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Why General Hospital Fans Are Thrilled For A Week Full Of Anna Devane Michael Mattes/Shutterstock By Roger Froilan/Oct. 20, 2022 10:33 am EST Since 1982, Finola Hughes has played legendary secret agent Anna Devane on “General Hospital.” For decades fans have enjoyed Anna’s romance and history with Robert Scorpio (Tristan Rogers). Not only has she proven that women of any age can engage in amazing love scenes in movies and TV shows, but she’s also inspired people by becoming a member of the Directors Guild of America in 2020 (via Soap Central)....

Your Smartphone Could Be A Haven For Hidden Allergens Ground Picture/Shutterstock By Andra Picincu/Nov. 13, 2022 3:56 pm EST In 2017, Time reported that mobile phones carry 10 times more bacteria than the average toilet seat. “Because people are always carrying their cell phones, even in situations where they would normally wash their hands before doing anything, cell phones do tend to get pretty gross,” said epidemiologist Emily Martin. What’s more, these gadgets may harbor antibiotic-resistant bacteria, viruses, fungi, and other germs, according to a recent study featured in Scientific Reports....

Are Freckles Something You Should Worry About? Kmpzzz/Shutterstock By Britt Hawes/Dec. 8, 2022 4:57 pm EST Freckles are so much fun. The skin speckles give your face a youthful appearance and that fresh, just-woke-up morning glow. Even if you don’t see them on every model, our motto is to own every standout feature you have on your body, be it society-approved or not. After all, being happy with yourself is beautiful....

Are The Bold And The Beautiful Fans Team Steffy Or Team Brooke In The Big ‘Bridge’ Breakup? DFree/Shutterstock By Bryce Cameron/Oct. 13, 2022 10:34 am EST For nearly a year, things haven’t been in a good place between Brooke Logan (Katherine Kelly Lang) and Ridge Forrester (Thorsten Kaye). It should be no surprise that their marriage has been headed toward an end. Once Brooke kissed Deacon, Ridge’s trust for his darling “Logan” never returned....

Black Ink Crew New York Star Young Bae Has Advice For Moms Out There Hustling - Exclusive Jason Mendez/Getty Images By Row Light/Nov. 15, 2022 12:53 pm EST Young Bae has a lot going on — she has appeared on the reality show “Black Ink Crew New York” for the past five seasons; owns her own tattoo business, Diamond Tattoos; has an athleisure clothing line, 2one2; and has artistic ambitions outside the tattoo world....

Gilmore Girls’ Lauren Graham Wants Women To Know About The Hidden Power We All Possess Jaguar PS/Shutterstock By Tessa Somberg/Nov. 17, 2022 11:48 am EST She’s best known for her role as the fierce and fiery Lorelai Gilmore, Rory Gilmore’s outspoken mom on “Gilmore Girls,” but there’s more to Lauren Graham than you know. Graham recently sat down with Kelly Clarkson on “The Kelly Clarkson Show” this week to chat about one thing she believes women are good at, and how she thinks about getting older....

Jedidiah Duggar Announces Big Family News Instagram/Jed Duggar By Shana Aborn/Dec. 18, 2022 5:37 am EST The members of the Duggar family are clearly making the most of the holiday season. While cousin Amy Duggar King went over-the-top with her Christmas tradition of giving her son his gifts in the weeks leading up to the 25th, parents Jim Bob and Michelle held an “Ugly Christmas Sweater/Christmas Character” party at their Arkansas home familiar to fans of their former show “19 Kids & Counting....

The platform she ran on Scott Eisen/Getty Images Healey won her seat as Governor of Massachusetts by running on a platform that promised to improve affordability of child care and prioritize public schools, expand job training programs, and protect reliable, safe access to abortion (via The Guardian). In the wake of the overturning of Roe V. Wade, Healey promised to help ensure the citizens of her state would continue to have unfettered “access to safe and legal abortion in Massachusetts....

New Book Details King Charles’ Strange Attachment To A Teddy Bear As A Grown Man Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images By Heather Baver/Nov. 4, 2022 3:17 pm EST Much to the delight of royal fans, an increasing number of royal-related books keep hitting shelves. While some books have direct royal input, like Prince Harry’s hotly-anticipated memoir, “Spare,” others rely on the recollections of royal staff. For his new book, “The King,” which will be available November 8, author Christopher Andersen talked with some of King Charles III’s valets and other staffers to get the lowdown on daily life at the palace, per Page Six....

The Real-Life Partners Of The Days Of Our Lives Cast Donaldson Collection/Getty Images By Tanvi Akhauri/Nov. 11, 2022 10:30 am EST “Days of Our Lives” has given television some of its most iconic pairings. From Julie and Bill to Patch and Kayla, couples on the long-running daytime soap have been the pinnacle of relationship goals for decades — quite literally! “DOOL,” as the show is popularly known, premiered in 1965 and has been an NBC fixture for almost six decades....

