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13 Adorably Awkward Celebrities At Prom
Refinery29 - Jessica Chou
Before they were posing on the red carpet, they were posing in front of limos. That’s right: Gwen Stefani, Tom Brady, and Matthew McConaughey all attended proms, formals, or homecomings, just like the
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This Is Us Just Gave Us Major Season 4 Spoilers: "Everyone Is Not Okay"
Refinery29 - Kaitlin Reilly
As season 3 of This Is Us comes to a close (with Beth and Randall’s relationship on the thinnest ice ever), it's time to look towards the Pearson family's future. Fortunately, the producers of This Is
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Your Questions About The OA's Nob Hill House From Season 2, Answered
Refinery29 - Rachel Paige
Warning: Spoilers for The OA season 2 are ahead. Have you ever had a house call to you? Probably not in this dimension, buf if you jump to another one you just might find yourself drawn to a mysterious
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Real Talk: How Tall Are The Kardashians?
Refinery29 - Elena Nicolaou
We probably know more about the Kardashian-Jenner family than we do about our own. We know the specifics of their birthday party celebrations. We know the nuances of their feuds, and the contours in their
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Oprah Winfrey Is Bringing Her Book Club To Life With Apple
Refinery29 - Kaitlin Reilly
To summarize Oprah’s announcement at Apple’s major unveiling: “You get a book club. And you get a book club! Everyone gets a bookclub!!!!!” On Monday, Apple gathered the masses to announce strides the
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Netflix’s Next Great Horror Show Is The OA Meets Hill House
Refinery29 - Kaitlin Reilly
The next Netflix show that should be on your radar sounds deliciously unsettling. Chambers hits the streaming platform on April 26, and promises to serve up some serious spookiness. Starring Uma Thurman
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Ranking The Greatest Celebrity Pranks Of All Time
Refinery29 - Elena Nicolaou
Celebrities, too, love to scare, mess with, and toy with other people. We have an entire backlog of Punk’d as proof. But one key difference between celebrities’ mischievous nature and ours? Access to resources
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Is Bobby Axelrod Of Billions Based On A Real Person?
Refinery29 - Elena Nicolaou
Bobby Axelrod of the Showtime series Billions, played by Damian Lewis at his most mischievous, is a singular character on TV. He's the brilliant manager of a hedge fund who can wield pop culture references
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Justin Bieber Is Going Through Some Stuff, But He Still Has His Swag TYVM
Refinery29 - Morgan Baila
Justin Bieber is embracing his highs and lows. In a vulnerable Instagram caption, the engaged singer broke down all his barriers in an effort to get real with fans. The note to fans — an open letter of
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How Chris Pratt Made Sure He Didn't Blindside Anna Faris With His New Fiancée
Refinery29 - Kathryn Lindsay
Chris Pratt and Anna Faris were lauded as #CoupleGoals during their 9-year marriage, but turns out they're #ExCoupleGoals as well. The pair heartbreakingly split back in 2017, but have since been redefining
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Reese Witherspoon & Jennifer Aniston's Morning Show Is Coming — Here Are The Juicy Details They Just Revealed
Refinery29 - Ariana Romero
Apple TV+ is here to make your TV time management decisions so much more difficult. Apple’s brand-new streaming service, coming fall 2019, is set to offer subscribers everything from a Game Of Thrones
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If You're Still Confused About The OA's Interdimensional Ear Plants, Read This
Refinery29 - Rachel Paige
Warning: Spoilers from The OA are ahead. There are a lot of “WTF?” moments during The OA Season 2, and if you want to hear about all of them, where do we even begin? There’s a mysterious house with powers,
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Breaking Down 31 Days Of Non-Stop Kardashian Drama
Refinery29 - Morgan Baila
The drama that will come to define the first half of 2019 is, hands down, the messy situation between Khloé Kardashian, Jordyn Woods, and Tristan Thompson. A love triangle between one of the most famous
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Now Tristan Thompson Is The One Sharing Cryptic Instagram Messages
Refinery29 - Kathryn Lindsay
The dust has not yet settled on that Tristan Thompson, Jordyn Woods, and Khloé Kardashian drama. We hadn't heard much about the state of those unions since Woods gave her account of the kiss she shared
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These Are The A-List Actors Flocking To Apple's New Streaming Service
Refinery29 - Ariana Romero
On March 25, Apple held its major spring event, dedicating the program to the misfits, the rebels, and the troublemakers. Well, it looks like many of Hollywood’s biggest names fall into one of those categories
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These Comedy Podcasts Will Absolutely Crack You Up
Refinery29 - Elena Nicolaou
It's 7 in the morning. Your eyes are opened reluctantly; bits of sleep are still sprinkled upon you. Clearly, a mood change is in order. You need a kick-start to prepare you for the slings and arrows the
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Tonight On Vanderpump Rules, TomTom Will Officially Open — But Who Works There?
