My grandmother is a highly accomplished pianist—though if she heard someone put it that way, she might object, humble to the heart. Born in middle America during the Great Depression, she began playing after my great grandparents noticed her plunking out pretend concerts on a windowsill, as though it were a keyboard. Lessons cost a…
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The bait and switch. It happens more often than you think while executives for The Bachelor and Bachelorette are debating the next season’s lead. Choosing the lucky one to hand out roses each season is no easy feat, which is probably why ABC producers have plenty of back-up choices in case something goes awry. “It’s…
Read moreFollowing the arrest of two black men at a Starbucks in Philadelphia, the coffee chain has announced it will be closing all of its company-owned stores across the country on May 29 for racial-bias education. “I’ve spent the last few days in Philadelphia with my leadership team listening to the community, learning what we did…
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Tonight’s Riverdale was predictably bonkers. Allegiances were formed. Threats were made. Archie looked hotter and doofier than ever. Here’s what went down (spoilers ahead, natch). We start with Jughead bemoaning about how “everything” and “nothing” is the same at Riverdale High School since it absorbed South Side High. He’s being melodramatic, as always, and notes…
Read moreNew Year’s Rockin Eve was memorable for a few reasons this time around—Mariah Carey’s take two, Maria Menous’ wedding—one of which we’re just catching wind of. Singer Camila Cabello had a lil’ story to tell when she appeared on the Tonight Show Friday evening regarding a midnight kiss of her own that almost was. The…
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