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Sky York Journal Olivia Culpo had to reassess who she was after welcoming her daughter.  After giving birth to her first baby Colette McCaffrey with husband Christian McCaffrey in July, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model admitted that she had a “little bit of an identity crisis.” As Olivia recalled, she worried that motherhood would prevent her from pursuing her career as well.    “There’s totally a shift,” the 33-year-old explained of becoming a parent during the Oct. 15 episode of The Squeeze podcast. “Whether or not you want there to be or not, you have somebody that’s physically dependent on…

Sky York Journal As the weather is getting cooler and you’re likely getting less sun exposure, it’s the ideal time to book a skin laser treatment! After your treatment, you’ll want to make sure to take the right precautions to protect your skin barrier for optimal results. But what is a skin barrier anyway? Without getting too technical – your epidermis is the top layer of your skin and the first line of defense against bacteria, which can break down from over-exfoliating and harsh cleansers.  It may sound a little funny, but a laser intentionally damages the outer layer of…

Sky York Journal Ja Rule Is Going to Be a Grandfather, Daughter Brittney Atkins Expecting First BabyJa Rule is always on time for his loved ones. After all, he’s eager to make memories with his growing family. The “What’s Luv” rapper announced that his daughter Brittney Aitken and her husband Tevin Aitken are expecting their first baby. “I’m about to be a grandfather,” Ja Rule (born Jeffrey Bruce Atkins) said during his Oct. 16 appearance on Sherri Shepherd’s talk show, joking that his new familial title “doesn’t even sound right.” The 49-year-old then shared the “very cute” way Brittney told…

Sky York Journal A 7th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled unanimously Thursday to maintain the district court’s block on National Guard deployment in Chicago.  “…the facts do not justify the President’s actions in Illinois,” even when giving him “substantial deference,” the opinion said. In other words: “The administration remains barred from deploying the National Guard of the United States within Illinois.”  The panel is composed of a Trump appointee, a Barack Obama appointee and a George H. W. Bush appointee.  The panel had previously handed down an administrative stay, letting Guard members in Illinois remain under federal control, but…

Sky York Journal Keith Urban is hitting pause on the music while he recovers. The country superstar had to cancel the Oct. 16 Greenville, S.C., stop on his High and Alive tour after a mild illness. “Keith Urban has been advised by his longtime laryngologist Dr. Gaelyn Garrett, from the Vanderbilt Voice Center, to cancel his performance in Greenville, SC tonight at Bon Secours Wellness Arena due to laryngitis which began earlier this week,” the statement on the Bon Secours Wellness Arena website read Oct. 16. “He has been placed on complete vocal rest.” As for taking the stage for his upcoming show in Nashville,…

Sky York Journal Right when I swore my fall wardrobe was complete, Quince dropped a new wave of cozy arrivals, and now I’m rethinking everything. The brand’s latest lineup is a love letter to quiet luxury, filled with soft burgundy knits, plush cashmere loungewear, and loafers that could totally pass for designer. Fans say each piece feels “expensive,” but prices start at just $30, which means yes, you can actually afford to live your best soft-life aesthetic. From relaxed turtlenecks and polished polos to buttery cashmere joggers, every piece is made to last beyond fall. And since Quince’s drops have…

Sky York Journal For the Rinna-Hamlin family, this was one of the biggest days of their lives. Indeed, Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin’s daughter Amelia Gray, 24, made her debut appearance on the runway at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Oct. 15. For the occasion, she donned two show-stopping looks: a black bedazzled bra with matching briefs with hip cut-outs and silver structural details, and a sheer red long-sleeve minidress with an open back that revealed nothing but a matching red G-string. And as she crossed the milestone, her mom couldn’t help but note how the moment was more than a decade in…

Sky York Journal Mary Steenburgen, Jane Fonda & Candice Bergen Diane’s Book Club costars each shared individual tributes for the late actress.  The Elf actress emphasized that her late friend was “magic.” “There was no one, nor will there ever be, anyone like her,” she wrote in a statement. “I loved her and felt blessed to be her friend. My love to her family. What a wonder she was!!!”  “It’s hard to believe…or accept…that Diane has passed,” Jane wrote in her own Instagram post. “She was always a spark of life and light, constantly giggling at her own foibles, being limitlessly…

Sky York Journal Mary Steenburgen, Jane Fonda & Candice Bergen Diane’s Book Club costars each shared individual tributes for the late actress.  The Elf actress emphasized that her late friend was “magic.” “There was no one, nor will there ever be, anyone like her,” she wrote in a statement. “I loved her and felt blessed to be her friend. My love to her family. What a wonder she was!!!”  “It’s hard to believe…or accept…that Diane has passed,” Jane wrote in her own Instagram post. “She was always a spark of life and light, constantly giggling at her own foibles, being limitlessly…

Sky York Journal Now four-time Olympic rower Meghan “Moose” Musnicki (pictured at right) hung up her oars after Tokyo, got married and found herself her first real day job at 39—working in HR with a data infrastructure company in the Bay Area. But the siren song of the 2022 Henley Royal Regatta in Oxfordshire called and, while she entered for fun, she and her partner won. “It showed I was competitive with the rest of the group that had been training full-time,” the athlete told Women’s Health, recalling her realization that she had another Olympics in her. “If I enjoy [training],…