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The first two months of 2019 have flown by, and March is only a couple weeks away. This means that spring will soon be starting, sunnier weather will hopefully be upon us, and (perhaps most importantly) St. Patrick's Day is almost here. Spring's…

Love is in the air — and in the case of one world-famous celebrity couple, in the hallway of their house, too. On Thursday, Feb. 14, Kylie Jenner posted a Valentine's Day picture of Stormi all dressed up for the love-filled holiday. The 1-year-old…

I will admit that the ongoing partnership between actor and weightlifting champion Thor Björnsson — aka Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane on Game of Thrones — and at-home carbonated drink marvel SodaStream has always surprised me somewhat. Then again,…

Not everyone celebrates Valentine's Day in the same way, and not everyone's love story has the same trajectory. Sometimes, things get a little well... weird. Sci-fi weird. This Valentine's Day, Hollywood is offering up a rom-com with a sci-fi twist.…

In this op-ed, Urooj Arshad, co-founder of the Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity and director of International LGBTQ Youth Health and Rights Programs at Advocates for Youth, explains what she wants her younger self to know as a queer,…

Valentine’s Day used to make sense to me. In elementary school, I’d go shopping for Scooby Doo or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles-themed cards with my mother to hand out to my classmates. Although we were told to hand out cards to everyone, I made sure…

Though Valentine's Day an exciting holiday for some people, other people dread the love-centric day. Maybe you just got out of a relationship or a friend just went through a breakup and could use some cheering up. In any case, the true point of…

Everyone has different ways of getting over an ex. Some immediately re-download a dating app, some prefer to wallow, and some get some much-needed "me time" right after a breakup. But this Valentine's Day you can do something truly special and name…

They say a rose is a rose is a rose — but isn’t it also something else? We all know that a gift of red roses means something very different than a gift of yellow daisies or white carnations or even yellow rose. Human beings have been assigning…

Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson's daughter is barely 10 months old, but she's already having the best Valentine's Day ever — and it's not even Feb. 14 yet. Take, for example, Kris Jenner's Valentine's Day gifts for baby True, which Kardashian…

Nothing ups social media activity quite like a holiday — and in 2019, Snap Inc. has something pretty spectacular up its sleeve: New Valentine’s Day Lenses for Snap Camera are now available, letting you share the love with your favorite people at the…

I don’t know about you, but I am endlessly fascinated by the weird things people Google — particularly around specific times of year. They reveal so much about us, and yet at the same time, they also reveal so little. What each state Googles on…

We're finally in the home stretch of Valentine's Day season! Are you ready? Whether or not you celebrate what some call a Hallmark holiday, it's still a great excuse to give the people you love in your life a gift. Valentine's Day isn't just about…

There are some words that you would never think to put together but, when they become one, they create a beautiful sound indeed. How could "ex", "zoo", "cockroach", "Valentine's Day", and "meerkat" combine to make the most perfect sentence in the…

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. If it’s a holiday you celebrate, have you got all your plans in place? Dinner and/or activities arranged? Cards signed? Gifts assembled? Well, if you're still looking for that perfect finishing touch, good news —…

Valentine's Day is a holiday dedicated to celebrating love of all kinds — but especially romantic love. While it's a great day if you're in a loving, kind relationship with someone you care about, it's not always quite as wonderful when you're…

Valentine's Day can be fun when you're in the right mood. But there are a variety of reasons Valentine's Day can suck, as well. It's so easy to let your expectations get too high, for example, and feel let down or disappointed when the day doesn't…

At this point, you've likely heard the phrase "Galentine's Day" at least once, and this is all thanks to one very important fictional character: Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation, played by actress Amy Poehler. In one episode of the show,…

Did you procrastinate on getting a Valentine’s Day gift for your favorite person? Are you looking for an easy way to give yourself a Valentine’s Day gift (because heck, you deserve it)? Well, if you and/or your loved one dig flowers, good news: You…

With new Valentine's Day food specials being revealed from the biggest grocery brands and food chains all the time, it's been a pretty exciting period — but we've yet to hear from the OG of food and drink specials. Until now. The always epic and…