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Jennifer Lopez rocks vibrant maxi dress as singer goes for lunch with twins Max and Emme in LA
Jennifer Lopez rocks vibrant maxi dress as singer goes for lunch with twins Max and Emme in LA
In the spring of 2021, the dancer rekindled her romance with Ben Affleck and tied the knot in Las Vegas in July 2022
2023-06-11 18:58
Red Cross says Azerbaijan has blocked Karabakh access
Red Cross says Azerbaijan has blocked Karabakh access
The Armenian branch of the Red Cross said Monday that Azerbaijan was blocking access to Nagorno-Karabakh, as concern grows over the humanitarian...
2023-06-19 17:57
America's Favorite Junk Food, Mapped by State
America's Favorite Junk Food, Mapped by State
See where Doritos, Sour Patch Kids, and other processed snacks rank on this map of America's favorite junk foods.
2023-07-22 01:16
All hail the rising sun! Stonehenge welcomes 8,000 visitors for the summer solstice
All hail the rising sun! Stonehenge welcomes 8,000 visitors for the summer solstice
Around 8,000 revelers gathered around a prehistoric stone circle on a plain in southern England to express their devotion to the sun, or to have some communal fun
2023-06-22 00:56
Beyoncé birthday request sees Etsy sales rocket
Beyoncé birthday request sees Etsy sales rocket
Beyoncé has asked her fans to wear chrome outfits to the final month of her Renaissance World Tour to celebrate her birthday. The global star wrote the request on her Instagram stories and her website, telling concertgoers “my birthday wish is to celebrate with you wearing your most fabulous silver fashions to the shows 8.23 - 9.22!” “We’ll surround ourselves in a shimmering human disco ball each night. Everybody mirroring each other’s joy. Virgo season together in the house of Crome,” the message reads. The request has sent her fans into frenzy as they scramble to come up with outfits that fit the dress code. Subsequently, plenty of Etsy stores have seen their sales skyrocket as many try to find the perfect outfit in time. Speaking to TMZ, Etsy stores have shared that they’ve had several messages from attendees of the tour trying to find outfits that can be shipped quickly. Expensive items such as an $112 sequin dress are already low in stock. Seller Sequin Fans said they had seen a 200 per cent sales increase in silver apparel, and a 400 per cent bump in overall traffic Another seller, Radiancy Designs, saw more than four times its usual traffic after Beyoncé made her request. They shared that 80 per cent of the traffic came from buyers searching “Renaissance Tour” and other related keywords. Some fans who are attending a concert within a couple of days are stressing out in trying to find a silver outfit in time. One fan shared on TikTok their reaction to Beyoncé’s request after they had an all-gold outfit planned: @nickistyleshercurves Motha! I wore silver the first time around ??!! Round 2 Beyonce! ✨✨ Cc: @Kelsey ? #Renaissanceoutfit #renaissance #renaissancetour #concertlook #concertoutfit #capcut #beyonce #beyoncestatefarmstadium We’re looking forward to see if the Beyhive fulfil Beyoncé’s birthday request on such short notice. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-08-27 20:23
Are Skinny Jeans Actually Over?
Are Skinny Jeans Actually Over?
I remember my first pair of skinny jeans tragically. Maybe because they were. At 12 years old, I convinced my mom to get me a pair from Wet Seal because I was tired of the bootcut and bell bottom styles she’d always buy me. But mainly, I wanted to look cool. Back then, cropped hemlines were not a thing. Instead, we wore ours a tad longer than needed, scrunching the hemlines to mask our ankles. With platforms on our feet, of course. But 15 years later, I have no skinny jeans in my closet. The last pair I bought (a comfy number from Everlane) I gifted to a friend in 2019, after I accepted to myself that I was over this trend.
2023-10-05 05:57
Breast cancer drug shown to reduce recurrence risk
Breast cancer drug shown to reduce recurrence risk
Even when the disease is caught early, breast cancer recurrence is relatively commonplace -- and for survivors, the...
