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Video of two 90-year-old sisters saying goodbye shoots straight to the heart

A video making the rounds online is reminding us all that love transcends all time and distance.

94-year-old Barbara Carolan of Seabrook, Massachusetts, hadn’t been able to see her 90-year-old sister Shirley, who lives in Nevada, since 2020.

When it became clear to Barbara that she might not have much time left to spend with her beloved sister, she prepared to make the 2,700-mile cross country trip to say goodbye.


“They waited so long to see each other, and if you don’t know if you’re going to see someone again, you know, especially siblings, it must be really hard,” Barbara’s granddaughter, Stephanie Atkinson Shively, told told her local news outlet WMUR.

Shively volunteered to ride alongside her grandmother and document the trip. In a TikTok video, which has been seen over 13 million times, we see Barbara and Shirley getting emotional while reminiscing.

“We had a wonderful, wonderful time,” Barbara tells Shirley through tears.

“If we don’t see each other [again] on this earth, we’ll see each other in heaven,” her little sister assured.

“You betcha!” Barbara sobs. “You betcha.”

Watch the video below, aptly captioned: “Hug your sister.”

@stephanieatkinson #goodbye #sistersforever #notgoodbye ♬ original sound – Stephanie Atkinson Shively

Needless to say, viewers were struck by the sweet moment.

“There needs to be a category on this app for videos that are guaranteed to make you cry cuz dammit I’m tired of randomly balling my eyes out!” one person wrote.

Another added, “It’s not good bye, it’s see you later. I imagine when we pass, it’ll be like going home. And never again will we have to be separated from the ones we love.”

Shively shared several other moments from the journeys, including some pictures of the sisters when they were younger. But the ‘last tearjerker’ showed grandma Barbara waving goodbye as she made her way back home.

There’s a bit of comic relief in this one, as Barbara yells “until we meet again!” and gets “WHAT?!” from Shirley, having to repeat herself a few times.

Watch:

@stephanieatkinson #sistersforever #notgoodbye #sisterlylove ♬ original sound – Stephanie Atkinson Shively

All in all, just a beautiful, heartwarming reminder to savor our lives, and all the loved ones in it.

Now go hug someone.

This article originally appeared on 9.16.23

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Video of two 90-year-old sisters saying goodbye shoots straight to the heart

A video making the rounds online is reminding us all that love transcends all time and distance.

94-year-old Barbara Carolan of Seabrook, Massachusetts, hadn’t been able to see her 90-year-old sister Shirley, who lives in Nevada, since 2020.

When it became clear to Barbara that she might not have much time left to spend with her beloved sister, she prepared to make the 2,700-mile cross country trip to say goodbye.


“They waited so long to see each other, and if you don’t know if you’re going to see someone again, you know, especially siblings, it must be really hard,” Barbara’s granddaughter, Stephanie Atkinson Shively, told told her local news outlet WMUR.

Shively volunteered to ride alongside her grandmother and document the trip. In a TikTok video, which has been seen over 13 million times, we see Barbara and Shirley getting emotional while reminiscing.

“We had a wonderful, wonderful time,” Barbara tells Shirley through tears.

“If we don’t see each other [again] on this earth, we’ll see each other in heaven,” her little sister assured.

“You betcha!” Barbara sobs. “You betcha.”

Watch the video below, aptly captioned: “Hug your sister.”

@stephanieatkinson #goodbye #sistersforever #notgoodbye ♬ original sound – Stephanie Atkinson Shively

Needless to say, viewers were struck by the sweet moment.

“There needs to be a category on this app for videos that are guaranteed to make you cry cuz dammit I’m tired of randomly balling my eyes out!” one person wrote.

Another added, “It’s not good bye, it’s see you later. I imagine when we pass, it’ll be like going home. And never again will we have to be separated from the ones we love.”

Shively shared several other moments from the journeys, including some pictures of the sisters when they were younger. But the ‘last tearjerker’ showed grandma Barbara waving goodbye as she made her way back home.

There’s a bit of comic relief in this one, as Barbara yells “until we meet again!” and gets “WHAT?!” from Shirley, having to repeat herself a few times.

