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dimanche 8 décembre 2019
37 Superstylish and Affordable Gifts Our Fashion Editors Want This Holiday
Whether you're holiday shopping for your mom, sister, aunt, best friend, or co-worker, the women in your life deserve something extraordinary. And guess what? Spectacular gifts don't have to cost a fortune! All it takes it a little digging to discover sure-to-please presents that fit within your budget, and our fashion editors just happen to be pros when it comes to discovering deceptively affordable gifts.
A luxurious skincare kit she can pack when traveling? Absolutely. Our content director has a cult-loved pick. A stylish sweater she can curl up in? Yes, please. If she's the aprés ski type, she'll adore the knit topping our executive style editor's list. A beautiful vase to serve as a unique focal point in her home? Better make it two! Our fashion editor found the coolest versions from noneother than Zara!
Whether she's the type to covet stylish accessories and apparel, luxurious beauty products, incredible home decor pieces (perhaps all of the above!), ahead, discover our edit of outstanding gifts under $250, curated by the POPSUGAR fashion team.
28 Gifts Your Boyfriend Actually Wants
There are things women think men want, and then are things that men actually want. If you'd like to give your boyfriend something he will actually use (and not something he only wears to make you happy), you've come to the right place. These tech-y, boozy, nerdy, sporty, bacon-y gifts are guy-approved, and are guaranteed to elicit genuine joy this holiday season.
Here's exactly what we're shopping right now; think cozy fleece sweatshirts, a basketball popcorn machine, and sleek luggage you won't be embarrassed to haul through the airport. If it sounds too good to be true, it's not, we promise. Just keep reading to shop our picks!
- Additional reporting by Tara Block
samedi 7 décembre 2019
Urban Outfitters Is Selling a $139 Weighted Blanket, and You Can Bet It's on Our Wish List
A weighted blanket may be just what every stressed-out college student needs this Winter. They're thought to ease anxiety by hugging your body, which helps reduce cortisol levels, while triggering the release of the feel-good hormones oxytocin and serotonin. Oh, and they're super cozy - but priced at a couple hundred dollars or more, they're not exactly budget-friendly. At least not until now.
Enter the Plush 15 lb Weighted Blanket ($139) from Urban Outfitters. This beautiful blanket is made with a soft, dark gray fleece that's sure to match any dorm or apartment, no matter the color scheme. It evenly distributes 15 pounds onto your body - a good starting point, since weighted blankets should be about 10 percent of your body weight. And it's even machine-washable!
If that sounds like everything your holiday dreams are made of, add it to your own list - then settle in for a warm, restful Winter.
We Found Nordstrom's 51 Hottest Gifts of the Year, So You Don't Have To
Shopping for the perfect gift for any woman in your life can undoubtedly be stressful. If you're on a mission to hunt down that one perfect present for the special lady in your life, then you're in luck. The hard part is scouring the internet looking for the right choice, so we made it more simple. We turned to Nordstrom because the retailer has just about everything, including all the brands they know and love, at every price point.
Ahead, you can shop our 51 best picks of the season that will make your shopping experience easier than ever. From cozy sweaters to beauty sets and plush bathrobes, these picks are so good, you might end up being tempted to keep some for yourself, but we won't tell. Keep reading to check them all out and find the right match for your loved ones.
Yum, Costco Is Selling a 70-Count Christmas Cookie Tray, and Do I See Chocolate Crinkles?
There isn't always time to bake 10 batches of homemade Christmas cookies to satisfy our sugar cravings during the holidays, which is where Costco comes in with its one-of-a-kind holiday cookie assortment: all the snacking without any of the baking. The festive tray is only $18 and comes with 70 cookies to feed all of your friends and family during the annual holiday party - or to munch your way through on your own until Dec. 25.
The tray includes lemon shortbread cookies with green sugar sprinkles, chocolate chunk cookies with red and green candies, date nut bisconie, wedding cookies, and chocolate crinkle cookies topped with powdered sugar - yum! Keep scrolling to take a closer look at the delicious dessert spread ahead.
Happy Black Friday - You Can Buy 1, Get 1 Half Off At Urban Outfitters Right Now!
The holiday season is here, whether we like it or not. Even though we're all about pumpkin spice and Fall outfits, before we know it, it'll be time to stock up on holiday gifts, and this year, we're prepared. We're not waiting until the last minute to find something that might work, we're shopping now. That way, everything we want will be in stock, and we'll be sure to find gifts all the women in our life will love. Urban Outfitters is practically a gifting mecca, and we are ready for it this holiday season. But, there's one holiday that's coming up before December, and that's Black Friday. Right now, you can buy one, get one half off, and that's worth celebrating.
