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Michelle Obama is many things: former First Lady, bestselling author, podcast host, and now, she’s officially a relationship guru. On the sixth episode of The Michelle Obama Podcast, she and guest Conan O’Brien discussed their respective long-term marriages and served up advice for those dating in 2020. (A word to the wise: Get off Tinder.)

Christmas is a mere three months away (or approximately 113 days, holiday hive), and it’s bringing a new yuletide-themed romantic comedy. Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis will play Abby and Harper, a couple navigating the chaos of Christmas with their families, in Happiest Season, People reports. “A young woman (Stewart) with a plan to propose

Miley Cyrus spoke for two hours on Joe Rogan’s Joe Rogan Experience podcast, and in the wide-ranging discussion, Cyrus touched a bit on her divorce from Liam Hemsworth. She never referred to him by name, but she did talk about how hard it was dealing with the public perception of her, how she initially struggled

Michael Smith once picked a fight with Barack Obama. Smith, the First Family’s interior designer, argued that red curtains were the perfect choice for the Oval Office. Obama disagreed. Presidents, of late, had gone with yellow or blue. Smith dug in, and others chimed in. Was this about fabric, or something else? “Barn red,” Smith

If multiple reports are to be believed, there’s a surprise new celebrity couple this summer. Minka Kelly, 40, is dating The Daily Show host Trevor Noah, 36, People reports. A source says the pair has been quietly seeing each other for “several months” and are quarantining at Noah’s New York City apartment. They have yet

For the final song in her first-ever virtual concert presented by Live Nation, Megan Thee Stallion and her dancers stood under dimmed lights in front of a black screen that read, “This Shit Is Exhausting.” What she’s referring to follows next: Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Aura Rosser, Tamir Rice, Freddie Gray, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile,

As people across the country continue to take to the streets to protest racism and demand justice for Black people killed by police, tennis player Naomi Osaka is making her statement on the court. During yesterday’s US Open match, the Grand Slam winner wore a face mask printed with the name of Breonna Taylor, the

Kamala Harris’ line (the class of women who joined the sorority together) never hesitates to pick up the phone and rally around each other, or show up to an induction—or, if things work in their favor, a presidential inauguration next year. Illustration By Clarice Bajkowski Originally published by The 19th. Sen. Kamala Harris announced her

On October 21, 1966, a coal tip flooded by heavy rains collapsed in Aberfan, Wales, engulfing parts of the village, including the Pantglas Junior School, and killing 116 children and 28 adults. The disaster was dramatized for the first time onscreen in the third season of The Crown; the episode, titled “Aberfan,” details the day

It’s impossible to have a conversation about pop culture in 2020 without bumping into Sally Rooney. You know the drill: She’s the millennial voice of a generation. She’s overrated. She’s a literary genius. She’s a glorified romance novelist. Wherever you stand on her contribution to literature, there’s little argument when it comes to the TV

Emma Roberts just confirmed she is expecting her first child with Garrett Hedlund, her boyfriend of more than a year. Hedlund appeared with her in her announcement post—one of their first shots ever together on her Instagram. This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format,

If history is any indicator, Lady Gaga takes each year’s MTV Video Music Awards as a personal challenge to assemble the most ridiculous ensemble she can come up with. (Remember the meat dress? Is it possible to forget?) But nothing—nothing—could’ve prepared us for how the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent face mask mandate would force the

Daniele Venturelli/Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images; David Becker/WireImageGetty Images Scott Disick and Kourtney Kardashian went out for dinner at Nobu in Malibu on Friday night, fueling rumors that they are back together. But someone else had the same idea for how to spend her Friday night. Sofia Richie, Disick’s ex-girlfriend, also dined at Nobu Friday night with

Jeff Kravitz/AMA2016Getty Images Selena Gomez and BLACKPINK released a new song this week called “Ice Cream,” and Ariana Grande gave Gomez a very appropriate gift to celebrate. Grande, who co-wrote the lyrics along with Gomez, Victoria Monét, Teddy Park, Bekuh BOOM, and producers Tommy Brown and Steve Franks, sent Gomez a giant flower arrangement shaped

Chris Wolf/Star MaxGetty Images Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner welcomed their first child, a daughter named Willa, in July. The new parents have enjoyed time with their new family, a source told Entertainment Tonight and E! following Willa’s birth. “They are home and getting settled,” E!’s source said. “Joe is very hands on and involved.

Bella Hadidi and The Weeknd had an 0n-again, off-again relationship, which eventually led to their breakup in August 2019. The two exes reunited on Friday at the New York City rehearsals for the MTV VMAs. “They played it cool and crossed paths with each other, same place, same time,” a source at the rehearsal said,

Five years after publishing the final installment in the Neapolitan quartet—the global literary sensation chronicling the friendship of two extraordinary women in four volumes (and later, an HBO/RAI series)—Elena Ferrante is back in Naples with The Lying Life of Adults, a brand-new story that probes the mind of a teenager grappling with facades, fictions, and

Don’t ever let the glitz, glamour, and drama of the Real Housewives of Atlanta fool you: Porsha Williams is a real one. Thanks to her grandfather, the late civil rights icon Hosea Williams, she has the spirit of protest and Black liberation in her blood. And while she definitely has an on-screen goofiness about her

Another member of One Direction has met his match. A rep for Liam Payne, 26, confirms that he’s engaged to his model girlfriend of two years Maya Henry, 20. Us Weekly got the official confirmation after Henry was spotted out with a diamond ring on that finger in photographs that the Daily Mail ran on

Selena Gomez and BLACKPINK’s much-hyped collaboration “Ice Cream” is here, and it’s truly song of the summer material. The lyrics, primarily in English with a bit of Korean, exude confidence. They paint a portrait of a woman who knows her worth and knows what she wants: the right guy who values her for who she

Michelle Obama spoke candidly about experiencing racism as a Black woman in America, both in and out of the White House, on the latest episode of The Michelle Obama Podcast. On the episode, she also spoke with her longtime pals—Kelly Dibble, Denielle Pemberton-Heard, and Dr. Sharon Malone—about the power of their friendships. When the recent

Meghan Markle’s full Makers conversation with feminist and activist Gloria Steinem finally dropped, and it offers an honest conversation about voting rights in America, alonh with genuine concern about voter suppression efforts. The women also touched on Kamala Harris making history as the first Black woman vice presidential candidate for a major U.S. political party,

There may be a new lady in Brad Pitt’s life. This week, dating rumors spread after German model Nicole Poturalski was spotted boarding the same private jet as Pitt, bound for the South of France, according to Entertainment Tonight. The outlet reports that Poturalski arrived at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport from Berlin, while Pitt

The Comey Rule, a new series about the fraught dynamic between former FBI Director James Comey and President Donald Trump, will make its impact ahead of the election. In late September, two Emmy-winning actors will assume the lead roles, with Jeff Daniels playing Comey and Brendan Gleeson playing Trump. Here’s everything we know about the