Many major chains, including Walmart, will remain closed on Christmas Day this year. Many restaurants will also be closed, although a surprising number of restaurants will remain open on Dec. 25 for takeaway, and in some cases, even dining in. Is Target open on Christmas Eve? Yes, Target stores will be open on Christmas Eve. Last year, most locations closed at 8:00 p.m. local time, so we’re expecting similar hours in 2022....
For Giudice, this was Tulum, Mexico, and she relaxed in the sun with her four daughters, Gia, 21, Gabriella, 19, Milania, 16; and Audriana, 13. Also on the vacation was Giudice’s husband, Luis “Louie” Ruelas, and one of his sons, Louie Jr., 19. As the happy blended family enjoyed Tulum, Giudice took a moment to show off her bikini body, posing in front of the pool in a Chanel swimsuit....
If you’ve ever wanted your own secret Batcave, this San Antonio, Texas residence might be your dream home! The four-bedroom, three-bathroom house looks like your normal American family home despite the steep $875,000 price tag. A quick peek inside the home reveals a kitchen, dining room, and two-car garage, which may not sway buyers toward this particular property—that is, until they unearth the natural cavern located right beneath their feet....
This year’s tearjerker of a Super Bowl commercial was released before the Big Game, but its inspirational message will resonate well after the last play of the game. In the 1-minute-long commercial, we see a Clydesdale attempting to jump a barbed-wire fence fall and become tangled in the wire. We next see the Clydesdale struggling to stand, much like our nation is struggling to emerge from the darkest days of the pandemic....
Blanching your peaches means they will be ready for eating, as well as making peach galettes, jam, pies, tarts and other delicious baked goods. When are peaches in season? While it varies slightly depending on where you live, peaches are harvested from approximately June through August. How to tell if peaches are ripe: The background color of a peach will completely changed from green to yellow when it’s ripe. To check ripeness by touch, slightly press a peach that’s still hanging on the tree....
The NYC resident behind the over-the-top holiday decor, Frank Bianco, has shared snippets of his process on Instagram—where he is better known by his username and alter ego, “Frankie Christmas.” In a recent conversation with New York City’s own “unofficial talent scout,” documentary director and social media personality Nicolas Heller (also known as New York Nico), Bianco revealed his one-of-a-kind winter wonderland takes over 200 hours of labor and 13,751 Christmas lights to create....
Season 19 is the first of the hit ABC reality show in which two women look for husbands. After a few episodes, Rachel and Gabby decided to divvy up the dudes into their own separate groups. But on Monday night’s episode 5, Rachel was shocked to learn one of her men, Logan, had secretly been pining for Gabby! Things were bad enough for Rachel last time when, after the show set sail on a European cruise ship, she dissed her guys as inattentive....
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of their multi-million selling second album, the Spice Girls are releasing a new and expanded version, dubbed Spiceworld 25, which will release later this fall. The album will feature some of the British girl band’s favorite bonus tracks and B-slides, never-before-heard live recordings, and, of course, all of the original hits from the iconic 1997 album. According to a press release, the members of the band—Mel B, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, Melanie C and Geri Halliwell—created the album as a special gift to their devoted fans and a celebration of the No....
From jogging strollers for the parent-on-the-go to ones that transition into tricycles for toddlers, buybuy BABY has just about every kind of stroller a parent (and kid!) could want. The sale runs from August 5 to August 14, so let’s get shopping! Whether you’re buying as a baby shower gift or need one for your own family, these strollers from buybuy BABY are on sale starting August 5. Plus, more on the Big Deal Baby Sale 2022, including what to buy....
What you eat is a major contributing factor when it comes to heart health. “Poor dietary choices can lead to elevations in blood pressure and cholesterol (especially LDL or ‘bad cholesterol’), as well as the development of diabetes—all important risk factors for heart disease and stroke,” says Dr. Enrique Garcia-Sayan, MD, a cardiologist with UTHealth Houston. How Diet Affects Heart Health When it comes to heart health, diet is important for numerous reasons....
Well, I can now say these TikTok hair hacks are 100% worthy of your time. See my faves! TikTok Hair Hacks Don’t wash your hair every day. I get it—this has been discussed for a long time. The claim is washing your hair every day will strip it of its natural oils and dry it out. I work out every day so I felt it would be gross not to wash my hair after exercising, but I figured if there was any time to walk around with dirty hair, it would be during a global pandemic....
