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I have become a fan of the show Mom. I had trouble getting into it because the humor can be very juvenile. But a couple of you told me I should stick with it because the core of the show was women’s relationships, and you were spot on (as usual). I am also wholly impressed with their examination of addiction and recovery, which includes relapse. Jaime Pressly is one of the five leads in the ensemble (six with Kristen Johnson joining the cast full-time). She’s really good. Her character can be unlikable and definitely unrelatable, but Jaime does great job of showing her flaws. Jaime is mom to three boys, 12-year-old Dezi, whose father is Eric Calvo, and two-year-old twins Leo and Lenon, with boyfriend Hamzi Hijazi. The other day, Jaime pulled the pin on a grenade and launched it directly into her Instagram page when she posted the beautiful pic above with her oldest, Dezi. What’s wrong with that lovely photo? Nothing. It was her caption that left people hyperventilating:

Best time ever hangin with my favorite son, Dezi. That’s right I said it. I have a favorite son although I luv all 3 of my boys with everything I have in me. Dez and I have a special bond that no one else will ever match because we’ve grown up together. #firstborn #iloveyou

The fact that the mom-shamers came out in droves over this isn’t even news. Publicly declaring you have a favorite child is an engraved invitation for them to respond. So Jaime decided to explain herself while on The Talk. She said:

I was just being honest. I mean, look, I love, like I said, all three of my boys. But the two little ones are twins and they’re turning two tomorrow so the 12-year-old’s my favorite. Now all three of my boys are my favorite for a different reason, but when it comes to, like, traveling on a plane – 12-year-old, my favorite. When it comes to dressing yourself, he can dress himself, they don’t even know how to say shirt. He’s my favorite for many reasons but that doesn’t mean I don’t love all three of my boys so all the parents need to relax.

If I understand Jaime correctly, she appreciates that her older child does not require so much of her attention. Now that she has young children again, she’s reminded how much babies and toddlers cannot do for themselves. So when she found herself out with her pre-teen son, having a more mature discussion about mutual interests and she didn’t have to worry about him having a tantrum or feeding himself, she appreciated it for what it was, a moment unique to them given the age difference between her twins and Dezi. Then say that! This was just not well thought out. I’ll even go a step further, I even kind of understand her saying her relationship with Dezi is different because they grew up together. If she had Dezi when she was 30 and they weathered her breakup with his dad and her divorce, not to mention the fallout with her DUI arrest, I imagine she does feel like they grew up together. And toddlerhood is a very challenging time with kids. But I can’t see any value in publicly declaring favorites, especially because Jaime added, “all parents have a favorite, even if they don’t say it.” I don’t believe all parents do. I’d bet more parents don’t have favorites.

Jaime went on to say that, “by the time (the twins) are old enough to know what a post is, this will be so long gone,” so she doesn’t have to worry about her comments. I beg to differ. Public posts and comments can always bite you in the ass. They never die.

Here’s the video of Jaime’s comments if you want to hear them:

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Canadians head to the polls – you guys have polling stations, right? – on Friday. This is Canada’s national election, but it’s a parliamentary system, so that means Canadians are voting for the MPs and whichever party gets the majority will determine the prime minister. Right? Right. So, yes, Justin Trudeau is “up for re-election,” but the Labour Party is the one on the ballot, and you’re voting for your local MP. I’m just explaining this for our American readers, who might not understand parliamentary systems!

We haven’t talked much about Justin Trudeau in several weeks, not since all of the blackface controversy last month. To be clear, Trudeau wasn’t doing blackface last month. We just found out in September that Trudeau spent too much time in his teens and 20s wearing race like a costume. I actually had to stop covering the blackface stories because I was losing count of how many times Trudeau had been photographed that way. It’s a mess and yes, it’s affected his standing in most of the polling. Bloomberg said this week that Trudeau is in the political fight of his life.