These gifts will be exactly what she's been looking for. From cool new beauty products to fun party games and a furry coat we'd like to wrap ourselves in, you can't go wrong with gifting one of these. She'll be so excited to open these up; the hardest part will be waiting until December to gift them.
8 Brand-New Netflix Movies Comin' at Us Throughout December
Netflix is the gift that keeps on giving, and in December, the streaming service is gifting us eight new original movies to round out 2019. This month, you can expect to see Ryan Reynold's highly anticipated Netflix debut, Netflix's first original movie from the Philippines, the third installment in the Christmas Prince trilogy, and five more movies perfect for holiday binge-watching. Though it's hard to imagine watching anything other than all of the incredible holiday movies available to watch on Netflix (including Netflix's many holiday originals), we think these eight latest movies are worth taking a break from your Christmas movie marathon.
18 New, Must-Read Books Coming Out in December
The year is coming to a close, but 2019 still has a whole month of must-read books to come. It seems publishers really have saved the best for last, because the new books coming out in December include edge-of-your-seat thrillers, swoony romances, and at least one book narrated by a goat. There truly is a title for everyone on this list - our apologies to your ever-expanding TBR, but come on, there's no such thing as too many incredible book options. Read on to discover all of the best titles hitting shelves this December, and don't forget to check out any November offerings that you may have missed, too.
106 Affordable Gifts Tailored For Teens
During the holidays, there's no better feeling than finding a perfect gift - and that's where we come in. If you're shopping for any teens, whether it's a sibling or classmate, these gift ideas are the coolest finds of the 2019 holiday season. From retro gifts like disposable cameras and record players to cool tech gadgets like a reusable smart notebook and a phone photography kit, they'll be blown away by the ideas you've conjured up. Don't wait another minute poking around the internet, hop on these gift ideas before they're sold out! Check out more than 100 affordable finds ahead.
- Additional reporting by Haley Lyndes, Macy Cate Williams, and Krista Jones
Related: Whether She Studies Hard or Parties Harder, She Will Be All About These 90+ Gift Ideas
50 Santa-Approved Christmas Captions Your Instagram Needs This Holiday Season
Christmas calls for food, family, and LOTS of pictures. Seriously, even your average caption queen may run out of witty ideas. Between the cozy Christmas trees, appetizing food, and beautiful holiday decorations, it's hard not to fill your Instagram feed with Christmas cheer - there's so much content! In order to make your home-y noel snaps stand out from the rest, a fun and unique caption is a great place to start. From the jingle ladies to those who've come to sleigh, we have all the quotes that will bring in a Santa sack of likes and comments. Don't wait another minute! Add these IG captions to your queue before the next holiday-lover snags 'em.
In Defense of Brutal Honesty, Even If People Don't Want to Hear It
If you ask anyone in my family or any of my good friends to describe me in one word, I'm fairly confident the most common response would be "honest." It's common knowledge that I don't mince words. I am not the person you come to if you want to be pandered to or let down gently. Frankly, I just don't see the point. I do not enjoy the idea of being disingenuous, especially to people I care about, but really, to anyone at all. The way I see it, I'm not doing anyone any favors by lying. The more time and effort I spend thinking of ways to lie to you about your problem is less time we could be spending thinking about solutions. Let's get it over with, rip off the Band-Aid, and get to work.
I am proudly honest, but please don't mistake my honesty for cruelty. I don't seek out ways to be nasty and I definitely don't savor the feeling or act of telling someone I care about something difficult. But to me, it's worth it if it will save that person pain in the future or will bring about a more rapid end to a current painful situation. I also don't let my honesty fly willy-nilly and volunteer opinions without that opinion being specifically requested. Again, I do not enjoy hurting anyone.
I draw the line at giving negative opinions about something that can't be changed. If you come to me and ask my honest opinion about the name you have given your child and it is the name that is already printed on the birth certificate, there is no possible way I can do anything but love it. That's for you and little what's-his-name to deal with when he grows up and realizes what you did to him. My telling you that now would only serve to hurt you and ruin our friendship, and that is never my intention. I am not above white lies, but only in situations when my telling you the truth would be worse than lying.
The way I see it, I'm not doing anyone any favors by lying.
