By Amy Shearn The 14.5 Percent Tip Dinner was lovely, and he made you laugh and, as promised, the chicken mole was nothing short of revelatory. But then, as you noticed and tried not to notice you were noticing, he was snippy to the waitstaff and left an underwhelming tip. Yes, you can spin this into a […]

1. you keep looking for more evidence  if you’re spending your relationship feeling insecure a majority of the time, that’s a bad sign. first of all, you’ve got to trust your gut that if something constantly feels off, then it probably is. and this issue starts early on. a lot of times when we get […]

By Melissa Wall for HowAboutWe Here’s a brutal revelation about modern motherhood: the notorious pro-cheating site Ashley Madison (yes, the one where you can find the perfect person to have an affair with) announced that the biggest spike in women signing up for the site occurs on the day after Mother’s Day. In fact, last year, they […]

*”Whip My Hair” singer Willow Smith debuted yet another eye-catching look on Thursday for the 15th Annual From Slavery to Freedom Event in Los Angeles. Dressed in a black-and-white Chanel jumpsuit, cropped leather jacket, bowler hat, pointy-toed spike heels and a gray wig, the 12-year-old hit the red carpet with her mom, actress Jada Pinkett […]

CLEVELAND – The preliminary results of DNA testing confirm that kidnapping and rape suspect Ariel Castro is the father of the 6-year-old girl born in captivity. The girl named Jocelyn is the daughter of Amanda Berry, one of three women found alive in Castro’s Seymour Avenue home. The Attorney General’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation received […]

Kids of the world, take note. Your president has spoken and he knows his stuff. That would be Kid President, the self-appointed voice of a generation, who issued an open letter to all moms yesterday. You should watch the video above because it is hilarious and adorable. We are, however, also going to list KP’s […]

Jordin Sparks has never looked better. Debuting a brand new ‘do featuring seriously trendy bangs and putting her svelte new self on display (following a 50-pound weight loss), Sparks was all smiles in New York City Wednesday. The 23-year-old singer attended a Words With Friends event when she surprised everyone with the new choppy, wavy […]

Now this is a story all about how the first Aunt Viv got kicked out of town … The long-standing feud between Janet Hubert (“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s original Aunt Viv) and star Will Smith has been well-documented, but in a recent interview with “omg! Insider,” Hubert admitted that she thinks “we all owe […]

CLEVELAND – Michelle Knight, one of the women who was rescued after being held captive at a home on Cleveland’s west side for years, has been released from the hospital. MetroHealth Medical System said she was discharged Friday afternoon. Prior to her release, the hospital issued a statement on behalf of Knight. The statement says: […]

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