So… is it weird that Barack Obama is suddenly getting involved? As an American, I can only look at our political system in utter despair, but I still believe that… current or former presidents should not get involved in other countries’ elections. So I found this slightly strange:

I was proud to work with Justin Trudeau as President. He’s a hard-working, effective leader who takes on big issues like climate change. The world needs his progressive leadership now, and I hope our neighbors to the north support him for another term.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 16, 2019

How is this playing in Canada? It hasn’t made much of a blip over here, probably because Trump is too busy asking other countries to interfere in OUR elections. Does Obama’s endorsement help or hurt Trudeau? I tend to think Obama is still very popular internationally, so maybe it helps Trudeau? Trudeau responded too:

Thanks my friend, we’re working hard to keep our progress going. https://t.co/l4V42PZbef

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) October 16, 2019

Photos courtesy of Avalon Red and Backgrid.

It’s time to catch up with Prince Andrew. Even though Prince William and Catherine are in Pakistan dominating British royal headlines this week, and Prince Harry and Meghan Meghan are keeping it low-key until the release of their documentary this weekend, we shouldn’t forget about Andrew, as much as…

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I swear I didn’t mean to break it… Thank you guys for the kind, glitchy welcome ??

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A few days ago, I put Jennifer Aniston’s first Instagram as the “lead link” in the afternoon links post. I thought it was cute that Jennifer has finally joined Instagram and obvious PR is obvious – she was clearly persuaded to join IG as part of her promotion for The Morning Show on Apple+. Looking back on it now, it’s sort of surprising that no one ever contractually obligated her to use social media as a promotional tool – I mean, she has all kinds of endorsements and ad campaigns. She could have been doing Instagram sponcon for Aveeno all this time. But she waited until now to open an IG account and guess what? America’s Sweetheart is still super-popular:

Jennifer Aniston made history when she joined Instagram on Tuesday. The actress, 50, broke the Guinness World Records title for the fastest time to reach one million followers on Instagram in five hours and 16 minutes, PEOPLE confirms.

Not only did The Morning Show actress gain friends, she also dethroned one famous couple for the title: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The royal couple previously held the title when they launched their Instagram account in April and broke the title in five hours and 45 minutes. Some of the previous title holders include K-Pop star Kang Daniel and Pope Francis.

[From People]

Wait Pope Francis is on the ‘gram? We stan a thirst-trapping Pope, my goodness. As for Aniston, yes… one million followers in just about five hours. As I’m writing this, she has 11.7 million followers. Aveeno better run her a check because she absolutely will start shilling her ad contracts on IG now.

Jennifer also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night and she talked about joining Instagram and she says she doesn’t know why she joined (LOL no one buys that) and how crazy it is that everyone is following her now. And she had a Finstagram to creep on IG. I know the feeling!

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Dinner with Dignity is dinner program run through Roncesvalles United Church in Toronto providing nutritious homemade meals to about 250 people in need every Sunday. Meals are created and served by volunteers and the weekly gathering builds community and understanding, bringing together people from …

Dinner with Dignity is dinner program run through Roncesvalles United Church in Toronto providing nutritious homemade meals to about 250 people in need every Sunday. Meals are created and served by volunteers and the weekly gathering builds community and understanding, bringing together people from …

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Last week on Twitter, football-turned-baseball player Tim Tebow announced his partnership with KetoLogic, and shared that he’s been following the keto diet since 2011 (Other sites are reporting it’s 2012, but that’s what he tweeted). He also shared photos from a keto cooking segment that he did with Rachael Ray. Tim talked to People about his love of keto, his hatred of carbs, and the meal that he misses:

Tim Tebow says he is one of the original fans of the keto diet.

The former NFL player tells PEOPLE that when he tried the carb-cutting diet seven years ago, he didn’t know a single other person that was on it.

“I was the first person I knew in the beginning of 2012 to do it,” says Tebow, 32, who credits his trainer at the time for introducing him to the diet.

“You learn carbs are the enemy,” Tebow explains, but admits that there is one special meal of his mother’s that he misses most.