In my experience, people don't ask for honest opinions unless they know the truth already. If you have a garbage boyfriend, you probably know he's garbage. So if you ask me what I think, I don't know why I would tell you he's anything but garbage. You are my friend; I care about you; I want you to be with someone who is not garbage. I would be doing you a disservice otherwise, and if that makes me a b*tch, then I guess I'm a b*tch. I'd rather be considered a "b*tch" than a liar or a terrible friend.
Recently, my brutal honesty was blamed as the reason for a longtime friendship ending. I will not go into great detail, but a friend had been acting in a self-destructive manner for quite a while and grew frustrated at my inability to believe her insistence that she was "fine." It got to a point where the friendship had become so toxic that staying in contact was only punishment for us both. I was called cruel and uncaring and purposely nasty, but when I go back over what was said and done, I regret nothing. I wasn't saying anything she didn't already know, and I refuse to sit back and enable someone I care about to destroy themselves, not while I have the ability to possibly change the outcome.
I will never be the friend who sits with you on the couch, nodding and making sympathetic noises while you cry over your latest SO and explaining that it's not that they don't want to be with you, "they're just, like, super busy with work." I will sit you down and list all the ways they're terrible. I will explain exactly how obvious it is that they aren't into you, and why that sh*t is not to be tolerated. I will tell you why you deserve better and, when you are ready, I will help you move on. Because I love you. Honestly.
106 Affordable Gifts Tailored For Teens
During the holidays, there's no better feeling than finding a perfect gift - and that's where we come in. If you're shopping for any teens, whether it's a sibling or classmate, these gift ideas are the coolest finds of the 2019 holiday season. From retro gifts like disposable cameras and record players to cool tech gadgets like a reusable smart notebook and a phone photography kit, they'll be blown away by the ideas you've conjured up. Don't wait another minute poking around the internet, hop on these gift ideas before they're sold out! Check out more than 100 affordable finds ahead.
- Additional reporting by Haley Lyndes, Macy Cate Williams, and Krista Jones
Related: Whether She Studies Hard or Parties Harder, She Will Be All About These 90+ Gift Ideas
50 Santa-Approved Christmas Captions Your Instagram Needs This Holiday Season
Christmas calls for food, family, and LOTS of pictures. Seriously, even your average caption queen may run out of witty ideas. Between the cozy Christmas trees, appetizing food, and beautiful holiday decorations, it's hard not to fill your Instagram feed with Christmas cheer - there's so much content! In order to make your home-y noel snaps stand out from the rest, a fun and unique caption is a great place to start. From the jingle ladies to those who've come to sleigh, we have all the quotes that will bring in a Santa sack of likes and comments. Don't wait another minute! Add these IG captions to your queue before the next holiday-lover snags 'em.
In Defense of Brutal Honesty, Even If People Don't Want to Hear It
If you ask anyone in my family or any of my good friends to describe me in one word, I'm fairly confident the most common response would be "honest." It's common knowledge that I don't mince words. I am not the person you come to if you want to be pandered to or let down gently. Frankly, I just don't see the point. I do not enjoy the idea of being disingenuous, especially to people I care about, but really, to anyone at all. The way I see it, I'm not doing anyone any favors by lying. The more time and effort I spend thinking of ways to lie to you about your problem is less time we could be spending thinking about solutions. Let's get it over with, rip off the Band-Aid, and get to work.
I am proudly honest, but please don't mistake my honesty for cruelty. I don't seek out ways to be nasty and I definitely don't savor the feeling or act of telling someone I care about something difficult. But to me, it's worth it if it will save that person pain in the future or will bring about a more rapid end to a current painful situation. I also don't let my honesty fly willy-nilly and volunteer opinions without that opinion being specifically requested. Again, I do not enjoy hurting anyone.
I draw the line at giving negative opinions about something that can't be changed. If you come to me and ask my honest opinion about the name you have given your child and it is the name that is already printed on the birth certificate, there is no possible way I can do anything but love it. That's for you and little what's-his-name to deal with when he grows up and realizes what you did to him. My telling you that now would only serve to hurt you and ruin our friendship, and that is never my intention. I am not above white lies, but only in situations when my telling you the truth would be worse than lying.
The way I see it, I'm not doing anyone any favors by lying.
In my experience, people don't ask for honest opinions unless they know the truth already. If you have a garbage boyfriend, you probably know he's garbage. So if you ask me what I think, I don't know why I would tell you he's anything but garbage. You are my friend; I care about you; I want you to be with someone who is not garbage. I would be doing you a disservice otherwise, and if that makes me a b*tch, then I guess I'm a b*tch. I'd rather be considered a "b*tch" than a liar or a terrible friend.