Watch:

@stephanieatkinson #sistersforever #notgoodbye #sisterlylove ♬ original sound – Stephanie Atkinson Shively

All in all, just a beautiful, heartwarming reminder to savor our lives, and all the loved ones in it.

Now go hug someone.

This article originally appeared on 9.16.23

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Pennsylvania home is the entrance to a cave that’s been closed for 70 years

Have you ever seen something in a movie or online and thought, “That’s totally fake,” only to find out it’s absolutely a real thing? That’s sort of how this house in Pennsylvania comes across. It just seems too fantastical to be real, and yet somehow it actually exists.

The home sits between Greencastle and Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, and houses a pretty unique public secret. There’s a cave in the basement. Not a man cave or a basement that makes you feel like you’re in a cave, but an actual cave that you can’t get to unless you go through the house.

Turns out the cave was discovered in the 1830s on the land of John Coffey, according to Uncovering PA, but the story of how it was found is unclear. People would climb down into the cave to explore occasionally until the land was leased about 100 years later and a small structure was built over the cave opening.


The idea was to make it accessible to visitors and use the cave as a tourist attraction, and the small structure was eventually built into a two-story house. But it was closed to the public in 1954 after the land was purchased for limestone mining and it remained closed for nearly 70 years. (In the words of Stephanie Tanner, “How rude.”) Sometime during that 70-year closure, the home that contains the cave was purchased by Dara Black, and in 2021, it reopened to the public.

Currently, the home is occupied by Black, but to gain access to the cave you can simply book a tour. The best part about booking a tour is that you only have to make a donation to enter. It’s a pay-what-you-can sort of setup, but since someone actually lives in the home, you can’t just pop in and ask for a tour. You have to go during the “open house” times available.

According to the Black-Coffey Caverns Facebook page, they treat the tours truly as an open house, complete with snacks and drinks. There’s a waiting room area where people can chat and eat their snacks while they wait for the tour to start. They also offer cave yoga once a month. According to Uncovering PA, the tour takes about 45 minutes to complete and there are about 3,000 feet worth of passageways.

Imagine living on top of a cave and just taking strangers on a waltz under your floorboards essentially. It makes me wonder if the house is quiet at night or if you can hear echoes of the cave sounds while you’re trying to sleep. From the Facebook page, it appears that the cave doesn’t have any lights, but there were pictures with some Christmas lights mounted to the cave walls. Otherwise, you have to use flashlights.

Hopefully, no mischievous children decide to play hide and seek or you just might have to call in a rescue crew. Literally. But what an unbelievable “pics or it didn’t happen” kind of story to tell. It’s not every day you run into someone that has a door that leads you to an underground cave.

If you want to see what a cave tour looks like starting from the outside of the house, check out the video below:

This article originally appeared on 1.30.23

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Pennsylvania home is the entrance to a cave that’s been closed for 70 years

Have you ever seen something in a movie or online and thought, “That’s totally fake,” only to find out it’s absolutely a real thing? That’s sort of how this house in Pennsylvania comes across. It just seems too fantastical to be real, and yet somehow it actually exists.

The home sits between Greencastle and Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, and houses a pretty unique public secret. There’s a cave in the basement. Not a man cave or a basement that makes you feel like you’re in a cave, but an actual cave that you can’t get to unless you go through the house.

Turns out the cave was discovered in the 1830s on the land of John Coffey, according to Uncovering PA, but the story of how it was found is unclear. People would climb down into the cave to explore occasionally until the land was leased about 100 years later and a small structure was built over the cave opening.


The idea was to make it accessible to visitors and use the cave as a tourist attraction, and the small structure was eventually built into a two-story house. But it was closed to the public in 1954 after the land was purchased for limestone mining and it remained closed for nearly 70 years. (In the words of Stephanie Tanner, “How rude.”) Sometime during that 70-year closure, the home that contains the cave was purchased by Dara Black, and in 2021, it reopened to the public.

Currently, the home is occupied by Black, but to gain access to the cave you can simply book a tour. The best part about booking a tour is that you only have to make a donation to enter. It’s a pay-what-you-can sort of setup, but since someone actually lives in the home, you can’t just pop in and ask for a tour. You have to go during the “open house” times available.

