Shauna Wright
Who Were the Big Winners at the Golden Globes?
The 69th annual Golden Globes were awarded Sunday night, with a kinder, gentler Ricky Gervais at the helm.
Target Ad Draws Praise for Featuring Young Boy With Down Syndrome [PHOTO]
Rick Smith, whose site ‘Noah’s Dad’ is about his son with Down syndrome, is singing the praises of big-box retailer Target, which recently included a 6-year-old boy with the chromosomal condition in one of its ads.
Weekend Box Office — ‘The Devil Inside’ Has a Frighteningly Good Debut
Exorcism thriller ‘The Devil Inside‘ had a $34.5 million opening this weekend, strong enough to bump ‘Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol‘ out of first place after two weeks at the top.
To Learn More, Don’t Study Harder — Take a Nap
While dreams are still largely a mystery, some scientists now believe they may actually help us learn.
$4,500 Wedding Ring Found In Family Dog’s Stomach [VIDEO]
If you’ve ever lost something important, you know the panic an Albuquerque woman felt when she couldn’t find her $4,500 wedding ring. But as it turns out, she wasn’t just absentminded — there was a thief afoot. To be more precise, a thief on four feet.
Gross! McDonald’s Hamburger Left Out For a Year Remains Exactly the Same
There’s an old joke saying the only things that would survive a nuclear holocaust are cockroaches and Cher. We’d add Keith Richards to that list, but now a Canadian nutritionist has found one more: a McDonald’s cheeseburger.
Even bacteria won’t eat a McDonald’s burger.
10 Tips for the Common Hangover
Hangovers have long been the price of a night of overindulgence — and come January 1, you may be feeling the effects of one yourself. So how can you make it a little less painful?
Remember This…? 10 Celebrity Stories That Had Everyone Talking in 2011
Pool / Carlos Alvarez / Christopher Polk / Kevin Winter / Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images
This year, a lot of digital (and actual) ink was spilled about who got married and who broke up. But Kim Kardashian aside, there were still plenty of celebrity news stories to go around
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Matthew McConaughey Is No Longer the Eternal Bachelor, Thanks to Camila Alves
After five years and two kids, Matthew McConaughey is finally putting a ring on it. The ‘Fool’s Gold’ star, 42, announced on Christmas that he proposed to his longtime girlfriend, 28-year-old Brazilian model Camila Alves. Frankly, it’s about time.
Why Do the Holidays Make Us So Nostalgic?
There’s something about the holiday season that often makes us all a little nostalgic. And it’s not just the result of carefully-crafted marketing by retailers — psychological experts say that wistful feeling has an actual purpose.
Krystine Batcho, a professor of psychology at Le Moyne College in New York, says nostalgia helps us feel connected to one another and can even ease pain during a crisis
Why Is Christmas the Perfect Time for Telling People They’re Overweight?
Who says the holidays have to be all warm and fuzzy? According to some health groups in the UK, Christmas can be the perfect time to tell a loved one he or she is overweight.
It may sound rude, but experts insist the health risks involved with obesity, including diabetes, heart disease and stroke, make it worth the uncomfortable conversation.
Weekend Box Office — ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ Hunts Down First Place
Moviegoers lined up to see Robert Downey, Jr. in ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,’ giving the sleuthing sequel a $40 million showing and the top spot at the box office this weekend.