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11 Best New Lowe’s Christmas Decorations Flying Off Shelves Shutterstock Have you been shopping for holiday decorations at Lowe’s ? If not, you are missing out on so many festive finds and lots of great deals. The home improvement store has upped its game this holiday season, offering everything from fake and real Christmas trees to easy-to-install lighting systems and other decorations. What should you shop for this week? Here are the 11 best new Lowe’s Christmas decorations hitting shelves this week....

11 Best Shoes for Plantar Fasciitis, Podiatrists Say DS Tkachuk / Shutterstock Plantar Fasciitis is a common and gradually worsening foot condition that causes heel pain. Various factors, including your choice of shoes, foot structure, and physical activity, can all trigger its onset and exacerbate its symptoms. “It is characterized by inflammation and weakening of the plantar fascia, a thick band of tissue that runs along the bottom of the foot, connecting the heel to the metatarsals,” explains Maggie Trevillion , MCPod, MSc, an award-winning podiatrist and founder of Callen Olive ....

11 Hobby Lobby Finds Shoppers Loved Most in 2025 Shutterstock It was a great year to be a Hobby Lobby shopper. The store, which is much more than an arts-and-crafts and hobby supply store, was wildly popular in 2025. Shoppers made repeat visits to their local store and also shopped the Hobby Lobby website for everything from amazing candles and Anthropologie dupe mirrors to viral throw pillows and blankets. What were some of the most beloved items of the year?...

13 Reasons You Should Be Glad You Don’t Live in a Huge House Shutterstock Bigger isn’t always better, especially when it comes to owning a home. Many of us have dreamed about buying bigger homes , but the reality is that owning a McMansion is more money and effort than it’s worth. Sure, it sounds nice to have a formal dining room to host holiday meals and an extra couple guest bedrooms on those rare occasions friends and family visit....

149 Tinder Pick-Up Lines That Will Definitely Get You a Date Kaspars Grinvalds/Shutterstock You may know some standard, old-school pick-up lines, but most of those won’t do you much good in the world of online dating. In the real world, body language, chemistry, and circumstance can also help draw someone in. But online dating environments like Tinder aren’t as forgiving. One wrong word, and you may be unmatched and never to be messaged again....

15 Secrets Jackie Kennedy Never Wanted Anyone to Know GL Archive/Alamy Stock Photo John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum Given her perfect posture and poise, you’d never guess that there was something off about Jackie O’s gait. However, in her book Jackie’s Girl: My Life with the Kennedy Family , the former first lady’s personal assistant Kathy McKeon revealed that she had significantly uneven legs. There was “a quarter-inch lift affixed to one heel on each pair of Madam’s shoes, apparently meant to compensate for one leg being slightly shorter than the other,” McKeon writes....

15 Secrets Your Bartender Won’t Tell You Shutterstock Ever wonder what your bartender is really thinking when you order you order that annoying-to-make mojito? Or what annoys him or her the absolute most? Or what you can actually do to get on his or her good side—and maybe even score a free drink? Read on, because we’ve compiled the top secrets your bartender will never tell you directly. And if you’re tending your home bar, be sure to brush up on the 20 Cocktails Everyone Should Know How to Make ....

17 Amazing Gifts For Mom That Will Make Her Year Shutterstock/adriaticphoto Moms are notoriously hard to shop for . After all, what do you possibly give the woman who literally gave you life, not to mention sat uncomplaining through eight years of clarinet practice? A dried-macaroni-and-glitter card or breakfast in bed (a.k.a. soggy waffles) may have done the trick when you were five, but those days are long gone. Never fear....

17 Celebrity Kids Who Are All Grown Up Now Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Some celebrity parents are avidly against exposing their children to the public, ensuring that they’re not photographed by paparazzi and, in some cases, not even releasing their names. But there are also those star spawn who we’ve been seeing on red carpets, in photoshoots, and all over Instagram since they were tiny. And when you remember when a celeb’s kid was born like it was yesterday, it’s a bit of a reality check regarding the passage of time to see them all grown up and well into their own careers....

18 Celebrities You Didn’t Know Were Adopted Shutterstock Families created through adoption often have compelling stories about how parents and children found each other. And while we often hear about celebrities adopting children both domestically and internationally, there are just as many fascinating stories about celebrities who were adopted themselves as children and how it forever changed the course of their lives. In honor of November being National Adoption Month, we’ve rounded up 18 adopted celebrities and the amazing adoption journeys that set them on track for success....