According to the Black-Coffey Caverns Facebook page, they treat the tours truly as an open house, complete with snacks and drinks. There’s a waiting room area where people can chat and eat their snacks while they wait for the tour to start. They also offer cave yoga once a month. According to Uncovering PA, the tour takes about 45 minutes to complete and there are about 3,000 feet worth of passageways.

Imagine living on top of a cave and just taking strangers on a waltz under your floorboards essentially. It makes me wonder if the house is quiet at night or if you can hear echoes of the cave sounds while you’re trying to sleep. From the Facebook page, it appears that the cave doesn’t have any lights, but there were pictures with some Christmas lights mounted to the cave walls. Otherwise, you have to use flashlights.

Hopefully, no mischievous children decide to play hide and seek or you just might have to call in a rescue crew. Literally. But what an unbelievable “pics or it didn’t happen” kind of story to tell. It’s not every day you run into someone that has a door that leads you to an underground cave.

If you want to see what a cave tour looks like starting from the outside of the house, check out the video below:

This article originally appeared on 1.30.23

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‘Reacher’ Devotees Can Now Watch Their Guy Punch Through A Window Earlier Than Expected

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December will be slower than usual for TV releases, but fortunately, Reacher will be back on Amazon to fill multiple voids. Alan Ritchson was the proper man for the role, even if his hands aren’t quite as large as plates as originally envisioned by author Lee Childs. As well, new dynamics will surface this season since we’ll get to see Jack Reacher alongside members of his old U.S. Army Special Investigations unit

The original release date from Amazon on Season 2 was set as December 15, and there has been a slight update. It’s a tiny one, but it will make the difference between watching on Thursday evening and wishing that you could watch the show on Friday while you’re at work. Yep, that means Reacher has been quietly bumped up a day, as revealed on Amazon’s website: “Coming soon — December 14, 7:00 PM ET”

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This season is based upon Lee Child’s 11th book in this series, Bad Luck and Trouble, which means that it departs from the second Tom Cruise movie, and that’s good news, but not as good as learning that Ritchson pulled a fast one with his diet while preparing to play a brick sh*thouse who doesn’t work out.

From the synopsis:

Reacher reunites with three of his former teammates turned chosen family to investigate, including Frances Neagley (Maria Sten); Karla Dixon (Serinda Swan), a forensic accountant for whom Reacher has long had a soft spot; and fast-talking, switchblade-wielding family man David O’Donnell (Shaun Sipos) … Reacher will stop at nothing to uncover the truth and protect the members of his unit. If there’s one thing Reacher and his team know for certain, it’s that you do not mess with the Special Investigators. This season, get ready for Reacher and the 110th to hit back hard.

Reacher returns on December 15 14 with three episodes and subsequent weekly check-ins.

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What Is Tate McRae’s ‘Think Later’ Tracklist?

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Uproxx cover star Tate McRae is returning with her sophomore album, Think Later, later tonight when the clock hits midnight on the East Coast.

“Writing this whole thing was one of the most stressful, exciting, nerve racking, and fun things I’ve ever gone through,” she shared on Instagram. “For the first time in my life I lived this year a little less with my head and a little more with my intuition – and I rlly hope u guys can feel that through the music.”

Given the success of McRae’s early singles — “Greedy,” “Exes,” and more — fans are likely hyped to see the rest of what she has in store for the record’s tracklist. Here’s what to know.

What Is Tate McRae’s Think Later Tracklist?

Right now, McRae’s Think Later album will span 14 tracks, with her two singles being placed at spots 2 and 7 — which the pop star had teased before the official reveal.

Continue scrolling to view the complete tracklist.

1. “Cut My Hair”
2. “Greedy”
3. “Run For The Hills”
4. “Hurt My Feelings”
5. “Stay Done”
6. “Grave”
7. “Exes”
8. “We’re Not Alike”
9. “Calgary”
10. “Messier”
11. “Think Later”
12. “Guilty Conscience”
13. “Want That Too”
14. “Plastic Palm Trees”

Think Later is out 12/8 via RCA Records. Find more information here.

