Featured Blog Posts – August 2015 Archive (70)

What does a "perfect body" look like? It depends who you ask -- and where they are.

UK online pharmacy Superdrug Online Doctors recently created a project called "Perceptions Of Perfection" that features 18 photoshopped images of the same woman. The company hired designers from countries around the world to photoshop a stock image via Shutterstock to reflect the…

The slang word "trill" is a combination of the words "true" and "real," and those hip to trendy vernacular use it to validate someone's awesomeness and authenticity. So, when we spotted the hashtag #TrillYoga, we knew we were in for a treat. …

Antigua and Barbuda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Constitutional Reform, paving the way for a referendum on adopting the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the country’s final appeal court.

London’s Privy Council remains the final court of appeal for the twin-island nation and replacing it with the Trinidad-based CCJ requires a change in the Constitution by way of a referendum.…

Terrence Howard 'cries on stand' and claims ex wife Michelle Ghent 'threatened to tell people he had an STD' as divorce settlement case gets ugly

With school swiftly approaching, an Iowa barber and a community group are taking a new approach towards encouraging children to read.

Barber Courtney Holmes, partnered with St. Mark Youth Enrichment, took part in Dubuque’s Back to School Bash in Comiskey Park on Saturday to give free haircuts to children who read books to him. More than 100 came out to the event, The Des Moines Register reports.…

Experts on both sides of the Atlantic have warned that insufficient sleep could lead to a range of health problems including heart disease, diabetes and obesity.

In the United Kingdom alone, it is estimated that more than a third of the population are getting less than six hours sleep a night, increasing their risk of an early death by 12 percent.

Lack of sleep releases…

Beyonce covers the September issue of Vogue magazine. The beauty from Houston looks lovely in her Mario Testino photo shoot. …

Huge, fiery blasts at a warehouse for hazardous chemicals killed at least 50 people and turned nearby buildings into skeletal shells in the Chinese port of Tianjin, raising questions Thursday about whether the materials had been properly stored.…

Man with a violent criminal history entered a home through an unlocked window and fatally shot a woman he'd previously dated, her husband and 6 children, including a boy believed to be his own son

Kim Kardashian has joined an increasing number of people calling for tougher U.S. gun laws in the wake…

Here comes the bride: Beyonce, Jay Z, Kim Kardashian and more arrive at Serena Williams' wedding along with the members of New Edition

Serena Williams is returning to competition with an exhibition match Saturday in Abu Dhabi against French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.

Williams has not competed since winning the Australian Open last January while she was pregnant. She will face Latvia’s…

A man who authorities say opened fire on officers in Ferguson, Missouri, on the anniversary of Michael Brown's death was critically wounded when the officers shot back, St. Louis County's police chief said early Monday.

Chief…

When most women have wardrobe malfunctions, they're supposed to respond by tittering adorably, slipping the offending body part back into its garment and apologizing, because they're ladies and that's what ladies are supposed to do.

If you're a dude and a ball or two happens to slip out of your gym shorts, you throw your head back in laughter and let your junk roam wild and free. That applies doubly if you're…

Ciara catching flack for integrating her son Future too soon into her relationship with Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson {PICS} Do you agree?

Undersea Caribbean Volcano Raised to Second-Highest Alert Level

An early morning earthquake has been recorded a short distance from the French island of Martinique, and close to St. Lucia and Dominica.

According to initial data from the UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC), the epicenter of the 3.9 magnitude quake that occurred around 1:37 a.m. was about 22 km northeast of…

St. Lucia is set to become the fifth Eastern Caribbean nation to introduce a Citizenship by Investment programme, and the country’s Attorney General has suggested a regional body be established to constantly examine these types of initiatives.

The Senate passed the Citizenship by Investment Bill this week, paving the way for St. Lucia to join Grenada, Dominica St. Kitts and Nevis and Antigua and Barbuda in offering…