Recently, my brutal honesty was blamed as the reason for a longtime friendship ending. I will not go into great detail, but a friend had been acting in a self-destructive manner for quite a while and grew frustrated at my inability to believe her insistence that she was "fine." It got to a point where the friendship had become so toxic that staying in contact was only punishment for us both. I was called cruel and uncaring and purposely nasty, but when I go back over what was said and done, I regret nothing. I wasn't saying anything she didn't already know, and I refuse to sit back and enable someone I care about to destroy themselves, not while I have the ability to possibly change the outcome.
I will never be the friend who sits with you on the couch, nodding and making sympathetic noises while you cry over your latest SO and explaining that it's not that they don't want to be with you, "they're just, like, super busy with work." I will sit you down and list all the ways they're terrible. I will explain exactly how obvious it is that they aren't into you, and why that sh*t is not to be tolerated. I will tell you why you deserve better and, when you are ready, I will help you move on. Because I love you. Honestly.
The Confession Killer: Ottis Toole's Story Is Even Worse Than Henry Lee Lucas's
While most serial killers work alone, it's not always the case. Now the subjects of Netflix's latest true-crime docuseries The Confession Killer, Ottis Toole and Henry Lee Lucas would develop a sexual relationship and bond over a mutual fascination with murder. Lucas confessed to killing over 600 people, while Toole admitted to a little less: just over 100, including Adam Walsh, the six-year-old son of America's Most Wanted host John Walsh.
In 1976, Toole and Lucas first encountered each other at a soup kitchen. The men shared deep similarities: both grew up in abusive households and had a penchant for murder. Also like Lucas, Toole first killed in adolescence at age 14, claiming to have run over a salesman who made advances towards him. After hitting things off, Toole and Lucas supposedly abducted, raped, and murdered as they drifted across the country together. Lucas later became involved with Toole's intellectually impaired niece Frieda "Becky" Powell and killed her along with his 82-year-old landlord Kate Rich.
In 1982, Toole set a fire that killed 64-year-old George Sonnenberg in Jacksonville, FL. Soon after getting convicted for that crime, he was indicted for the murder of a 19-year-old woman in Tallahassee. Later, he also pled guilty for four other deaths in Florida. And long before that, Toole was also a prime suspect for the deaths of Patricia Webb and Ellen Holman.
The biggest twist in Toole's story is that in prison, he corroborated Lucas's claims of a murder spree during their cross-country trip. Toole admitted to helping Lucas with 108 murders. However, much like Lucas's confessions, most of Toole's turned out to be false. Still, while law enforcement convicted Toole for six counts of murder, it's entirely possible that he may have had more victims. Years after his death to cirrhosis in 1996, authorities stated in 2008 that he likely killed and beheaded 6-year-old Adam Walsh in 1981.
Hooked on Servant? Here's When New Episodes Are Set to Drop
M. Night Shyamalan's spectacularly creepy thriller Servant premiered Nov. 28 on Apple TV+, with the first three episodes dropping all at once. If you're used to watching full seasons on Netflix or Hulu, three episodes may have felt like a mere teaser. In case you're banking on watching episodes immediately to avoid spoilers on Twitter, you may want to know exactly when fresh episodes are coming out - we've got you covered.
Similar to Disney+, Apple TV+ is experimenting with a hybrid release model. With some shows, like Servant, Apple TV+ premieres several episodes at once to garner attention and hook viewers. After the initial release, they adopt a more traditional pattern, debuting new episodes once weekly. Despite Servant's first episodes premiering on Thursday, Apple has confirmed the remainder of the season will air on Fridays. And just like Disney's streaming of The Mandalorian, Apple promotes the airdate of the releases and not so much the time. However, they remain pretty consistent with dropping episodes at 3 a.m. Eastern time, which is subsequently at midnight Pacific time. Apple's headquarters resides in Cupertino, CA, so the midnight release may or may not have something to do with their own time zone scheduling, but it might be safer to assume the timing is so the show is available to everyone within the continental US to access on the same day. Which is fair, because, you know, spoilers.
The benefit of the episodes dropping in the morning is that the method allows viewers to watch whenever they want the day of, and no one is restricted to a set time. So, unlike HBO where we were all scrambling to turn on Game of Thrones at exactly 6 p.m or 9 p.m., Apple's model provides for a lot more flexibility.