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‘The View’s Whoopi Goldberg Dragged Kevin McCarthy’s Baffling Resignation Speech: ‘I’m Still Not Sure What The Hell You Did’

The View had a field day with Kevin McCarthy‘s oddly congratulatory resignation speech after the former Speaker of the House basically announced that he was quitting Congress at the end of the year. Whoopi Goldberg, in particular, had some blunt words for the outgoing congressman.

“When the stakes were the highest, we rose to the challenge,” McCarthy said in a video message posted to Twitter. “We were willing to risk it all, no matter the odds, no matter the personal cost. Simply put, we did the right thing.”

Whoopi couldn’t believe what she was hearing as her jaw dropped during McCarthy’s message. The View co-host noted that he was only Speaker of the House for a few months before being ousted and he did not do much during that short time. More pointedly, McCarthy is definitely not accomplishing much by quitting either, but she’ll take it.

Via The Wrap:

“I’m just trying to figure out what you think you actually did!” she exclaimed. “You had what, 19 tries to get the job? Fifteen. And then you got the job, and I’m still not sure what the hell you did while you were there! What are you doing? Goodbye, though!”

However, Sara Haines and Alyssa Farah Griffin argued that McCarthy is accomplishing something: Being petty as hell.

“This was like the biggest middle finger to the Republicans. The fact that he just ousted himself, and was like ‘Peace!’” Haines said about McCarthy resigning right after George Santos was expelled. “Like, that’s a 2-vote — they’re gonna have to do everything bipartisan.”

(Via The Wrap)

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The Uproxx 2023 Gift Guide For The Home

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This year’s Uproxx Gift Guides are brought to you by Sirius XM. Check out their site to find all the holiday music and content you need to get into the giving spirit.

Who knows exactly when it happened but there seem to be way more people with good taste now. The rise of Instagram certainly played a huge part in sparking this sea change — earthenware lamps, enamel bowls, and satin sheets certainly look cooler in the feed than impossible-to-assemble IKEA housewares. Oh and also, house prices are insane and pushing ever higher so… better to just forget about buying and dial in your apartment.

A record player, a griddle, and some greens growing in the corner? That’s a space you want to spend time in.

Last year’s Uproxx Gift Guide for the Home was such a hit that we’re running it back this year. But this time around, it’s all splurges straight through til the end. Why? Well, in short… everyone has enough junk. Amazon has been around for 30 years. We can all order trinkets and have them on our doorstep (or our neighbors’ doorsteps since UPS seems to have about a 45% accuracy rate this time of year) before dinner.

No junk in 2023. This is the all bangers all the time home gift guide. If you get someone something we’ve tested, reviewed, and featured below, it’s sure to leave your giftee hyped. We promise.

Andover-One All-In-One Record Player

ANDOVER-ONE ALL-IN-ONE RECORD PLAYER
ANDOVER

Price: $1,999

This is, quite simply, the best all-in-one record player on the market. Trust me, I’ve burned through plenty of others.

Why? Well, it starts and ends with sound quality.

If you don’t have space for a component system, this is the richest, deepest sound you can get. It can fill any room and never sounds tinny, like so much of the competition. The quality is clear in every single element.

Beyond that, it’s also incredibly easy to use, both as a record player and a Bluetooth speaker (you don’t need to have another living room speaker, this can give you all the power you need). There’s only one dial and it’s intuitive to use. Design-wise, this is as cool as it gets — the hardwood cabinet is sleek and stylish while also being sturdy. I have mine on a simple record stand and get a constant stream of comments about how nice it looks. (With that said, I wish I’d dropped the extra money for the matching record stand.)

Taken all together, this is the GOAT in its category. It’s a high-end listening experience without all the components.

BUY IT FOR:

Buy it for someone who craves a quality vinyl listening experience without the desire or space to build out a full sound system.

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Meze Audio 99 Classics

Meze 99 Classics
MEZE

Price: $309

This is a nice full-circle moment because I’ve got the Meze headphones on my ears right now. To help me focus, I’ve worn over-the-ear headphones every day for work for 15 years. All day; every day. Burned through countless pairs.

These are the most comfortable, bar none. They don’t clamp too hard on your head, even if you have them on eight hours per day, as I often do. In fact, they feel light and almost delicate. The headband distributes the pressure evenly so you never have that “I’m being squeezed” feeling.