2023-06-02 20:21
'The Holdovers' review: Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne reunite for curmudgeon comedy
'The Holdovers' review: Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne reunite for curmudgeon comedy
Alexander Payne is up to his old tricks. The celebrated director behind such heralded films
2023-09-15 17:46
Coach owner's Michael Kors deal creates US giant to take on European luxury rivals
Coach owner's Michael Kors deal creates US giant to take on European luxury rivals
By Aishwarya Venugopal (Reuters) -Coach parent Tapestry will buy Michael Kors owner Capri Holdings in a deal valued at $8.5
2023-08-11 00:49
One of Dyson's newest (and most powerful) cordless vacuums is on sale for the first time
One of Dyson's newest (and most powerful) cordless vacuums is on sale for the first time
Save $100: As of Oct. 17, one of Dyson's newest releses, the Gen5detect Absolute cordless
2023-10-17 23:57
Chinese takeaway goes viral for savage responses to customers
Chinese takeaway goes viral for savage responses to customers
The owner of a Chinese takeaway has become an internet icon for her fiery responses to disgruntled customers. Alice Cheung, the boss of Oriental Express restaurant in Pudsey, West Yorkshire has garnered 149 reviews on Just Eat – and she’s made a point of personally replying to every negative one. While most customers award the eatery five or six stars, Cheung refuses to pander to the complaints of some of the “sillier” reviews, she told Leeds Live. So when one woman complained that the food was “terrible”, she was having none of it. Sign up to our new free Indy100 weekly newsletter “You ordered a Vegetarian Munch Box and then called the shop to complain there was no MEAT in it,” Cheung wrote back. “We sent what you ordered and there was nothing wrong with it. The bad review is to cover your error,” she continued, before ending the response: “Please do not call again.” Another reviewer moaned that her meal was “not good, soggy and old” and that she “threw most of it away,” before condemning it for being much more expensive than her regular takeaway. Cheung, or rather Oriental Express, replied: “I suggest you stay with the other takeaway and take your false review with you.” Responding to a one-star reviewer, whose full comment has been deleted, Cheung wrote: “What sort of idiot orders ‘Salt & Pepper Chicken’ and then complains it has salt in it, our delivery record shows it was NOT late and it was NOT cold. “A fake review and derogatory too. Take your foul mouth and business somewhere else.” Another critic – who offered the restaurant a similarly measly two stars out of six – said her meal had been “totally ruined” by “small pieces of battered dry chicken mixed in with battered prawns.” The furious response read: “Will you please open your eyes and read the descriptions, you ordered the ‘Special sweet and sour’ which contains king prawns. You got what you ordered so how is this our fault? “The food was fresh and perfectly cooked. We are good but mind reading the stupid is not one of our skills.” Another two-star reviewer failed to write a justification for his low score. So Cheung replied sardonically: “Thank you Kyle, whay? Too much food, too hot, too tasty, delivered too quickly?” Speaking to Leeds Live, Cheung defended her tough tactics: “If you’re writing a review just be honest about the situation,” she said. "If we messed up, we’ll reply seriously. If not, expect some banter.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-07-20 22:47
Thrifty and fruit coconut, raspberry and chocolate muffins
Thrifty and fruit coconut, raspberry and chocolate muffins
The combination here tastes wonderful whether you’re using fresh raspberries in season (when they’re cheaper) or frozen raspberries,” says former Great British Bake Off contestant Hermine Dossou. “To enhance the flavour of your desiccated coconut, you could toast it lightly (for five minutes or so) while preheating the oven – but keep an eye on it as it does turn brown very quickly.” Coconut, raspberry and chocolate muffins Makes: 12 Ingredients: 180g milk 2 large eggs 60g vegetable oil 60g unsalted butter, melted 230g sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract ½ tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground nutmeg 5g salt 250g plain (all-purpose) flour (gf plus ½ tsp xanthan gum) 80g desiccated (dried shredded) coconut 10g baking powder (gf) 150g raspberries 150g milk chocolate, chopped into chunks Method: 1. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/400F/gas 6 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases. 2. In a large mixing bowl, mix together the milk, eggs, oil, butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt for about a minute, until well combined. Add the flour, coconut and baking powder and stir until fully incorporated. Fold in half the raspberries and all the chocolate chunks. 3. Divide the batter equally between the muffin cases. Top each muffin with a couple of the remaining raspberries. Bake for 25–30 minutes, or until the muffins have risen and are golden brown. You can keep these for a few days in an airtight container, or, once cooled, freeze them for up to 3 months. They are lovely served warm – either out the oven or reheated for a few seconds in the microwave. ‘The Thrifty Baker’ by Hermine Dossou (White Lion, £18.99).
2023-09-06 13:50