Servant has already been renewed for another season (proving it really is just that good) and Shyamalan has already spoken about his vision for a full six seasons. If you haven't jumped into the story, it should be fairly easy to binge the first few episodes to catch up!
23 Stars You Didn't Know Were Adopted
It seems like every day there's a new opportunity to learn more about your favorite celebrities, whether it's finding out their net worth and dating history, or discovering their star signs and surprising family connections. Where their upbringings are concerned, many stars over the years have spoken out about being adopted, whether they were brought home at birth or taken in by adoptive parents as children. Nicole Richie, Colin Kaepernick, and Faith Hill have all used their spotlight to openly talk about their experiences being adopted, and we've rounded them up, along with more stars.
Lena Waithe's New Comedy Series Twenties Looks Like a Solid Representation of Adulthood
No one ever said being a 20-something was easy, but it's still a hilariously wild ride anyway. That's pretty much the basis for Lena Waithe's new project, Twenties, a comedy series that the Emmy winner dropped the first official trailer for on Dec. 3. The show is based on Waithe's 2013 web series of the same name, and it's set to premiere on BET in early 2020.
According to EW, the debut season will feature eight episodes that follow Hattie (Jonica "JoJo" T. Gibbs), an aspiring TV writer, and her two best friends, Marie (Christina Elmore) and Nia (Gabrielle Graham), as they all navigate - you guessed it - life in their 20s. From the looks of the trailer, the show will also feature an all-star group of guest stars that include Big Sean, Vanessa Williams, Rick Fox, Iman Shumpert, and more. Watch the full trailer for Twenties above!
Amazon Made a Documentary About Mariah Carey's Christmas Hit, Because She IS Christmas
When we think of Christmas, we think of Santa Claus and Mariah Carey, and Amazon is ready to celebrate that. On Dec. 4, Amazon Music released the trailer for its upcoming minidocumentary, Mariah Carey Is Christmas: The Story of "All I Want For Christmas Is You," which will honor the talented singer and her iconic 1994 hit. Releasing later this month, the documentary will dive into the story behind the hit song and how it came to be such a success. The song has spent 36 cumulative weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's holiday chart since 2011 and is showing no signs of slowing down.
"To come up with an original holiday song that becomes a hit [is] next to impossible," Carey's longtime collaborator Randy Jackson said in the trailer. Now, 25 years later, we'll learn about Carey's inspiration and how she created the song and her first holiday album, Merry Christmas, in October 1994. Watch the trailer above, then check out all the new Christmas albums released this year.
Find a Cozy Nook, Book-Lovers - the 2020 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge Is Here!
It's the most wonderful time of the year . . . and no, we're not talking about that time of the year. Sorry Santa, but the sixth annual POPSUGAR Reading Challenge has landed, and the only list we're checking twice is our 2020 book list!
We're not even going to try to play it cool. This year's reading challenge is about to up your 2020 reading game in a big way, and we can't wait to share our 50 new book prompts with all of you. In addition to the 40 standard book challenge prompts, we're bringing back the 10 "advanced" prompts for those bibliophiles out there looking for something extra. Are you ready for a plot twist? This year, the advanced section is all 2020-themed, from "a book set in Japan, host of the 2020 Olympics" to "a book with a character with a vision impairment or enhancement (a nod to 20/20 vision)."
Another way the 2020 reading challenge is better than ever is that we now have an exclusive POPSUGAR Book Club on Facebook! Join this well-read community of POPSUGAR editors and fellow readers from around the world to swap reading recs for the challenge, reach out when you're stumped on a prompt, share bullet-journaling ideas, or just chat about the latest page-turner you're obsessed with. In fact, one of the prompts is "a book recommended by your favorite blog, vlog, podcast, or online book club," and our members are already sharing their reading recs in the group!
We hope this year's challenge broadens your horizons and reboots your love of reading in 2020, maybe even pushing you to read something you never would have picked up before purely based on the "a book you picked up because the title caught your attention" or "a book with a great first line" prompts. Who knows, you may uncover a new favorite genre like bildungsroman, get a fresh perspective from "a book by a trans or nonbinary author," learn something about "a subject you know nothing about," or be transported to "a country beginning with 'C'" that you've always wanted to visit.
Whatever path you take in 2020, we've said it before, and we'll say it again: the point of the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge is to have fun! So who's ready to get started?