The Reason Princess Anne And Timothy Laurence Couldn’t Get Married In England Pool/max Mumby/Getty Images By Heather Baver/Dec. 22, 2022 2:15 pm EST On December 12, 2022, Princess Anne and Sir Timothy Laurence celebrated 30 years of wedded bliss. Per Hello!, the couple first met in 1986 when Laurence, a Royal Navy Commander, was serving as Queen Elizabeth II’s equerry (via Town & Country). As explained by Metro, equerries are members of the military who accompany the monarch at royal events for a three-year term of service....

What It Really Means When You Have Bulimia Nervosa Red Umbrella and Donkey/Shutterstock By Dani Mohrbach/Oct. 10, 2022 8:58 pm EST Trigger warning: The following article includes language depicting eating disorders. Society is more open to talking about eating disorders than ever. As younger generations discuss once-taboo topics like mental health and sexuality, they inspire others to feel comfortable sharing their own struggles with disordered eating, via Voxburner. This isn’t just an American phenomenon, either since anyone, anywhere, can be affected, and there are events like World Eating Disorders Day to educate people on a global scale....

What You Need To Know About The 2000s Wedge Shoe Trend That’s Come Back Around Africa Studio/Shutterstock By Tory Tustin/Dec. 22, 2022 2:16 pm EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. We’ve all heard the saying that history tends to repeat itself, but what we don’t hear about as much is the fact that fashion trends tend to repeat themselves, too. Lately, early 2000s fashion trends have made their way back to the forefront with the return of clothing items like polo tops, low rise pants, and most recently, wedges....

Tony Geary has dealt with debilitating health issues Kevin Winter/Getty Images In 2014, Tony Geary had to take time off from “General Hospital” to have an operation on his back, according to Soap Central. In fact, he had made the decision to postpone the surgery several times because he was so invested in his character’s storyline at the time that he didn’t want to walk away from it. The recovery period for his procedure was so extensive that Geary was forced to leave the show for a period of six months....

An Alarming Amount Of People At Risk Of Hearing Loss From Headphones Roman Samborskyi/Shutterstock By Reecha Kulkarni/Nov. 17, 2022 7:25 am EST Thanks to technology, most of us live in a rich inner world that exists beyond reality. We carry these inner worlds in our pockets — to the grocery store, on our daily commute, or just in the comfort of our own homes. Technology has made it possible for us to personalize this alternate reality of apps, websites, and sounds that we’re growing increasingly dependent on....

Anna Duggar’s Anonymous Childhood Friend Is Baring All The Family Gossip Online Kris Connor/Getty Images By Shana Aborn/Oct. 26, 2022 5:46 pm EST The following article contains references to child abuse. Once a reality TV star, Anna Duggar is now living a nightmare. Her husband, Josh, of “Counting On” fame, is serving a 12-year sentence on charges of receiving and possessing child sexual abuse material (via NPR). With seven children to support — the youngest being just one year old — and no job to speak of, Anna is seemingly relying on the kindness of family and friends....

Hilary Farr Has Some Thoughts On The Fictional Home Renovation In Designing Christmas - Exclusive HGTV/Discovery+ By Felicia Lee/Nov. 14, 2022 1:02 pm EST Screenwriters know that when writing about a specialized profession, it’s critical to get the terminology and technical details of the profession right. That’s why medical dramas routinely hire physicians and/or nurses to both help writers develop realistic scripts and help actors portray medical procedures accurately (per Script)....

How Common Is Your Natural Hair Color? Red Umbrella and Donkey/Shutterstock By Cynthia Anaya/Dec. 1, 2022 12:03 pm EST From platinum blonde to bold cherry red, you can dye your hair pretty much any color you want nowadays. Honey chestnut, muted auburn, and icy silver were among the trending hair dye colors in 2022, according to Good Housekeeping, but have you ever thought about how popular your natural hair color is?...

Is TikTok’s Newest Teeth Whitening Hack Really Worth The Hype? Josep Suria/Shutterstock By Joey Keogh/Oct. 13, 2022 9:25 am EST One of the best things about social media is that it’s full of life hacks that we wouldn’t have had access to 20 or even ten years ago. There are TikTok fashion hacks to transform your closet and even TikTok hacks that will change the way you gift wrap, most of which are perfectly harmless and even massively helpful in a modern world where it’s tough to know which advice to listen to....

Meghan Markle Claims She Didn’t Grow Up This Way In A New Interview Kathy Hutchins/Shutterstock By Kristin Conard/Oct. 19, 2022 5:01 pm EST When Meghan Markle’s “Archetypes” podcast for Spotify debuted, it hit the top of the Spotify podcast charts around the world, per Los Angeles Times. Some say that Meghan’s podcast has the hidden motive of being a part of a war against the royal family. It’s slipped in the rankings over the weeks since, but it’s still currently sitting firmly in the top 10 (via Spotify)....