As far as the sound goes, these plug-in headphones are high quality — rich and luxurious, deeply resonant, and perfectly balanced. When I’m not working I plug them into the Andover record player featured above and sprawl on the couch for long listening sessions. There are few ways better to relax and unwind on the planet, in my opinion.

BUY THEM FOR:

If these were stolen from me tomorrow, I would have another pair ordered that same day. I like them that much. Buy them for anyone who craves a high-level music-listening experience and is willing to be plugged in.

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Klipsch The Three Plus Premium Bluetooth Speaker

Klipsch Bluetooth Speaker
KLIPSCH

Price: $399

While the Andover record player acts as my Bluetooth in my living room, in my bedroom I love this Klipsch The Three Plus speaker. Like the Andover, it’s sleek and made with real wood (the Meze headphones have real wood too, I’m a big wood guy). It also has actual dials instead of relying on buttons. That feels more solid to me; more tangible.

Sound-wise, this little box is big. The sound is clear and not the least bit tinny, filling the bedroom when I want to go loud or offering a rich ambiance when I want to go soft. The other reason I spent money on it? It’s… not so portable. I find that a house only really needs one big portable speaker and that’s likely to get banged up, etc. This speaker stays in one place, is always there when I need it, and has retained the sleek, cool look since I bought it. I can’t imagine a reason I wouldn’t still have this in 10 years — unless the tech around speakers completely changes again (which is, obviously, totally feasible).

BUY IT FOR:

Sharp-looking meets sharp sound meets real components that feel solid (the rolling volume dial charmed the hell out of me). Buy it for someone with good taste who has too many speakers banging around their house.

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Traeger Flat Top Grill Flatrok

Traeger Flat Top Grill
TRAEGER

Price: $899.99

I have a Traeger smoker. I like it. I use it relatively often and it’s fully replaced my propane grill. But with all that said… using it is a little bit of a project. There are pellets to buy. There are rotors to vacuum. I use it pretty often! But I don’t have the time to use it daily.

This Traeger flat-top griddle? I use that daily. Sometimes twice daily.

I have never adored a cooking implement so deeply. It is like — and I don’t mean “sorta like” or “similar to,” I mean “exactly like” — having a restaurant flat top in your backyard. I can cook burgers for 20 people in 10 minutes. I can make the best carne asada tacos I’ve tasted outside of Mexico for a whole dinner party without stress. It’s just a really special product.

It runs on propane and is easy to clean. Just scrape all the detritus into the grease trap! (It’s kind of fun, even.)

A few months ago, I threw a party. At about 2 am, my buddy raided the fridge, tossed huge hunks of pulled pork on this griddle, added some pan drippings, pushed it in the corner, tossed on some tortillas, loaded them with cheese, added back the pork, and made 10 of the best quesadillas I’ve ever tasted. It took him 10 minutes. The griddle did not need cleaning afterward. Friends still call it “the midnight miracle.”

BUY IT FOR:

If I could only afford a grill, smoker, or this flat-top, I would buy the flat-top every time. Get it for the chef who is ready to entertain and level up.

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Houseplant Gloopy Candle By Seth

Houseplant Gloopy Candle
HOUSEPLANT

Price: $150

I like Seth Rogen a ton. But not so much that I need to further enrich this wildly rich man by buying his candle after getting drawn like a moth to the flame of his celebrity. And yet here I am… with a $150 candle in my living room.

Why?

Marie Kondo, baby! It sparks joy!

It’s cool. It looks great. I’ve burned through it already and fit other (less fragrant, more generic) candles inside. So in reality, this Houseplant candle is more like a vase. A vase for candles. And, as such, it’s lovely. It’s a perfect punch of brightness in my living room — which takes the hipster earth tones trend to the furthest possible place and needs some damn color. People comment on it. We discuss — maybe riff on how good Superbad is or how Rogen’s North Korea movie led to an international incident and how fascinating that is or how he’s a legit potter alongside being a movie star.

But regardless of those conversations, I have this object that brings me some degree of pleasure. That’s all I need from it and well worth my $150.

BUY IT FOR:

Buy it for someone (maybe a Rogen fan!) who will keep it as a vase and treasured object long after the candle is burnt down.