Download our printable list here, checking off the books as you go, and pin the handy graphic ahead for reference. Share your progress on Instagram with #popsugarreadingchallenge.
If you're looking for an easy way to digitally track and rate the books you've read for the challenge, we'd suggest also joining this Goodreads group made up of readers who participate in the POPSUGAR Reading Challenge every year.
To help you get started, we're also sharing hand-picked suggestions from our editors and Facebook book club members for what to read for all 50 prompts that make up the 2020 POPSUGAR Reading Challenge!
- Additional reporting by Lilli Boice
The Confession Killer: Ottis Toole's Story Is Even Worse Than Henry Lee Lucas's
While most serial killers work alone, it's not always the case. Now the subjects of Netflix's latest true-crime docuseries The Confession Killer, Ottis Toole and Henry Lee Lucas would develop a sexual relationship and bond over a mutual fascination with murder. Lucas confessed to killing over 600 people, while Toole admitted to a little less: just over 100, including Adam Walsh, the six-year-old son of America's Most Wanted host John Walsh.
In 1976, Toole and Lucas first encountered each other at a soup kitchen. The men shared deep similarities: both grew up in abusive households and had a penchant for murder. Also like Lucas, Toole first killed in adolescence at age 14, claiming to have run over a salesman who made advances towards him. After hitting things off, Toole and Lucas supposedly abducted, raped, and murdered as they drifted across the country together. Lucas later became involved with Toole's intellectually impaired niece Frieda "Becky" Powell and killed her along with his 82-year-old landlord Kate Rich.
In 1982, Toole set a fire that killed 64-year-old George Sonnenberg in Jacksonville, FL. Soon after getting convicted for that crime, he was indicted for the murder of a 19-year-old woman in Tallahassee. Later, he also pled guilty for four other deaths in Florida. And long before that, Toole was also a prime suspect for the deaths of Patricia Webb and Ellen Holman.
The biggest twist in Toole's story is that in prison, he corroborated Lucas's claims of a murder spree during their cross-country trip. Toole admitted to helping Lucas with 108 murders. However, much like Lucas's confessions, most of Toole's turned out to be false. Still, while law enforcement convicted Toole for six counts of murder, it's entirely possible that he may have had more victims. Years after his death to cirrhosis in 1996, authorities stated in 2008 that he likely killed and beheaded 6-year-old Adam Walsh in 1981.
Shop Nordstrom's 20 Top Presents That Are Selling Like Crazy This Year
Not exactly sure how to start your holiday shopping this year? Not to worry: we have the solution for you. We looked to Nordstrom because the department store carries just about everything you could ever dream of, including the cutest and most stylish presents. The hard part is finding the perfect ones.
To make shopping easy, we curated a list of its 20 hottest picks that are selling like crazy. From chic over-the-knee boots to pretty running sneakers and even a cozy blanket, you won't want to drag your feet, because these picks are bound to sell out. Keep scrolling to shop them all.
Related: Nordstrom Has Thousands of Amazing Gifts, but These Are Our 50 Favorite Under $50
Hooked on Servant? Here's When New Episodes Are Set to Drop
M. Night Shyamalan's spectacularly creepy thriller Servant premiered Nov. 28 on Apple TV+, with the first three episodes dropping all at once. If you're used to watching full seasons on Netflix or Hulu, three episodes may have felt like a mere teaser. In case you're banking on watching episodes immediately to avoid spoilers on Twitter, you may want to know exactly when fresh episodes are coming out - we've got you covered.
Similar to Disney+, Apple TV+ is experimenting with a hybrid release model. With some shows, like Servant, Apple TV+ premieres several episodes at once to garner attention and hook viewers. After the initial release, they adopt a more traditional pattern, debuting new episodes once weekly. Despite Servant's first episodes premiering on Thursday, Apple has confirmed the remainder of the season will air on Fridays. And just like Disney's streaming of The Mandalorian, Apple promotes the airdate of the releases and not so much the time. However, they remain pretty consistent with dropping episodes at 3 a.m. Eastern time, which is subsequently at midnight Pacific time. Apple's headquarters resides in Cupertino, CA, so the midnight release may or may not have something to do with their own time zone scheduling, but it might be safer to assume the timing is so the show is available to everyone within the continental US to access on the same day. Which is fair, because, you know, spoilers.
The benefit of the episodes dropping in the morning is that the method allows viewers to watch whenever they want the day of, and no one is restricted to a set time. So, unlike HBO where we were all scrambling to turn on Game of Thrones at exactly 6 p.m or 9 p.m., Apple's model provides for a lot more flexibility.
