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Rise ‘n shine! Today we’re Waking Up With​ Hayley Kiyoko​. The singer-songwriter is taking advantage of her time at home, easing into the day with a simple skincare routine and a spritz of her newly launched gender-inclusive fragrance, Hue​. Tune in on this episode as she reveals a surprising fact about perfume application, her favorite
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No. But we shopped around for a professional ethicist to tell us otherwise anyway.  By Colin Groundwater March 12, 2021 Illustration by C.J. Robinson Everybody wants the jab, and soon everyone will be able to get it: the Biden administration has announced that the COVID vaccine will be available to every American adult by May
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More like Yo-Yo Mensch! By Jordan Hoffman March 14, 2021 Yo-Yo Ma, arguably the most celebrated living performer of Western classical music, received his second coronavirus jab at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on Friday. While waiting the fifteen minutes post-injection (as patients are requested to do, just in case of a rare allergic
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Accountants to receipts: I see you. By Jordan Hoffman March 13, 2021 A non-franchise superhero picture as worldwide box office champ may seem like unobtanium, but never tell that to filmmaker, undersea explorer, and literal soy boy James Cameron. With a re-release in China of Cameron’s 2009 blue movie Avatar, the film’s worldwide grosses have
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He was a self-styled pandemic hero, purporting to fill a leadership void left by Donald Trump. Even as that myth began to crumble, he still seemed unlikely to lose his grip on power. But a new misconduct allegation, one that has reportedly been referred to Albany police, has put Andrew Cuomo’s governorship in even greater
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A viral tweet earlier in the year from Ottawa Public Health blaming “Bruce” for prematurely congratulating the winner of the Super Bowl without updating the placeholder text was, in fact, Ryan Reynolds’ fault. That’s according to a new tweet from OPH and the Canadian star of Deadpool, Detective Pikachu and “that episode of Sabrina the
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One year ago today, so much changed. Most of us were already affected by the growing coronavirus emergency, although to what degree varied wildly based on your location. But on March 11, 2020, things took a sharp turn. On that day, the World Health Organization said that the emergency could officially be characterized as a
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The 2021 Juno Awards are almost here, but first come the nominations. This year, there are 255 nominees, each nominated for their work in Canadian music. Toronto artist The Weeknd topped the list with six nominations. Jessie Reyez, JP Saxe and Justin Bieber all follow with five each. 5!?!?!?!?! WHAT!?!??!?!? @TheJUNOAwards 😭😭😭😭😭 🇨🇦 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 —
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British TV presenter Piers Morgan blasted Meghan Markle again on Wednesday following his exit from Good Morning Britain, when he stormed off the show after he was challenged about his reaction to her interview with Oprah Winfrey. Read more: Piers Morgan out at ‘Good Morning Britain’ after challenge to Meghan Markle remarks Morgan suggested that
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What was a childhood dream of yours?  One of them was to be a singer. Who do you turn to when you need someone most?  Family of mine. What was the first song you remember playing on repeat that made you want to get into music?  Playing a song on dulcimer, before starting primary school. Tell us
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Earlier this year, hundreds of New Yorkers were asked their thoughts about elected officials and for Mayor Bill de Blasio the results were just about as bad they come. Not only did a mere 28% of people approve of his performance, but he received a worse score than Donald Trump, who is famously reviled in
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Former First Lady Michelle Obama gave People an in-depth interview about her life quarantining in this week’s issue—and how having her college-age daughters back in her house changed their relationship over the last year. Twenty-two-year-old Harvard University senior Malia and 19-year-old University of Michigan sophomore Sasha were sent home for remote learning when COVID-19 drastically
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