Google Chromecast Review: Smaller, Faster, and Still Totally Worth It

Two year ago the Google god in the sky afford unto us a $ 35 dollar sign media - streaming dongle , and lo , it was good . Pretty good anyway , and it got good with software updates , but it still has immure propensity . Well , it ’s 2015 sister , so what ’s the young Chromecast get ? Less lag ! And … that ’s moderately much it ....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1323 words · Heather Levy

Gov. Ralph Northam Says He Is '99% Sure' Who's in Blackface in Racist Photo That Rocked Va. Politics

Gov. Ralph Northam.Photo: Chris Kleponis/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock As he prepares to leave office on Saturday to make way forRepublican Glenn Youngkin, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is reflecting on the hard lessons he’s learned since a racist photo scandal erupted in 2019 and nearly ended his political career. “I’m not sure I would have signed up for this experience, but it’s really just opened my eyes,” NorthamtellsTheWashington Postin an interview for a story about how he managed — over the initial outrage — to turn his governorship around....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 761 words · Lisa Park

Grandfather, 71, Was Allegedly Targeted and Killed While Getting Newspaper in Chicago's Chinatown

Woom Sing Tse.Photo: LEGAL HELP FIRM Facebook Police who followed the community’s tips to arrest 23-year-old Alphonso Joyner later that day on charges of first-degree murder did not offer a motive or say whether the murder was a hate crime. “I cannot say why this happened… sometimes people just do evil people things,” said Assistant State’s Attorney James Murphy, reportsNBC Chicago. The victim, Woom Sing Tse, a retired restaurateur, was shot 22 times, prosecutors revealed Thursday at a hearing where Joyner was denied bond, according to the outlet....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 676 words · Elizabeth Johnson

Greek Soccer Fan Dies from Stab Wounds After Massive Brawl, Champions League Postpones Match

Photo:Dimitris Lampropoulos/Anadolu Agency via GettyA Greek soccer fan has died after a massive brawl broke out between AEK Athens fans and supporters of Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb, theUEFA Champions League saidon Tuesday.According toCNN, more than 150 supporters of Croatia’s soccer team, ignoring a prior ban on traveling to Athens, drove into the Greek capital on Monday, where deadly physical fights broke out between the two fandoms outside of the Greek team’s stadium in Nea Philadelphia....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 994 words · Richard Perez

Gwen Stefani Channels Cinderella During Disney's Holiday Celebration, Plus Nic Cage, Kel Mitchell and More

01of 95’Tis the SeasonRichard Harbaugh/ABC via GettyGwen Stefanichannels Cinderella during her performance for ABC’sThe Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebrationon Nov. 28. 01of 95 ‘Tis the Season Richard Harbaugh/ABC via Getty Gwen Stefanichannels Cinderella during her performance for ABC’sThe Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebrationon Nov. 28. 02of 95Holiday ShoppingT.JACKSON / BACKGRIDNic Cage and wife Riko Shibata head to N.Y.C.’s Soho neighborhood to do some shopping after Thanksgiving....

March 16, 2025 · 23 min · 4841 words · Deborah Ali

Gwyneth Paltrow Contracted COVID So Early on That She 'Couldn't Even Get Tested'

Gwyneth Paltrowrecently revealed that she was one of the thousands of Americanswho contracted COVID-19 in the early days of the virus. But, she says, she kept her sickness under wraps for months because like so many others, she couldn’t get tested. The actress and Goop founder shared in February that she “had COVID-19 early on, and it left me with some long-tail fatigue and brain fog.” Speaking this weekwithThe Hollywood Reporter, Paltrow, 48, said that, contrary to the rumors, she didn’t keep it a secret out of concern that people would compare her to her character inContagion— but because of the lack of tests....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Felicia Thomas

Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals How She's a 'Mortifying' and 'Embarrassing' Mom to Daughter Apple, 14