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Crow Canyon Enamelware

Stinston Enamelware
CROW CANYON

Price: Varies. $130 for all three elements shown.

Do you like enamelware? I definitely do. They can bang around a little, work outdoors and indoors, look cool, and they don’t create the fear in their owners that ceramics do. Maybe it’s the fact that I grew up sipping from chipped enamel cups around the campfire but I just love the look of them. I have gotten absolutely lost on the Crow Canyon website multiple times.

Even when I made my purchase, I had to keep going back to my cart because I was overdoing it. Seriously.

The splatter design is my go-to (I bought all of the items pictured) — it feels earthy but still like a design piece that people take note of. Everything can go in the dishwasher and I feel no fear packing the dishes or cups up for a stylish picnic date or using them for one of my more chaotic parties. One more upside for anyone like me who leaves things out way too often — the enamel doesn’t crust over, making these dishes incredibly easy to clean even if you accidentally leave them around the house with food in them for a day or two.

BUY THEM FOR:

Grab these for someone who has serious style but isn’t ready for dishes that can easily shatter (and who among us is?).

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Soundboks 4

soundboks 4
SOUNDBOKS

Price: $999

When the first Sounboks dropped, it was clear that the brand was trying to shift the conversation around portable speakers. The first edition was a powerhouse — huge sound in a portable format. This was not for “me and you on a beach blanket” listening — it was for family reunions and cookouts.

Soundboks 4 takes that notion further. Way further.

This feels like a concert component speaker. It feels like your buddy who is a roadie for Travis Scott stole it from the sounbank and kicked it to you for a grand. The sound is massive and it can connect to other speakers or components. I recently had a DJ use this at a house party I threw (this guide really reveals my love for parties) and it was more than enough sound to fill up the house.

I’m not talking about “enough to bob your head to”-type sound. I’m talking “lost in the music, can’t-talk-now-the-beat-is-in-my-body”-type sound. It’s a beast and also sleek enough to sit in the house for the “between cookouts and house parties” times as your main-room Bluetooth speaker.

BUY IT FOR:

The person who loves to create the party — whether at the beach, the park, or in their homes. Warning: Anyone who owns this will have a whole lot of friends asking to borrow it for their own events!

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The Farmstand Nook

The Farmstand Nook
LETTUCE GROW

Price: $699

I am a Lettuce Grow legionnaire — or whatever they call their fans. I have dutifully purchased three of their Farmstands and keep them growing year-round. I know the brand better than probably anyone who doesn’t work there. But the “Nook” is my first indoor stand.

I love it. It’s straightforward (to be honest, I tried another indoor brand this year and sent it back after a week — too many chemicals to mix and test, etc). And the production is great.

The food that comes off the Nook is delicious (the electricity increase is negligible as far as I can tell). And there’s something really special about making juice for someone with the greens you grew, seasoning a meal with your own herbs, and eating veggies that were plucked five minutes before eating. Does growing your food in-house save money? After a whole lot of repetitions, I’ll say… Doubtful.

Farms know what they are doing and they do it at scale. It probably is some level (minimal) of financial loss for me to grow my own food in the Farmstand or out in my planter boxes. But it’s so fun and it saves on store runs and the agony of seeing lettuce wilt in the fridge is eradicated — all of which makes this a huge win for me and my kitchen-centric lifestyle. Plus, on a philosophical level, being part of your food production fundamentally shifts how you treat the food you make.

That alone makes this well worth it. Combine that with the minimalist look and it’s wins all around.

BUY IT FOR:

Anyone who cares enough about food to grow their own greens and veggies. Even if they claim to be incompetent in a garden, they can handle the Nook — it’s that easy!

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Notary Lamp

notary lamp
NOTARY CERAMICS

Price: $955

It’s not often you find your new favorite ceramics shop on HBO, but here we are. I learned about Notary Ceramics when it was profiled on HBO’s Storefront Stories and fell in love with the look of these lamps. Owner/ potter Sarah Van Raden just seems to innately understand the sweet spot between minimalism and eye-pleasing design. She’s never so stark that her work feels brutalist — it’s minimal but still evokes genuine feeling.