Refinery29 - Olivia Harrison
Tonight, Vanderpump Rules fans will tune in to see the official opening of TomTom, the restaurant and bar Lisa Vanderpump and Ken Todd started with Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz. Viewers have already Tom
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Apple's TV+ Streaming Service Is Finally Launching — Will These Shows Make You Switch From Netflix?
Refinery29 - Ariana Romero
The streaming television landscape is already very packed. Not only does it feel like Netflix drops 10 new shows every Friday, but there’s also Hulu, Amazon, and Youtube to contend with. The shockingly
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The Clueless Cast Got Together To Remember Brittany Murphy 10 Years After Her Death
Refinery29 - Kaitlin Reilly
So many of the most quotable moments from Clueless (“you’re a virgin who can’t drive!”) were uttered by the film’s late star Brittany Murphy, who played Beverly Hills’ favorite fish-out-of-water, Tai.
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Apple Paltrow Sheds Light On A Growing Instagram Epidemic
Refinery29 - Kathryn Lindsay
By 2019, everyone and their mom is on Instagram. However, that doesn't necessarily mean moms know how to use Instagram. Sure, they can upload photos and give your latest cooking adventure a like, but moms
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Scary Spice & Ginger Spice Apparently Hooked Up Once & We Are All Sporty Spice
Refinery29 - Kathryn Lindsay
The Spice Girls reunion tour just got a little awkward. While chatting with Piers Morgan, of all people, Mel B (Scary Spice) was not coy about the antics she and fellow members of the iconic girl band
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Everything We Know About Kanye West & Kim Kardashian's Sunday Services
Refinery29 - Rebecca Farley
As of January 2019, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are hosting "Sunday Service," what appears to be a private concert featuring impromptu choral arrangements of West's music. The most recent one features
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Jordan Peele's Us Had A Record-Breaking Opening Weekend
Refinery29 - Kathryn Lindsay
What's scarier: Jordan Peele's Us or trying to count to 70 million? Moviegoers confronted both this weekend when they flocked to theaters to see the newest horror film from the Get Out director, earning
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Jenny Lewis Wrote Her Album, On The Line, While Dealing With A Major Trauma
Refinery29 - Courtney E. Smith
There’s a problematic narrative that keeps springing up in music, where critics take credit away from the woman at the center of a project and shift it to her male collaborators. It’s annoying and unfair
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DaniLeigh Directed Prince & Danced With Missy Elliott. Now She’s Coming For Rap’s Crown
Refinery29 - Raven Baker
DaniLeigh arrives at The Flower Shop on New York City’s Lower East Side fresh from a two-hour flight. It’s early afternoon on a bone-chilling February day, and she’s been awake since dawn. The singer in
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The Best Books Of March 2019 Are All Right Here
Refinery29 - Elena Nicolaou
Twenty years ago, Laurie Halse Anderson's YA book Speak was published. Her publisher warned her not to get her hopes up. But thanks to a chain of word-of-mouth recommendations catching fire, Speak became
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Let's Figure Out What's Up With Homer On The OA
Refinery29 - Rachel Paige
Warning: Spoilers for The OA are ahead. If you’re a traveler moving from one dimension to the next, there’s got to be something you hold onto throughout your journey, and for Prairie it’s Homer. While
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Billions Season 4, Episode 2 Recap: Axe Meets His Match
Refinery29 - Elena Nicolaou
If ever there were a sexy episode of Billions, it would be this one. In addition to the usual finance wheelings and dealings, we take a tour through Chuck, Wendy, and Bobby's bedrooms. After Chuck and
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Who Exactly Was Asking For Netflix’s Mötley Crüe Biopic The Dirt?
Refinery29 - Courtney E. Smith
It takes less than two minutes for Netflix’s new Mötley Crüe biopic The Dirt to drop two sex scenes: one in a bathroom with a topless woman, and another in front of a crowd where a woman squirts with force