Not many people would labelGwyneth Paltrowas having an embarrassing disposition, but her teenage daughter would beg to differ. During her Thursday appearance onThe Rachael Ray Show, the actress,Goopfounder and author of cookbookThe Clean Plate: Eat, Reset, Healrevealed she is no exception to being a “mortifying” presence for Apple Blythe Alison, 14, and her little brotherMoses Bruce Anthony, 12. “I am the most embarrassing person all of a sudden — no, it’s been a couple good years that I’ve been the most embarrassing person,” she told the host of motherhood....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Christie Sanchez

Gwyneth Paltrow Says Her Current 'Drink Status' Is One Drink Per Week

Photo: Emma McIntyre/GettyGwyneth Paltrowcontinues to limit her alcohol intake.In aGoopnewsletteron Monday, the actress, 49, shared her current “drink status,” along with her favorite grocery store treats and current go-to recipes. Thenewsletterstyle is a revival of her “this & that” series that started in 2016.Paltrow revealed that she allows herself one cocktail and chooses from two options: “I have one drink a week—a whiskey or a little glass of red wine. Boring!...

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1414 words · Elizabeth Mcpherson

Hailey Baldwin Gives Justin Bieber a $10,000 Pink Crystal-Covered Dreamsicle for Valentine's Day

For celebrities who have it all, chocolate covered strawberries simply won’t suffice onValentine’s Day— they have to get creative (Nick Jonas recently gave wife Priyanka Chopra a snowmobileand for Valentine’s Day 2019,Kanye West famously hired Kenny G to perform for wife Kim Kardashian West). And the latest to join the long of stars who go above and beyond in the name of love is Hailey Baldwin. Worth $10,00, the luxurious piece is 11 ½ x 4 inches in size and features 12,210 hand-set crystals....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 504 words · Adam Hunt

Hailey Bieber Dazzles in Silver Sequins at U.K. Launch of Rhode Skincare Line

Hailey Bieber in London.Photo: Ricky Vigil M / Justin E Palmer/GC Images Hailey Baldwin Bieberis a silver siren! The model, 26, dazzled in a silver sequin dress as she attended the U.K. launch of herRhodeskincare and beauty brand in London on Wednesday. Hailey’s musician beau, 29, followed closely behind, dressed casually in a leather jacket, green hoodie, beige Nike cap, brown combat pants and canvas sneakers to match his hoodie....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 385 words · Stephanie Burgess

Halle Berry Jokes It's Ellen DeGeneres' 'Fault' She Didn't Meet Boyfriend Van Hunt Years Ago

Halle Berryis wondering whyEllen DeGeneresdidn’t play matchmaker. TheBruisedactress, 55, appears onTheEllen DeGeneresShowThursday. In a preview clip ahead of her appearance, Berry jokes with DeGeneres, 64, about how she could have met boyfriendVan Hunton the show 18 years ago. Berry has been in a relationship with Hunt, 51, since 2020, but their paths nearly crossed years ago in 2004. In the teaser, DeGeneres revealed that Hunt, who is a musician, performed on the first season ofEllen, before Berry appeared in a separate episode....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 453 words · Amy Haney

Hallmark Star Jill Wagner Reveals Sex of Baby on the Way — with Krispy Kreme Donuts!

Photo: Steve Erle The couple chose a very sweet delivery method for their reveal. “When I got the gender results from my doctor, they were sealed. I took them to Krispy Kreme donuts, my favorite, and had them fill the donuts with either pink or blue frosting depending on gender,” Wagner tells PEOPLE exclusively. Adds Wagner jokingly, “For the record, we are not naming her Thor.” Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Clarence Jones

Halsey Says Her Upcoming Album Is the 'First I've Ever Written While Manic'

Halseyalready has two albums under her belt, but her upcoming third effort could sound a bit different amid the singer’spersonal battles with bipolar disorder. The “Without Me” songstress, 24, revealed in a newRolling Stonecover story that the songs she’s written for the album are the first she’s ever penned while experiencing a manic episode. “[It’s] hip-hop, rock, country, f—ing everything — because it’s so manic,” she said. “It’s sooooo manic. It’s literally just, like, whatever the f— I felt like making; there was no reason I couldn’t make it....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 282 words · Sandy Blackwell