Ever been told to “grin and bear it” during a rough time? According to a new study by researchers at the University of Kansas, that advice might be more than just an old cliché. In fact, the study says, smiling might just be good for your heart.
Christina Aguilera is always glammed up on ‘The Voice.’ Perennially red-lipped. Always long-lashed. Totally done up. She swaps out her glamazon look for a soft, sweet and sexy, not to mention casual, pose on the cover of the October issue of Lucky.
The drought crippling the Midwest has many farmers standing with their hands in the air wondering what to do about the countless rows of crops that have been left for dead by the summer’s scorching triple-digit heat.
Pittsburgh homies Wiz Khalifa and Mac Miller join forces on ‘Goin’ Places,’ a previously-unreleased track on which the rappers dream about bigger things.
Though her new single, ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,’ sold enough to break records, don’t think Taylor Swift is going to rely on just that trick to anchor her upcoming album, ‘Red.’ In fact, she actually told MTV that the hyper-catchy single is pretty unlike anything else on the record — except for the emotion behind it.
Lana Del Rey, she of the 2012 magazine cover deluge, the most recent of which is Vogue Australia, has changed her look. The ‘National Anthem’ singer debuted a brand new hair color at the GQ Men of the Year Awards in London on Sept. 4, swapping out her signature, thick auburn waves in favor of rich, shiny, chocolate brown locks. It’s a perfect, warm shade for fall.
One Direction are the breakout stars of 2012, and they’re such a big deal that each member of 1D got his own MTV Video Music Awards promo video. And they’re all alike — and all hilarious.
No Doubt are delivering hard to their loyal fans, old and new. The California-based band may be one of the biggest on the planet in the last 20 years, but they remember their SoCal roots — and they’re getting back to them with a mini-residency in promotion of ‘Push and Shove,’ which hits shelves Sept. 25.
In a new profile in Rolling Stone, pink-loving femcee Nicki Minaj opens up about her painful past, which includes a violent and drug-addicted father. But she also retracts a claim she made early in her career, which was that she was bisexual. Minaj now claims she said she was into girls not to attract a female lover, but to attract media attention and to grab headlines early on. While she finds women to be sexy, she doesn’t bed ‘em.
America’s sweetheart Taylor Swift is going to need to put an addition onto her house in order to store her awards. She’s just 22, but is racking up more trophies and professional accolades than many artists do in a lifetime-long career. Her next honor, after attending and performing at this Thursday’s (Sept. 6) VMAs, will be the receipt of the first-ever Generation Award. Swift will receive the award at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards on Sunday (Sept. 9.)