“It was something called pizza pie,” he says. “It was made with this crazy huge dough on the outside. We had to switch the crust — find new alternatives.”

[From People]

Tim knows the diet has its critics but says that you should do what’s right for you, and that it’s made a difference for him in his family. His message of “you do you” is fine, but the keto diet is not without risks, and I can’t take seriously anyone who says “Carbs are the enemy,” because that overgeneralization is ridiculous. Aside from having a medical condition that makes eating certain foods dangerous, eating everything in moderation makes sense, and most people know that. Tim also recently tweeted, “We’re not called to have fun. We’re called to have lives of meaning, purpose and significance.” What? No fun (or carbs!) ever? And yet you called your cooking segment with Rachael “fun,” Tim. How quickly you forget! Sure, Jan. Whatever.

Such a blast @rachaelray and absolutely delicious food… thanks for making me something Keto and for having @demileighnp and I! • • • #cooking #food #ketorecipes #keto #healthyrecipes #healthyfood #newyorkcity

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Such a fun segment with @rachaelray https://t.co/dykp6DeTm1

— Tim Tebow (@TimTebow) October 15, 2019

I’m excited to announce my partnership with @KetoLogicFuel, who shares my vision for improved health. I’ve been on the ketogenic diet since 2011 and regularly use KetoLogic products to help fuel my active lifestyle… wbo@wants to join us? #KETO30 #KetoLogic #Tebow #partner #ad pic.twitter.com/QTipKERZHB

— Tim Tebow (@TimTebow) October 9, 2019

Dear Gossips,

There were all kinds of posts online yesterday about Adele releasing a new song featuring Nicki Minaj, because that’s what Nicki said. I was about to say that we posted about it too since I actually wrote the article and sent it off to be uploaded but when I checked yesterday’s link…

Dear Gossips,

There were all kinds of posts online yesterday about Adele releasing a new song featuring Nicki Minaj, because that’s what Nicki said. I was about to say that we posted about it too since I actually wrote the article and sent it off to be uploaded but when I checked yesterday’s link…

I think Bella Hadid is beautiful. I also think she looks like she’s gotten bad plastic surgery and/or gotten tweaked with fillers and Botox. I think all of that at once – she’s a beautiful young woman and she needs to stop messing with her face. But yeah, in general, I’ve always liked Bella’s “look” as a model and I think her vibe is very high-end – she looks at home in print ads for high-end designer labels, but I’m not sure she could sell me a pair of jeans. But here’s a question: is Bella’s “look” really the ideal? Is she “the most beautiful woman in the world”?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder — and apparently, those beholders are still the ancient Greeks. London facial cosmetic surgeon Dr. Julian De Silva has determined supermodel Bella Hadid, 23, to be the most beautiful woman in the world, based on modern mapping techniques that implement the classic Greek “Golden Ratio of Beauty Phi.”

“[Hadid] was the clear winner when all elements of the face were measured for physical perfection,” De Silva told the Daily Mail of Hadid, who landed a 94.35% perfection score. “She had the highest overall reading for her chin which, with a score of 99.7 percent, is only 0.3 percent away from being the perfect shape.”

While Bella’s big sister Gigi Hadid didn’t make the list, singer Beyoncé, 38, came in second (92.44%) while actress Amber Heard, 33, placed third (91.85%). Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift placed fourth and fifth, respectively. The “Golden Ratio” was used by artists such as Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci to mathematically calculate the beauty of much of their work, including but not limited to assessing the beauty of female subjects.

[From Page Six]

The Golden Ratio is a real thing and we, as humans, are drawn to look at people with the right kind of facial symmetry. That being said, this guy is just shilling for his own plastic surgery business. It’s more likely that his clients are women coming in wanting to look like Bella Hadid, and they believe that she’s got an “attainable” look because she has been tweaked.

Also: Ariana Grande doesn’t have “the right kind” of symmetrical face. That’s why she always demands to be photographed on her left side, her “good side.” It’s because she knows she’s got an asymmetrical face.

Photos courtesy of Backgrid and WENN.