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Sarah Turney has tried everything over the years to find out what happened to her older sister, Alissa Turney, who disappeared without a trace in 2001. She started a Facebook group, an Instagram account, and a blog called “Justice for Alissa.” She sat for interviews with local and national media outlets, including Dateline. She dissected

Back in 1980, Virginia-born author Sherryl Woods decided she’d had enough of cynicism. Trained as a journalist and working toward a career as a television critic, she’d always promised herself she’d never boast the “edge” she saw in her fellow reporters. “I had always said that if I got to the point where all I

If you’re a Kristy, you knew from the moment Netflix’s Baby-Sitters Club reboot was announced that it’d be a masterpiece. If you’re a Mary Anne like me, you were probably more skeptical. Rebooting a beloved franchise is like attempting a Pinterest DIY—so common it supports an entire industry, yet so easily mishandled it’s a safety

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani’s adorable romance is on full display in a new live music video for their hit duet “Nobody But You.” Blake shared the video on his Instagram, captioning it, “Man, I am a lucky guy.” Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani may be chart-toppers in the music scene… but their chemistry? Well,

Hilary Duff spent the Fourth of July with her husband, Matthew Koma, and their daughter, Banks, who will turn 2 years old in October. In an Instagram post, she shared how she and her family had enjoyed the holiday. She also noted that she saw quite a few people enjoying the day, too—without masks. “We

Chris JacksonGetty Images Meghan Markle and Prince Harry spent the first half of 2020 taking measures to start their new life as they step away from their royal titles. Per People, the couple has formally closed down their charity SussexRoyal. Their new foundation is called Archewell. People reported on June 20 that since Harry, Meghan,

Walter McBrideGetty Images Remember Broadway? Remember going to see plays and sitting among other theater-loving people? Broadway is closed until at least January 2021, so it’s going to be a while before we can all experience a live show again. On Friday at midnight PDT/3 a.m. EDT, Disney+ released a June 2016 recording of the

Michael Kovac/AMA2016Getty Images During The Breakfast Club‘s Angela Yee’s interview this week with musician August Alsina, Alsina shared that he and Jada Pinkett Smith had a relationship. In reference to his 2019 “Nunya” song, which many people think is about Pinkett Smith, Alsina told Yee that he spoke to Pinkett-Smith’s husband of 23 years, Will

Victoria BeckhamInstagram On July 4, 1999, David and Victoria Beckham got married at Luttrellstown Castle on the outskirts of Dublin, Ireland, which sits on a 560-acre estate. Both celebrated their day by sharing photos on Instagram and reminiscing about their special day. David posted a throwback montage of their time together and of footage of

Warning: Contains minor spoilers for seasons 4 and 5 of The Crown. Although Royal enthusiasts await season 4 of Netflix’s The Crown, intel on the fifth and final season has begun to emerge. From the Oscar-nominated actresses assuming the roles of Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret to hints at the plot, there’s plenty to anticipate.

Jerritt ClarkGetty Images On Thursday, Khloé Kardashian apparently responded to rumors that she is engaged to Tristan Thompson, her daughter’s father. “Wait…what? lol,” she wrote on Twitter. “I just came online and I’m even confused lol,” she said in another tweet. “Basically my daily thoughts about 2020. But for real… wtf lol people just be

The FBI and Department of Justice have reopened the case of Alonzo Brooks, who attended a party in La Cygne, Kansas, in East Central Kansas, on an April night in 2004 and never returned. His body was found in a creek a month later. He was 23 years old. His story is also featured on

As states slowly resume business operations—or reinstitute restrictions as a result of premature re-openings—the only thing on 6lack’s mind is a quiet respite in the woods. The singer-slash-rapper and notorious recluse is currently holed up in a cabin on Los Angeles’ Big Bear Lake, where he spent his 28th birthday last week. After all, retreating

Spoilers for Hulu’s The Great, below. My rapturous two-day binge of Hulu’s The Great was immediately followed by the sinking feeling that a second season could be years away. The series, which stars Elle Fanning as Catherine the Great and Nicholas Hoult as Peter III, is the chaotic, violent, sensual, unhinged relative of Sofia Coppola’s

If you were once a member of the masses willing to sacrifice your firstborn for a ticket to see Broadway’s Hamilton, yearn no longer. Beginning July 3 on Disney+, there’s a seat for you in the room where the award-winning musical happens. Hamilton will hit the streaming service more than a year ahead of its

In April, as New York City emerged as the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. military deployed 720 troops to work in the city’s overburdened medical centers. One such service member is 36-year-old Rosa Blackdeer, a registered nurse and First Lieutenant in the Air Force Reserves, who left her family behind in Wisconsin to

Warning: Spoilers for Big Little Lies season 2 ahead. The Big Little Lies season 2 finale ended with Bonnie (Zoë Kravitz) deciding to turn herself in for pushing Perry down the stairs that fateful night. With the Monterey Five finally freed from their big lie, the story seemed to be at its end; Madeline (Reese

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s children aren’t above a little sibling competition. Their mother Kate Middleton revealed Thursday during her The Nook garden visit that her two sons Prince George, 6, and Prince Louis, 2, have a little rivalry when it comes to growing sunflowers at the family’s country home, Anmer Hall, where they’re

This time last year, you couldn’t enter a club without hearing the jittery drums and pulsating rhythm of Burna Boy’s sticky party bangers like “On The Low” or “Killin’ Dem.” When the pandemic tilted the world on its head earlier this year, the self-professed African Giant—like many musicians—was forced to pivot, recalibrate, and re-strategize his

Kylie Jenner decided to drastically change her look for the day, tweaking both her hair color and eye color. The youngest Kardashian-Jenner sister uploaded photos to her Instagram Story of herself with light brown, “bronde” hair and light green eyes. “I look like Stas,” she captioned one, referencing her close friend Anastasia Karanikolaou. Instagram Instagram

Thanks to COVID-19, Pride events all over the country and the world have been canceled and postponed, and many, including New York City’s, are going virtual. The Dyke March, which was originally reimagined as a virtual protest, turned into a Juneteenth event called “Break the Chains with Love.” On Sunday, June 28, a Queer Liberation

Maybe everything started when Pearl Thusi predicted the future. Earlier this year, Thusi, arguably one of South Africa’s biggest television stars, gathered a group of young women to appear in a Cosmopolitan South Africa photoshoot. She was the magazine’s cover model for the March 2020 Netflix issue, timed to her starring role in the streaming

Katy Perry gave a candid interview about her mental health journey, telling radio host Tom Power of Q on CBC that she considered suicide in the aftermath of her breakup from Orlando Bloom in 2017. Perry and Bloom first started dating in early 2016. The two split about a year later, in February 2017. Their

On Juneteenth, Beyoncé reminded us of one of her greatest talents: dropping a new project when no one was expecting it. On Saturday night, a little more than one week after we were blessed with her new song, “Black Parade,” Beyoncé dropped a surprise trailer for her visual album, “Black Is King.” The trailer, which