What Really Happens When You Decide To Get The Depo Shot? Shutterstock By Becki Ledford/Feb. 23, 2017 10:51 pm EST Remembering to take a birth control pill every day can be difficult. So difficult, in fact, that research shows 30 percent of women taking oral contraceptives miss a dose at least once per month. It’s no wonder other forms of birth control that don’t require taking a daily pill, are becoming more popular....
10 Symptoms Of Postpartum Depression You Shouldn’t Ignore Shutterstock By Becki Ledford/Dec. 14, 2016 2:18 am EST Having a baby can be one of the happiest times in a new mother’s life. While the experience can be at times overwhelming due to stress and exhaustion, generally mothers adapt to their new role without much difficulty. Sometimes, however, new mothers experience a form of depression — known as postpartum depression— that can make the stress and exhaustion feel overwhelming....
Warning - This article contains minor spoilers for Black Widow. Fans of the MCU are currently entrenched in a wild ride for Marvel’s third Disney+ show, Loki, which has premiered its first two episodes with plenty of unpredictable action to come. On top of this, the franchise’s long-awaited return to theaters is lurking just over the horizon with the July 9, 2021 release of Black Widow, the MCU’s first theatrical film in two years....
Botched’s Dr. Paul Nassif Reveals Why He Sang This Lady Gaga Song At His Wedding Instagram By Christine-Marie Liwag Dixon/Oct. 9, 2019 12:21 pm EST Dr. Paul Nassif and Brittany Pattakos married at the end of September after a short engagement. Their wedding was a small, private ceremony, but they had a larger celebration with family and friends on October 6 on the Greek island of Santorini. Pattakos looked stunning in her backless lace dress, but she wasn’t the sole center of attention on the special day....
Do Juice Cleanses Really Do Everything They Claim? Shutterstock By Hope Ngo/Jan. 20, 2020 3:00 pm EST If you’ve overindulged during a holiday break, chances are you’d be looking at a quick fix that can help you get back on track. And chances are you’ll come across the idea of going on a juice cleanse, which involves drinking just water, fruit, and vegetable juices for anywhere from a few days to a few weeks (via USA Today)....
Steve Rogers may be retired, but Captain America’s legacy lives on. Sam Wilson is set to take on the Star-Spangled Man’s mantle in the upcoming The Falcon and the Winter Soldier series, but it looks like the transition won’t be easy. Despite the future of the iconic red, white, and blue shield resting in the Falcon’s hands, our winged hero is looking towards the past for inspiration. ADVERTISEMENT NEWS Marvel President Kevin Feige unveiled the first trailer for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Disney+ series today....
Women are assigned female at birth Shutterstock A lot of people assume that all women were born with a vagina and corresponding internal reproductive organs, and that they went home from the hospital in their earliest days as a little girl. But this is not always the case. There are women who were instead assigned male at birth (AMAB). Many of these women realize at some point in their development that they are indeed women in spite of their birth assignment, and they take steps to realize their true gender when they are safely able to do so....
Kobe Bryant’s Parents: 5 Things You May Not Know About Joe And Pam Bryant Stephen Dunn/Getty Images By Maria Scinto/Jan. 29, 2020 4:10 pm EST The shock waves still echo round the world from the news of NBA legend Kobe Bryant’s fatal helicopter crash on Sunday, January 26. While his millions of fans are taking to social media to share their outpourings of grief, let’s not forget the ones closest to him who are most deeply affected by this tragedy....
Marvel Studios’ Eternals is now a full month into its theatrical run, having introduced fans to more than a dozen immensely powerful heroes and villains from the cosmic side of the MCU. With characters that have millennia of history tying back to the Celestials of old, the movie took a deep look back at Marvel’s in-universe past while also setting up exciting developments for the future. One of those future developments came with actor Kit Harington, who took his talents from the Game of Thrones universe into the MCU in grand fashion....
Moon Knight will kick off the MCU’s 2022 slate on March 30 as Oscar Issac’s Marc Spector finally makes his live-action debut. The newly-released trailer revealed the series as Marvel Studios’ darkest venture yet as it explores Spector’s mental challenges and expands the mystical side of the world with Egyptian gods. In addition to Issac’s Moon Knight and Ethan Hawke’s mysterious villain, the Disney+ series will see French actor Gaspard Ulliel make his MCU debut as Anton Mogart, better known as Midnight Man....