“I am drawn to simple, quiet forms that are humble yet unique,” Van Raden told me via email when I asked about her design ethos. “My color palette is inspired by the natural beauty of Oregon and my childhood growing up in the countryside.”

I see all of that in her work. And the smaller touches just scream quality. It’s got a thick, vintage feeling chord, the light base is heavy and solid, and the accordion shade — which I found absolutely maddening to figure out (don’t be like me, just watch the tutorial and it’s suddenly simple) — looks even better in the home when the light is “on” than it does in the image above.

This is a subtle-yet-room-defining piece. I admire its grace every time I walk past.

BUY IT FOR:

The person who cares about style but also has nothing to prove — the confident minimalist who savors well-made things.

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Ettitude Signature Sateen Sheet Set

Signature Sateen Sheet Set
ettitude

Price: $229

These sheets are a treasure — they’ve ruined me! Anything else is like sleeping on hay and burlap. These are delicate and soft and sensual.

They feel inherently sexy. You want to roll around in them. Also… this exact color (saffron) is just incredibly pleasing to the eye.

I can tell you the specs on this sheet set —

  • Sustainable “CleanBamboo” fabric in a sateen weave.
  • Hypoallergenic.

Those are the biggies. They run down everything on the website but… that’s not why you drop $229 on sheets, right? It’s because of how they feel on your body. How they look on your bed. What they evoke.

In my experience, these sheets are the absolute top-of-the-line when using those parameters. They are sexy and sensual and feel fantastic against your skin.

BUY IT FOR:

The person you want to have sex with. The person you want to lounge in bed with. The person whose sleep you value. If you have that person, this gift will hit — I promise.

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What Is Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday 2’ Tracklist?

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Nicki Minaj is just a bit away from releasing her highly anticipated Pink Friday 2 album at midnight ET tonight, where it will be available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify. Given the rap icon has been pretty quiet about details surrounding the record, fans are wondering what the tracklist will be.

Here’s what to know so far.

What Is Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 Tracklist?

Minaj’s full tracklist for Pink Friday 2 is still yet to be announced. However, this hasn’t stopped online speculation. According to an unconfirmed partial list from Genius, it has her previously released “Red Ruby Da Sleeze” and “Super Freaky Girl” both reportedly making the cut. Other songs include “Big Difference” as track 2, and “Last Time I Saw You” as track 7.

Additional unconfirmed titles right now are “Let Me Calm Down,” “Memories,” and “Roman In Malibu.” The latter seems to tease that Minaj will be reprising her altar ego that fans got to know with the original Pink Friday in 2010.

It’s also unclear if any collaborations will be included on the rest of the tracklist, let alone how long the record will be, making it truly a surprise to take place once it drops.

Pink Friday 2 is out 12/8 via Republic Records. Find more information here.

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After Some Time Away, Ariana Grande Made It Clear She’s Back In The Studio And Fans Are Over The Moon About It

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Ariana Grande was perhaps the biggest pop star in the world when she released her two latest albums, 2019’s Thank U, Next and 2020’s Positions: In 2019, she became the first artist in 50 years to have the top 3 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 (Drake and Taylor Swift have both since matched and surpassed that feat, by the way), and Positions did a good job at riding the Thank U, Next momentum.

Except for the odd single here and there, though, Grande has been mostly quiet since then (although two of those “odd singles,” remixes of The Weekend’s “Save Your Tears” and “Die For You,” went No. 1). That’s because she’s been busy, primarily with working on a Wicked film adaptation. She’s been totally focused on that, so much so that in 2022, she said she wouldn’t start work on a new album until she was finished with Wicked.

All of that preamble was to set up the following news: Grande is back in the studio and fans are losing it.

In an uncaptioned Instagram post shared today (December 7), Grande shared some photos and videos of herself in a recording studio, sitting in front of a mixing board and computers. People, of course, were excited, including some familiar faces.

Victoria Monét commented, “She’s HOME!!!” Ty Dolla Sign wrote, “She backkkk.” It seems Cynthia Erivo has even heard some of Grande’s new material, as she commented, “Love you sweetheart, no one is ready, I’m so freaking proud of you!! This project is so freaking special!!!”

Grande became a trending topic on X (formerly Twitter) following her post, so check out some tweet reactions below.