughter with the viral inauguration day coat, she's also a knitwear designer and senior at Parsons School of Design. Her collection, which sold on the shopping platform Mall, included two sweater vests, a pair of shorts, a midi dress, and a bag featuring Tweety Bird. Emhoff made exactly one of each item, priced...

Mary Wilson, the Supremes founding member who died last week at 76, may have been born in Greenville, Mississippi, but it was Detroit, where her family relocated when Wilson was three, that would propel her to icon status. The original girl group, which featured Wilson, Diana Ross, and Florence Ballard, formed in 1955 and would prove to be one of Motown Records' biggest exports. With their boundary-breaking mix of style and talent, the trio helped pave the way for Black R&B musicians both at home and abroad. In 2019, I...