Warning - This article contains spoilers for Venom: Let There Be Carnage. While Eternals might be the next film on the docket for Marvel Studios, there’s another whose hype exceeds extraordinary heights: Spider-Man: No Way Home. ADVERTISEMENT Peter Parker’s next adventure is set to explore his now turned-upsidedown-life, and his attempt to fix everything that Mysterio ruined. Based on the first trailer, it all goes horribly wrong, and the consequences involve bringing past villains from previous installments in the franchise - villains such as Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock....
Meditation’s Scientifically Proven Benefits Shutterstock By Cat Lafuente/Aug. 30, 2019 1:02 pm EST Meditation could help you deal with living in our plugged-in world that’s seemingly non-stop, seven days a week, 24 hours a day. After all, we’re tethered to our work, constantly on our phones, and always planning for the next meeting, event, or school function, all the while trying to juggle a manageable work-life balance. Sometimes it feels like there’s no end in sight, which can make you feel even more overwhelmed, wondering when you’re going to catch a break....
Meghan Markle also left another ring behind Pool/Getty Images Her engagement ring isn’t the only thing missing, though — Markle has also chosen to not wear her eternity ring on the African tour. Her eternity ring is a newer addition to her ring finger and was first noticed in June (via People). Eternity rings, often covered with diamonds in an infinite loop around the band, are a traditional gift, often bestowed after an important occasion, such as a wedding anniversary or the birth of a child....
Casual chic Getty Images Prince Harry and Meghan Markle first appeared in public together at the Invictus Games in Toronto. Both Harry and Markle decided to go with casual outfits for the event. Markle’s intentionally ripped jeans, a fun-yet-untraditional choice for the future Duchess of Cambridge, looked great paired with a white loose-fitting collared shirt. Vogue reported that it was fittingly called “The Husband,” and, whether Markle chose the shirt for its name or not, fans enjoyed speculating about the play on words....
Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures are making the most out of their latest team-up effort with Spider-Man: No Way Home continuing to play in theaters across the world. Bringing the stories from Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s movies into the MCU brought massive success, helping the film to make its mark both financially and critically in many ways. Even considering how many leaks and rumors teased the events of No Way Home for more than two years, Marvel and Sony did their best to keep the plot as much of a secret as possible....
Thanks to the sequel’s second full trailer from Super Bowl LVI, hype is building exponentially for classic versions of the X-Men to find their way into the Marvel Studios narrative. Sir Patrick Stweart’s Professor Charles Xavier is already confirmed to be part of the movie as a member of Marvel’s Illuminati, and that could be just the start of it. ADVERTISEMENT Looking closely at the movie’s first official poster, fans have seen a possible sign of Deadpool’s presence, leading to plenty of chatter about Doctor Strange 2 featuring the Merc with a Mouth’s MCU debut....
Small Acts Of Kindness That Changed The World Shutterstock By Katie Arnold/March 27, 2017 11:48 am EST Anne Frank once said, “How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make a contribution toward introducing justice straightaway. And you can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!” We often get caught up in the idea of being one person in this great big world, so what can we actually do to impact and create change?...
Warning - This article contains major spoilers for “Episode 4” of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier is back with another week of bombastic action and big reveals, closing its second act with “The Whole World is Watching.” When we last saw our titular heroes , things were heating up after an unlikely alliance formed between Sam, Bucky, and Zemo. ADVERTISEMENT The show’s fourth episode slowed down to explore this dynamic a bit more, and it looked at how John Walker’s Captain America fits into all of this....
Over a year since its release, The Mandalorian Season 2 proved to be monumental for the galaxy far, far away. The MandoVerse narrative is still reaping the benefits of the expansions made in the storyline, as The Book of Boba Fett recently brought back several characters for cameo roles. Among them was Ahsoka Tano, who made a shocking appearance at Luke Skywalker’s Jedi Academy. Introduced in 2008 when Star Wars: The Clone Wars debuted, Ahsoka slowly became a fan-favorite character as she evolved from Anakin Skywalker’s Padawan into a capable warrior surviving a fateful encounter with her former master in Rebels....
Batman has established himself as an immortal character in Hollywood. No matter how many reboots make there way to the silver screen, the cowl will be passed down from actor to actor from now until the end of time. After Ben Affleck’s sudden (and brief) exit, Robert Pattinson was the latest actor to take the mantle of the Caped Crusader in the Matt Reeves directed reboot. ADVERTISEMENT The latest take on Bruce Wayne began production in January, but were forced to press pause in March due to pandemic precautions....