Barbara “Babs” Costello, the TikTok star known for giving her followers helpful tips in the kitchen, has the perfect method for storing your leftover turkey this holiday that will make you never look back on your old ways again. So what’s her brilliant tip? Disposable cupcake tins! Babs—dubbed “everyone’s grandmother” on TikTok–shared the life hack to her account “Brunch with Babs,” where she explained exactly how to use a disposable cupcake tin for all of your leftover needs....
The country star and father-of-three shared a sweet message to Instagram on Tuesday, Dec. 6, in honor of his daughter Audrey’s 21st birthday. “Our baby gurl turns 21 today!!!!” McGraw captioned the post dedicated to Audrey, the youngest of his three daughters with wife Faith Hill. The longtime couple are also parents to daughters Gracie, 25 and Maggie, 24. “We r so proud of the remarkable young woman you have become,” the doting dad continued....
Luckily, the Lululemon associate (Hi, Caitlin!) was more than happy to spread her Lululemon intel. First, she informed me that in order to get the best life out of anything I purchased at the store, I should wash with similar fabrics and line dry. During my personal shopping experience, I noticed different fabrics may require you to size up or down, and I also learned that certain dyes may impact how the leggings may feel on you, but colors should not impact the size....
There are many paths to get to the end of a season of Top Chef, as season 19’s final three contestants show. Buddha Lo built a resume on creativity and highly-refined techniques, constantly impressing the judges with his ingenuity. Evelyn Garcia, on the other hand, steered into the foods that formed her as a chef, elevating ingredients and flavors that were essential parts of her home city of Houston. And Sarah Welch spent a whopping six episodes out of the competition, winning her way back through Last Chance Kitchen....
Top Chef can be incredibly difficult to compete in, even more so when you’re battling physical ailments. Unfortunately for Leia Gaccione, she learned that lesson firsthand. The Jersey chef was given a crash course in teamwork when she grouped up with Jae Jung and Stephanie Miller for the first two challenges. Tasked with creating a three-course menu around primal cuts of beef, the trio decided to do Asian theming, despite some of their discomforts....
In an unsurprising move, Paramount+ has renewed the Sylvester Stallone-led series Tulsa King for season 2—after only three episodes have aired on the streamer. Tulsa King shattered records when it premiered Nov. 13. The series scored as the No. 1 new series of the year, topping all others including the Game of Thrones sequel House of the Dragon, with its preview on Paramount Network, and on Paramount+. The show, the first regular TV series in Stallone’s career, tells the story of his character, Dwight Manfredi, a New York mafioso ex-con sent to set up operations in glamorous Tulsa, Okla....
That said, if you aren’t caught up, obviously beware of Ultimatum spoilers ahead! The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On Couples Spoilers The Ultimatum Spoilers: Are Alexis and Hunter still together? Alexis Maloney and Hunter Parr actually left The Ultimatum early because he proposed! Alexis’ co-stars helped celebrate her bachelorette party in Episode 7. She wrote on Instagram after the show aired, “Coming into this experience and having to break up with the person I wanted to marry off the bat was beyond difficult....
“If you haven’t seen any of them and just want to step into this weird thing because you love The Dick Van Dyke Show, it’s going to work,” Feige told Entertainment Weekly. “But if you’ve been tracking the 23 movies we’ve made and following along the stories into Phase 4, there’ll be a wealth of rewards waiting for you as it all unfolds.” We’re breaking down some of the biggest WandaVision Easter eggs and theories and what they could mean for the show’s storyline....
—S. Keene, Easthampton, Massachusetts Ah, so many varieties of coffee beans and roasting techniques, so little time to enjoy them all! (Yes, I’m a fan of coffee.) Misinformation on this subject is vast, and few correct generalizations exist, but here’s a pertinent one: Although beans do differ greatly in caffeine content and much more, roasting increases the size and reduces the density of any coffee bean, so scoop for scoop (volume), light roasts produce coffee with more caffeine, but ounce for ounce (weight), dark roasts produce more caffeinated brews....
