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Day: February 6, 2020

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10 Moments of Drumming Mastery in Memory of Rock Legend Neil Peart

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After a private, 3.5 year battle with brain cancer, legendary musician Neil Peart passed away at the age of 67 on January 7th, 2020. The famous drummer of Canadian prog-rock innovators, Rush, Peart also wrote the bulk of the band’s lyrics from 1975’s LP, Fly By Night, until their final studio album, 2012’s Clockwork Angels. A virtuoso on the drums and a gifted songwriter, Peart also published 7 nonfiction books, several fiction collaborations and poured out thousands more words on his blog. Rush was inducted into the Rock & Roll…

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20 Random But Real Things Im Grateful For

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Kris Gage Updated February 5, 2020 By God & Man So it makes sense that self-help “experts” push people to “write down things they’re grateful for,” or people talk about making “gratitude journals.” When we clip our gratitude and pretend we only feel it for culturally common things available to most people around them — sunshine, stars, laughter, food — it makes us seem petrified of stepping out as an individual, so desperate for “sameness” that we refuse to cite anything unique, effectively And, yeah, don’t get me wrong — I…

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Giada De Laurentiis talks World Nutella Day, what never to cook for your Valentine

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“Nutella has been sort of part of my life as long as I can remember,” said Giada De Laurentiis. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) THE ONE THING GUY FIERI DOESN’T LIKE TO SEE AT HIS GAME-DAY PARTY CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER FOX: In honor of Valentine’s Day, what can fans make with the spread for their special someone? DE LAURENTIIS: When it comes to Nutella, I like it also as a spread on fruit as well. I think it’s really lovely on strawberries or even…

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Loving Yourself Sucks, Hating Yourself Is Easy

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Holly Riordan Updated February 5, 2020 By Ali Pazani The hardest thing you will ever learn to do is love yourself. It’s so much easier to be a pessimist, a cynic, a downer. It’s easier to beat yourself up over the things you’ve done wrong than it is to take a step back and accept you’re flawed, but there is beauty in those flaws. There is hope in of those flaws. It’s much easier to chalk your heartache up to you not being good enough, to you making some sort…

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I’m Doing “I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! ” Australia! Please Watch THIS! | Perez Hilton – Perez Hilton

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From Perez: “It’s true! I’m doing I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! Australia!!!! And I need your help!!! Wherever you live, you can be a part of this journey with me and support! Watch this video to find out how and see me talk about the many reasons I agreed to do this wild show!!! See you on the outside!!!!! LET’S DO THIS!!!! Watch! Enjoy! SHARE! Related Posts Liam Hemsworth Confirms New Romance With Gabriella Brooks During PDA-Filled Beach Day! Bindi & Robert Irwin ‘Working So Hard’ To…

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RNC chairwoman disagrees with her uncle Mitt Romney on impeachment vote

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Washington (CNN)Sen. Mitt Romney’s vote on Wednesday to convict President Donald Trump on one of the articles of impeachment not only rankled his fellow Republicans but also led his niece, the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, to publicly disagree with him. “For an incoming Republican freshman senator to attack (Trump) as their first act feeds into what the Democrats and media want and is disappointing and unproductive,” she said in a Twitter post at the time. Vice President Mike Pence called Romney’s decision a “disappointment” during an interview on…

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Seemingly-Discarded Elsa Doll Leaves Family ‘Frozen’ After Returning Repeatedly To Haunt Them – No, Seriously! – Perez Hilton

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This is honestly probably going to be one of the craziest viral stories you’ll read this year. And we low-key kind of love it!!! A Houston-area family has been suffering under the spell of an apparently-haunted Elsa doll, which originally was supposed to just recite phrases from Frozen before things started to get, ummm, a little wacky. It all started back on Christmas Day, 2013, when Emily Madonia‘s daughter received it as a gift. The doll sang songs like Let It Go, and recited catchphrases from the hit Disney movie every time a button on…

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Walking Away Is Simple, Staying Away Is The Hard Part

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Holly Riordan Updated February 5, 2020 By Seven Roadtrips You might decide to walk away in the heat of the moment. You might get fired up about the way your person has been treating you, pack your bags, and decide to leave. You might be 100% positive that getting the hell away from them is the right thing to do. But that certainty isn’t going to last. Your doubts might start a few days later. Or they might start before your hand even touches the doorknob. You might not even…

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Find Out Your Celebrity Look-Alike With This New Instagram Filter

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ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images Here’s How To Get Instagram’s Celebrity Look-Alike Filter To Find Your Match By Lara Walsh Jan 13, 2020 There’s a new AR filter on Instagram that’ll match you with your celebrity doppelgänger. The filter already boasts celebrity fans like Kylie Jenner with a picker showcasing some of the most recognizable women of the moment, including Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and Beyoncé. If you’re ready to dive in, here’s how to get Instagram’s celebrity look-alike filter to share your own star match with your followers. The Story feature…

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Fake clip of Sanders quoting infamous ‘hot chip’ tweet is duping people online

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A memetic video of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is making the rounds on Twitter. In the video, which is fast approaching three-quarters of a million views at this writing, a voice pretending to be Sanders say, Any female born after 1993 cant cook. All they know is McDonalds, charge they phone, twerk, be bisexual, eat hot chip and lie. jessus no bernie you cant say things like that pic.twitter.com/y9BTENqHQU — DataShade (@datashade) January 23, 2020 The visual portion is from the November Democratic presidential debate. The audio is reportedly someone…

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Stop sharing the ‘I’m in a mental hospital’ Facebook post. It’s not funnyit’s harmful

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People love Facebook posts that invite them to create silly lists of their friends and family members, and most of the time, it’s all in good fun. But a “mental hospital” post that keeps circulating is nowhere near good fun, and it needs to go away, now. The post begins, “This is Hilarious!” before telling people to follow the directions to fill the following list with Facebook friends’ names: “I’m in a mental hospital My roommate: Licks the glass: Helps me escape: My psychiatrist: Asleep in the corner: Shouts at…

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