Servant has already been renewed for another season (proving it really is just that good) and Shyamalan has already spoken about his vision for a full six seasons. If you haven't jumped into the story, it should be fairly easy to binge the first few episodes to catch up!
23 Stars You Didn't Know Were Adopted
It seems like every day there's a new opportunity to learn more about your favorite celebrities, whether it's finding out their net worth and dating history, or discovering their star signs and surprising family connections. Where their upbringings are concerned, many stars over the years have spoken out about being adopted, whether they were brought home at birth or taken in by adoptive parents as children. Nicole Richie, Colin Kaepernick, and Faith Hill have all used their spotlight to openly talk about their experiences being adopted, and we've rounded them up, along with more stars.
Shop Nordstrom's 20 Top Presents That Are Selling Like Crazy This Year
Not exactly sure how to start your holiday shopping this year? Not to worry: we have the solution for you. We looked to Nordstrom because the department store carries just about everything you could ever dream of, including the cutest and most stylish presents. The hard part is finding the perfect ones.
To make shopping easy, we curated a list of its 20 hottest picks that are selling like crazy. From chic over-the-knee boots to pretty running sneakers and even a cozy blanket, you won't want to drag your feet, because these picks are bound to sell out. Keep scrolling to shop them all.
Related: Nordstrom Has Thousands of Amazing Gifts, but These Are Our 50 Favorite Under $50
vendredi 6 décembre 2019
30 Iconic '00s Music Videos That TBH, We Still Watch All the Time
As much as we love Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, and Selena Gomez, sometimes we just want to watch a good old fashioned 2000s music video. The aughts also had the best pop bangers, giving us Britney Spears, Beyoncé, and Hilary Duff. The decade's music videos were full of upbeat dance routines, wild themes, and thorny heartbreaks. There's no denying the reach of Britney's sexy moves in "Oops!...I Did It Again" or Panic! at the Disco's whimsical circus wedding in "I Write Sins Not Tragedies." Keep scrolling to watch the most iconic music videos from the 2000s, then head over to Disney+ to watch your favorite shows from the decade.
119 Times Stars Shared Sweet Moments With Their Moms
Nothing makes us smile more than seeing sweet snaps of celebrities with their moms. Lizzo, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and Camila Cabello have all shared major career moments with their mothers over the years while Yara Shahidi, Zendaya, and Dove Cameron have all brought their moms along for big red carpet events. So if you're looking for wholesome content, scroll ahead to see some of the most adorable pictures of stars with their moms!
The Confession Killer: How Many People Did Henry Lee Lucas Actually Kill?
Would you believe someone if they confessed to over 600 murders? Netflix is back with its true-crime content, this time taking on the very curious case of convicted murderer Henry Lee Lucas in the docuseries The Confession Killer. During his longest stint in prison, Lucas confessed to hundreds of murders, which, ironically, brought him preferential treatment in jail. But obviously, there have been reasonable doubts over Lucas's grand claims. So, how many people did history's allegedly most prolific murderer actually kill? The answer is probably much less.
Let's rewind to Lucas's first known murder. In 1960, Lucas, just 23 at the time, was arrested for killing his abusive mother during an argument. Despite claiming self-defense, he faced a 20- to 40-year sentence at Michigan State Penitentiary. In 1970, he was released from jail on parole due to prison overcrowding. Lucas returned to prison in Texas during the '80s after confessing to the murders of his girlfriend Becky Powell and 82-year-old landlord Kate Rich. During his arraignment, he then asked the judge what they should do about the other 100 women he had killed. That, of course, raised a red flag for law enforcement.
Texan Sheriff Jim Boutwell created a task force to look into Lucas's alleged murder spree, which he supposedly committed with his partner Ottis Toole, Powell's uncle. Boutwell took Lucas seriously because Lucas could conjure up important details about the cases, even when he appeared all too willing to confess with every interrogation. Lucas confessed to hundreds of murders, allowing the police to close 213 unsolved cases. Law enforcement even developed a rapport with him, bringing him milkshakes and letting him wander freely without handcuffs. His knowledge of the crime scenes was uncanny, but it was likely that he parroted back clues that investigators gave him.