2 New Bath & Body Works Scents Are Already Flying Off Shelves Photo: Shutterstock; Design: Canva According to some estimates , Bath & Body Works introduces more than 200 new scents annually. Many of these are released in bulk around major seasonal events, like fall weather (we can’t even count how many pumpkin candles there were this year), Christmas, and Valentine’s Day. However, throughout the year, the retailer will also introduce some one-off new products to hold all of us super-fans over....

20 Biggest Viral Moments of 2017 Shutterstock In 2017 we experienced both incredible highs and incredible lows. We saw longtime bachelor Prince Harry propose to Meghan Markle, we watched dueling political factions rally to support their causes, and we lost stars like Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington and classic rocker Tom Petty. While our spirits rose and our hearts were broken in equal measure, these 20 viral stories caught our attention this year, and were well worth sharing....

20 Genius Ways to Make Chores More Fun Shutterstock According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the average American spends nearly 40 minutes a day cleaning, from washing dishes after dinner to making beds. However, anyone who’s spent a Saturday scrubbing floors or trying to get their mirrors streak-free will tell you that cleaning isn’t exactly the highlight of their week. Luckily, that doesn’t mean that budgeting in a weekly housekeeper is the only way to keep your house clean without driving yourself crazy....

20 Signs You’re Terrible at Making Decisions Cast Of Thousands/Shutterstock Whether it’s something as innocuous as what shoes to wear or something as major as, well, what to major in, decision-making is often a daunting prospect. What if you make the wrong choice?! You could wind up on a career path you hate (or worse: spending a day walking around with shoes that just totally don’t work with that look)....

20 Stars Way Older Than You Think Shutterstock There’s a good chance that while you were watching this year’s Oscars you checked your phone at least once to search, “How old is that person?” (At least we did—especially when it came to these 10 Over-65 Leading Ladies Who Look Amazing. ) Because let’s face it: In 2018, guessing a celebrity’s age is way harder than it used to be. And given current diet and wellness trends, it’s only going to get harder....

210 New Big Lots Stores Are Opening This Month—Here Are All the Locations Shutterstock Big Lots is making big strides in its strategic reopening tour. As of May 1, 54 new locations have officially opened for business on top of the nine stores the retailer launched in April . The good news comes after Variety Wholesalers, Inc. acquired 219 Big Lots locations in late 2024. Since then, Variety and Big Lots have been working tirelessly to get these stores remodeled and reopened....

23 Dog Facts That Will Make You Even More Amazed by Your Best Friend mestrada182 / Shutterstock READ THIS NEXT: 29 Amazing Facts You Never Knew About Your Cat . 23 Fascinating Dog Facts You Won’t Believe 1. Dogs have 18 muscles to move their ears. They’re good for more than just taking scritches. These 18 muscles allow dogs to move their ears in intricate ways, which is important for picking up sounds....

25 Adventures You Should Have Before You Die iStock If you’ve spent hours daydreaming out your office window, dreaming of endless open roads and ceaseless adventure, there’s a simple solution: Pack up and go . Few things are more humbling or magical than traveling—we mean that both metaphorically and physically—out of your comfort zone. So immediately adhere to step one: Begin filling your life with experiences that beggar belief. Steps two, three, and beyond will follow....

25 Crazy Predictions About the Next 25 Years Shutterstock A lot can happen in 25 years. A quarter-century ago, “mobile phones” meant cordless landlines and Nirvana topped the charts. Anyone anticipating in 1993 what life might be like 2018 would likely miss the mark in some ways, but those watching trends closely could be surprisingly close to how things actually shook out. To help predict what the future might bring, we reached out to futurists, tech experts, and others whose job it is to keep an eye on where things are heading and how things might look over the long term....

25 Daily Habits Rich People Swear By Shutterstock “The one percent” is a term that’s been thrown around for some time. It’s kicked off political tirades, social movements, and Hollywood blockbusters. (Remember The Wolf of Wall Street ? How about The Big Short ?) But there’s yet another thing the term can turbocharge: Your savings account. By copping the habits of the financial elite, you too can join their lofty perch and send your bank account numbers into the stratosphere....