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Sky York Journal It’s getting cold out, a.k.a. it’s the time of year where all I want to do is crank the heater, light a candle, and cuddle up under a cozy blanket with a good book. Take this as a sign to treat yourself to a new blanket or set of sheets that won’t make you mind the chilly weather. We found 10 of the coziest ones from Quince, Brooklinen, Amazon and more, starting at just $20. From chunky knits to fuzzy faux fur, there’s just something so luxurious about finding the *perfect* blanket to accessorize your couch or…

Sky York Journal And just like that… Sabrina Carpenter is pulling double duty on Saturday Night Live. The “Espresso” hitmaker is set to host and be the musical guest on the upcoming Oct. 18 episode of SNL, and the late-night sketch comedy series just gave viewers the first taste of Sabrina’s first time as host. Sabrina channels Sarah Jessica Parker’s iconic Carrie Bradshaw character in a Sex and the City-themed teaser released Oct. 15 in which she declares, “New York is one big apple, and I’m taking my bite at Saturday Night Live.” The 26-year-old walks down the hallway backstage at 30 Rock, passing a few SNL…

Sky York Journal DWTS’ Derek Hough May Have Accidentally Revealed Sex of First Baby With Hayley ErbertDerek Hough is bringing his entire self to the dance floor. While reflecting on the toll that bullying has on young people, the Dancing With the Stars judge revealed he experienced “some pretty extreme stuff” in his youth. “For those of you who don’t know this about me, I was severely bullied as a kid myself,” Derek said in an Oct. 13 Instagram video. “Being hung by a tree by my feet, being spat on, beaten up, a gun held in my head, even…

Sky York Journal After pulling double duty as twins Annie and Hallie in her first major role, Lindsay Lohan went on to become one of the biggest young stars in Hollywood with Freaky Friday, Mean Girls, Just My Luck and A Prairie Home Companion. After two DUI arrests in 2007 and some time in rehab, Lohan left Hollywood behind—following a turn as Elizabeth Taylor in the 2012 Lifetime movie Liz & Dick and a role in 2013’s The Canyons—and resettled in London before later moving to Dubai.She then became an entrepreneur when she opened two nightclubs in Greece, ultimately staging another comeback with her own…

Sky York Journal Is Kim Kardashian Dating Anyone?“I am single,” she confirmed. “And I feel totally, totally content. I’ve been single for a while.” Adding that this is the longest she’s been without a partner, Kim shared instead where she’s putting her focus in her single era. “I have my kids to raise,” she said. “I have a life that requires a lot of my attention, and my kids just really need me right now. So, I’m there 24/7, you know? I don’t know how I would fit something else in. I’m just not looking, and it would have to…

Sky York Journal Now that she has made it into the space, she’s hoping to inspire other women to do the same.  “I’m not just doing this for me,” she emphasized. “I’m doing it for everyone who looks like me. And know that you can be anyone you want to be in this world. People are going to tell you ‘no.’ You’re going to get a thousand ‘no’s but that one ‘yes’ is going to get you in the door and let you be whoever you want to be.” Naturally, Angel is also doing it for her own angel, mom…

Sky York Journal Gwyneth Paltrow Plays F**k, Marry, Kill With Jude Law, Timothée Chalamet, Robert Downey Jr.Gwyneth Paltrow was not all that conscious of this particular couple. And that’s why she was so impressed by Timothée Chalamet’s approach to his relationship with Kylie Jenner—who shares kids Stormi, 7, and Aire, 3, with Travis Scott—upon their first meeting. “Everyone makes fun of me because I don’t know anything,” Gwyneth revealed in an interview with British Vogue published Oct. 15. “I was like, ‘Do you have a girlfriend?’ And he was like, ‘I do.’ He mentioned that she had kids and I was like, ‘That’s so…

Sky York Journal A central grievance motivating today’s conservative legal movement — and the Republican Party more broadly — holds that any measure rectifying the country’s habitual discrimination against minorities actually discriminates against the in-group.  This is why “black lives matter,” a call to recognize the disproportionate violence and death Black people suffer at the hands of the state, is met with “all lives matter.” It’s why DEI has become the battle cry for rolling back the perpetuation and memorializing of civil rights advancements. It explains why Republicans’ fixation on protecting freedom of speech evaporates as soon as they bump…

Sky York Journal Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that his department is in the process of launching a War on Terror-style campaign against progressive nonprofits. “Charlie’s death is like a domestic 9/11,” Bessent said. “Just as after 9/11, and Osama bin Laden, the ultimate culprit, was captured, we are operationalizing the Treasury, and we are going to track down who is responsible for this.” Bessent made the remarks on an episode of Kirk’s podcast, held in honor of what would have been the activist’s 32nd birthday. The Treasury Secretary added that the Department has “started to compile lists,…

Sky York Journal Taraji P. Henson earned a Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for 2008’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but years later she was still fired up by the $150,000 she accepted to be in the movie—after producers rejected the $500,000 quote she brought to the table. As for the film’s leads Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, “You don’t hear a lot of $20 million quotes anymore, but at this time that was happening,” Henson said on the Ladies First With Laura Brown podcast in 2021. “And rightfully so—I’m not saying they shouldn’t have paid Cate and Brad…