A 600-year-old oak tree at a former South Carolina plantation first got award-winning plant biologist and author Beronda L. Montgomery (Lessons From Plants) thinking about writing a book that explores the role of trees in Black history and culture. In When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy, Montgomery writes that as
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Compared to other royals, Camilla Parker Bowles doesn’t receive much attention from the American media. But a new report about Queen Camilla’s drinking habits could change that. According to an article published by UK tabloid The Globe, Camilla is having a hard time coping with the stresses of the throne and
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Greater Than, a recently launched campaign to overturn marriage equality nationwide, misrepresented a quote from former President Barack Obama to falsely imply that he supports their campaign — he does not. The campaign’s website shows Obama’s image alongside those of other anti-LGBTQ+ bigots, like slain MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk, Christian conservative commentator Allie Beth Stuckey,
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What To Know The Beauty finally brought back Jordan – this time, portrayed by Jessica Alexander. Here, the actress breaks down her key scenes and the meaning of the show at large. [Warning: The following post contains spoilers for The Beauty Episode 5, “Beautiful Billionaires.”] While the billionaires were away getting transformed — with hysterically
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Melissa McCoul, the now-former Texas A&M University lecturer who was fired for teaching that transgender people exist, filed a federal lawsuit against the university on Tuesday. McCoul alleges that university administrators violated her free speech and due process rights just to appease transphobic politicians after a student recorded her classroom disagreement with the lecturer. McCoul’s
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Reading Time: 3 minutes We have joyous news to report from the world of reality television. In August of last year, Natalie Joy announced that she had suffered a third miscarriage. Today, she and her husband — Bachelor-star-turned-podcaster Nick Viall — announced that they’re expecting twins. Natalie Joy and Nick Viall attend Netflix Summer Break
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Winter Olympics Off to Lights-Out Start!!! … Curling Venue Loses Power Published February 4, 2026 2:00 PM PST The 2026 Olympic Games ain’t exactly off to an electric start … ’cause moments after the first event of the Winter Olympics got underway — the curling venue was forced to pause the action due to a
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Imagine being trapped in a small town. Not because of family ties, tight-knit traditions, or financial hardship, but because of a mysterious psychic force that won’t let you leave. Step beyond its invisible borders, and you either end up right back where you started or disappear without a trace. Oh, and there are monsters. They
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From hard-hitting investigations to action thrillers, detective procedurals, and everything in between, crime movies are one of our favorite genres, simply because they can be so many things. Some of the best movies ever made fall into this category, and we can’t help but love these twisty stories. They’re even better when they’re free to
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Reading Time: 3 minutes As we previously reported, Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing from her home on Saturday night. Police believe foul play was involved and that Nancy, 84, was injured during a possible abduction. As the search drags on, investigators remain baffled, but one journalist believes a prime suspect may have been
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It’s about to get literally and figuratively steamy in Bridgerton Season 4. Netflix just revealed a new teaser for the second batch of episodes, giving fans their first look at Benedict (Luke Thompson) and Sophie’s (Yerin Ha) bath scene. Readers of Julia Quinn’s An Offer From a Gentleman have been anticipating the moment ever since Season 4’s leads were announced, and the show
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Henry Cavill in ‘Highlander’. Photo: Henry Cavill’s Instagram Account. Preview: Henry Cavill has posted the first look at the new ‘Highlander’ movie. He’s playing sword-swinging immortal McLeod. Chad Stahelski has started directing the film. After a long development process, and plenty of casting news drops, the new take on 1986 action pic ‘Highlander’ is officially
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President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has identified 29-year-old Portland, Oregon resident Chandler Patey as “the leader of Antifa,” according to internal DHS documents leaked to journalist Kenneth Klippenstein. Klippenstein notes that Patey and other “Antifa protestors” identified in the federal documents demonstrate the shoddy reasoning the federal government will use to just
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