At the end of the day, the logistics of Lucas's confessions didn't really make sense. While he was convicted for 11 murders in total, his claimed kill count, often inconsistent, ranged from 100 to 600. But homicide detectives persevered and talked to him about an estimate of 3,000 homicides in 40 states. Reporter Hugh Aynesworth also pointed out that Lucas would have had to drive 11,000 miles in October 1978 alone to murder eight people. Moreover, DNA evidence has shown that he didn't kill 20 of his alleged victims. Journalists and officers who studied him believe that his stories were made up for him to maintain preferential treatment and celebrity status, as well as for Boutwell to appear like a hero. Many victims' families did not believe Lucas killed their loved ones either.
Lucas eventually received a death sentence for the murder of a then-unidentified victim named "Orange Socks," but George W. Bush, when he was governor of Texas, commuted Lucas's sentence because the facts of the case lacked certainty. Near the end of his life, the murderer recanted his confessions, insisting he had only killed his mother. Still, investigators never reopened many of these cases. Ken Anderson, the district attorney who prosecuted Lucas, believes that the murderer probably killed between three to a dozen people. In 2001, Lucas died from heart failure, taking to the grave his true kill count.
30 Meghan Markle Gifts So Good, You'll Want One of Everything
We all have that one friend who is obsessed with Meghan Markle (or more than one), and we totally get it. Meghan is living proof that fairy tales do exist and that anything is possible if you put in the work and believe. So this year, why don't you actually give someone a gift they'll actually cherish? From royal wedding memorabilia to household items, we've found gifts perfect for every person in your life.
A Quick Reminder of What Happens to Madeleine in Spectre - and Why It's Important
What happened to Madeleine Swann? That's one of the biggest questions raised by the No Time to Die trailer, which places Léa Seydoux's brilliant psychiatrist - and her relationship with James Bond - at the center of the conflict. Before we dive into theorizing about her role in the new movie, let's recap what we saw of her in the last movie, 2015's Spectre.
Spectre gives us some incredibly important information about Madeleine, going all the way back to her childhood. Her father, "Mr. White," was a longterm SPECTRE operative, working for the evil mastermind Blofeld for many years. As an adult, Madeleine is found by Bond after her father's death and helps him on his mission to find and stop Blofeld. Along the way, the duo are abducted by SPECTRE operatives, and Madeleine is apparently taken prisoner and hidden away as a trap to try to force Bond to get trapped in a building rigged to explode. Fortunately for them both, Bond is able to find her in time and they escape, then head off into the sunset after sparking a romantic relationship.
On the surface, Madeleine's arc in Spectre isn't that different from a usual nonevil "Bond girl," with her murky past but good heart and ability to kick butt on her own. A few details, however, seem to suggest that what we saw in that movie isn't the end of the story, and since she's back in No Time to Die under mysterious circumstances and with some knowledge of the new villain, that seems more and more likely. The new trailer makes it appear that, for some reason, Madeleine and Bond's relationship didn't work out and that, by the time we pick back up with the new movie, they've split up because of some secret she's been keeping. Could it be that her ties to SPECTRE aren't just about her father?
Madeleine has two things that seem too important to overlook: experience handling weapons (as a child, she shot a man who came after her father) and a position at MI6. The trailer kicks off with Madeleine asking Bond, "Why would I betray you?," to which he bitterly replies, "We all have our secrets - we just didn't get to yours yet." An exchange like that certainly seems to hint at something bigger unfolding with Madeleine, but we won't find out for sure until No Time to Die hits theaters on April 8, 2020.
The Ultimate Sad B*tch Playlist: Over 400 Songs For Your Next Pity Party
Whether you suffer from seasonal depression or the year-round variety (whoop whoop, where my people at?!), sometimes the best thing to do is close your eyes, breathe, and lean into the sad b*tch energy. After all, it's important to feel your feelings - and forcing yourself to "cheer up" or "snap out of it" can often be counterproductive. Personally, music is my life blood. And when things get heavy and depression and anxiety start whispering lies in my ear, listening to a good melancholy song is all I can do.
So with a little help from my friends and POPSUGAR colleagues, I've put together an extensive (though highly curated) list of the best songs to be sad to. It should last you well through the dark, gray Winter months, and hopefully help you work through your feelings during any especially tough times. Yes, at some point you will need to pick your head up, put your shoulders back, go out into the world, and fake it 'til you make it - but there's nothing wrong with throwing yourself a little pity party and processing your emotions at your own pace (and to a killer soundtrack that spans genres and generations).
Scroll through for a sampling of the sad songs featured, then check out our full Spotify playlist at the end.
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