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Life after Dynasty: How Linda Evans faced loss, illness, and found peace

 Many things were better in the 1980s, not least the TV shows. Take the soap opera Dynasty, a true classic that grew over the years and turned the incredible Linda Evans into a household name. With her timeless beauty and unmatched elegance, Evans has captivated audiences for decades — and seeing her today, you can’t help but tip your hat in admiration. Won the genetic lottery The 1980s were an unforgettable era — a time when many of us were young, healthy, and full of life, with a sense of peace that feels rare today. Life was simpler, things were affordable, and iconic TV shows like Dynasty captured our imaginations. At the heart of it all was Linda Evans, who embodied the decade with her resilience, strength, and grounded charm both on and off the screen. Linda Evans — a name synonymous with elegance, grace, and that unmistakable 1980s glamour — didn’t just act; she owned every role. Blessed with striking features and perfect bone structure, she truly won the genetic lottery, ma...

Brad Pitt reveals why he is no longer sober after seven years of not drinking

  Brad Pitt has been sober for seven years after decades of drinking. However, now, he has decided to break his sobriety, and the reason behind it. Brad Pitt has been very open about both his struggles with alcohol, including turning to AA, as well as shining a light on his sobriety. The Hollywood superstar told GQ in 2017 that he had a hard time remembering one day since he left college, that he hadn’t had a drink or smoked pot. However, in 2019, enough was enough. Pitt decided to quit drinking completely. In 2019, he told The New York Times that he had spent 18 months in an all-male support group. For Brad Pitt, the group helped him a lot, especially in the early days of his sobriety. “It was when I first was getting sober,” Pitt said on the podcast Armchair Expert in 2025. “It was just incredible. Men sharing their experiences, their foibles, their missteps, their wants, their aches and a lot of humor with it.” Pitt admitted that talking about his experiences was difficult at fi...

Mom’s twisted five words to husband trying to save kids before she ‘slit throats of her three children’

  The quiet family home in North Dakota became the scene of an unimaginable tragedy. A 22-year-old mother, Kailey Erhart, is accused of attacking her three young children with a knife, killing two of them and leaving another seriously injured. Kailey Erhart is facing multiple criminal charges following the horrifying incident in Mandan on August 6. According to court documents, police were called to the home after reports that children had been attacked, the NY Post reported. When officers arrived, they found Erhart covered in blood and holding a knife to her own throat, according to investigators. She eventually dropped the weapon and reportedly begged officers to kill her. Inside the home, police found her three children with serious injuries to their necks. The children were rushed to the hospital, but tragically, the 3-year-old girl and 5-month-old girl died from their injuries. Her 1-year-old son survived after undergoing surgery. Authorities have not released further details ...

Jon Cypher, ‘Hill Street Blues’ and ‘Cinderella’ actor, dies at 94

  Jon Cypher, a longtime TV star and actor best known for his role as Chief of Police Fletcher Daniels on Hill Street Blues, has passed away at 94. Details of his specific burial instructions have been revealed. Per his obituary, Jon Cypher died at his home in Twin Creeks, Central Point, Oregon, on August 3 with his wife of 40 years, author Carol Rosin, at his side. No cause of death was mentioned. He had a long and successful career as an actor. He worked in television, movies, and on Broadway for more than five decades. Born on January 13, 1932, in New York, Jon Cypher graduated from Brooklyn College in 1953. A few years later, he began performing in summer theater productions in Denver. His big break came in 1957 when he played Prince Charming opposite Julie Andrews in the first live TV version of Cinderella on CBS. Jon Cypher and Susan Clark looking at each other seriously in a scene from the film ‘Valdez Is Coming’, 1971. (Photo by United Artists/Getty Images) The show became ...

Why Jon Bernthal’s closed fist at the Spider-Man premiere has everyone talking

  A seemingly tiny moment on the red carpet turned into one of the most talked-about details of the Spider-Man: Brand New Day premiere. As Jon Bernthal posed alongside his 24-year-old co-star Sadie Sink, cameras captured him placing an arm around her while keeping his hand closed in a fist rather than resting it directly against her back. The subtle gesture quickly caught the attention of social media users, with many interpreting it as a deliberate sign of respect and personal boundaries. Others argued that the moment was being analyzed far more than it deserved. One viral post suggested the gesture said something about Bernthal’s character, especially given his very different history away from the spotlight. The post pointed out that Jon Bernthal had a troubled youth, including fights, school expulsions and years of boxing. It also referenced his own admissions that he once came dangerously close to ending up in prison. Yet the actor’s life today looks very different. The viral p...

Grandsons of ‘America’s most inbred family’ reveal the painful truth about their upbringing

  The Whittaker family from Odd, West Virginia, became a worldwide phenomenon after the 2004 documentary about them was released. Since then, a lot has happened, and many aspects of their past have remained unknown. Now, two of the family’s grandchildren have spoken out, revealing the painful truth about their upbringing. In 2004, one family living in the small rural town of Odd, West Virginia, suddenly became known around the world. The Whittakers were featured in a documentary by filmmaker Mark Laita, who later described them as “America’s most inbred family.” The documentary introduced viewers to siblings Ray, Betty, Larry, and Lorene, along with Lorene’s son, Timmy. Their family history was complicated — and deeply complicated. The siblings were descended from two generations of first cousins who had married. But there was an even more unusual connection in their family tree. Two brothers, John and Henry Whittaker, were identical twins. John was born in 1897 and later married h...

More people are coming out as Almondsexual – here’s what it means

  It can be difficult to keep up with trends in the ever-changing world we live in today. Just when you think you’ve got a grip on things, something else comes along to reinforce that feeling that you’re getting old before your time. This can ring especially true as it relates to sexual identity and orientation, with new terms being developed regularly as people look for ways to accurately describe their experiences of attraction. We’ve already written about individuals who are ‘Abrosexual‘ and ‘Graysexual‘ in the past, but we’ve never touched upon ‘Almondsexuality’. Sound weird? Well, it’s apparently a new microlabel used to help people better define what they’re attracted to. According to Wikipedia, almondsexuality refers to experiencing primary attraction to male-aligned and androgynous-aligned genders, with occasional or minor attraction to female-aligned genders. The orientation comes under the broader multisexual umbrella, which also includes potentially more familiar identit...

Head lice: How to get rid of them and stop them coming back

  Anyone who’s ever dealt with head lice will be painfully aware just how much time and energy it takes to get rid of them. Small wonder, then, that it’s every parent’s worst nightmare to have their children catch lice at school. Sadly, head lice are a prolific problem, and one more difficult to avoid than you might think. This is especially true when school returns after the holidays and children have been mixing with one another during summer. It starts with one or two children itching their scalps and escalates from there. Before you know it, the whole family is having to be wary of contracting lice. Then comes the lice removal cream, with is no one’s idea of a good time. It can be sore, takes time out of your day and there’s no guarantee that once the lice are gone they’ll stay gone. The spread of lice Commonly it’s children who ensure lice spread so far, so quickly. According to the Care Guidebook, kids are at greatest risk during the summer months. When school starts up again...