The royal wedding is just a couple of weeks away and the world can’t get enough of the details. Now it seems Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s honeymoon destination has been leaked. Several reports regarding the couple’s honeymoon indicate they will be traveling to Namibia for a low-key and intimate getaway.
A source confirmed the newlyweds have chosen Namibia because the “south-western African nation is filled with once-in-a-lifetime experiences.” It also helps that it’s a beautiful place, surrounded by sand-dunes, mountains and huge expanses of desert, and perhaps most importantly — it’s very remote and underpopulated. The Sun reports that Namibia has a population of less than 2.48 million people despite the fact that it’s four times larger than England.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will also be staying at Hoanib Valley Camp in Kaokoland, a beautiful camp located in north-western Namibia. This camp is known for having the world’s only giraffe conservation organization.
Prince Harry has traveled to Africa several times in the past, even working there for a period of time while he was serving the army. In 2006 he spent time there with ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy, in 2008 he stayed in Namibia’s skeleton coast with the army, and in 2015 he worked there in a conservation center in the wilderness.
Later on, Harry decided to propose to Meghan in Botswana in southern Africa, while they were camping. They spent five days together there, which Harry claimed were very important so that they could get to know each other well.
Say what you will about the Kardashian lips and *other body parts* that may (or may not!) have been plumped with some filler. Now there’s a new type of cosmetic procedure that the family has sparked demand for: nipple injections. Any true fan knows that Kendall Jenner is not exactly a bra enthusiast and takes every chance she gets to “free the nipple.” And now, ironically, people are paying lots of money to get her look — that’s anything but free.
Dr. Norman Rowe, a Park Avenue plastic surgeon, tells the New York Post that many of his female patients come in asking for the “high beam or headlight look.” In order to achieve that, patients get what is essentially Botox filler into the areola.
“I love Kendall Jenner, and I love that she just doesn’t wear a bra,” says one of Rowe’s patients, anonymously. “You can’t see her nipples, but you can see the pointiness. I think there’s something really sexy and feminine about it,”
Procedures range from changing the color of the areola to the shape of the areola and the shape of the nipples. Says Rowe, “The filler I use lasts about two years. Now, to put that in perspective, let’s say Botox, which we generally treat the face with, most women get that three to four times a year, so that lasts about three to four months.”
The financial cost is a minimum of $700, but the ultimate cost of having up to two years of perkiness is priceless.
Rowe says the prominent nipple “look” has become more popular as of late, a trend that many of his patients want, “and with the plastic surgery and advances we’re making every day, it is possible to have perfection.”
Normally, we wouldn’t consider this news. But when it’s April and the rap trio that loves to rap about weed gets caught with exactly 420 grams of marijuana on their tour bus, it’s not not news.
Police raided the Migos tour bus following a concert last week in North Carolina. According to police, officers working security smelled weed wafting from the bus when the group left the Holmes Convocation Center, where they were performing. After stopping the vehicle on the highway, police searched the bus and seized 420 grams of weed, 26 ounces of codeine and Xanax.
An ironic happenstance, though the rest of the charges are serious.
Jharon Ahmad Murphy was arrested and charged with a felony possession of marijuana with intent to sell or deliver and a misdemeanor charge for codeine. Daryl Irvon McPherson was cited for simple possession of marijuana and codeine, while Dominic Kevin Spigner received a citation for misdemeanor possession of Xanax.
It isn’t exactly clear how Migos members Quavo, Offset, and Takeoff evaded charges, but their tour continues, regardless.
This isn’t the first time the group has experienced a run-in with authorities. During the past few years, the Migos have faced a multitude of criminal charges regarding drugs, firearms, fights, and misdemeanors. In March, the Washington Avenue Armory in Albany filed a lawsuit against the group for allegedly inciting a riot back in 2015.
In an angry string of tweets, President Trump called James Comey “weak”, “liar”, “leaker” and “slimeball.” Merriam-Webster reports that after this, the number of searches for the word “slimeball” were up by 60,000 percent. We didn’t even know that word was a part of the dictionary.
….untruthful slime ball who was, as time has proven, a terrible Director of the FBI. His handling of the Crooked Hillary Clinton case, and the events surrounding it, will go down as one of the worst “botch jobs” of history. It was my great honor to fire James Comey!
These tweets were prompted by excerpts of James Comey’s new book, A Higher Loyalty; Truth, Lies, and Leadership, which was released on April 17 and is rumored to be very scandalous, particularly for the Trump administration. In it, Comey compares President Trump to a mob boss and more.
Taking advantage of the drama and spotlight, Merriam-Webster tweeted the definition of the word.
?’Slimeball’ is spiking after the President’s statement against James Comey. We define it as “a morally repulsive or odious person.”https://t.co/XDSx8y13xF
According to Mashable, the words “slime” and “ball” have been in the dictionary for ages; it was only in 1972 when the two were first used together in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
Merriam-Webster has a pretty cool presence on social media, correcting people, trolling politicians, and calling feminism their word of the year. They’ve also added words like embiggens and dumpster-fire — both created by “The Simpsons” — to their dictionary. Because we need these things for posterity.
One year ago, the New Orleans City Council voted unanimously to decriminalize marijuana possession. The results of the change in law have been staggering.
According to data collected by city officials, possession arrests have nose-dived in The Big Easy. Just one percent of encounters between police and a citizen accused of carrying marijuana resulted in an arrest between June 2016 and May 2017. Before decriminalization, more than 70 percent of such encounters resulted in an arrest. In those cases, roughly 75 percent of those arrested were African Americans.
According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune:
[City Councilwoman Susan] Guidry said those numbers reflect the fact that beginning in 2010, City Council members began urging the New Orleans Police Department to stop spending time on simple marijuana possession arrests because it was a waste of its resources.
During that time period, Guidry said, the message resulted in police reducing simple marijuana possession arrests by about 5,000 compared with the four years prior to the council taking office. She said it also reduced the number of contacts police made with marijuana offenders.
“It was just astounding to see the effect this message had,” Guidry said.
Under Louisiana state law, marijuana possession offenses are punishable by a term of incarceration of up to eight years, depending on whether the person convicted is a repeat offender. But last March of last year, the city council voted 7-0 in favor of legislation permitting police to cite rather than arrest minor marijuana offenders (14 grams or less). First-time violators are subject to a $40 fine while subsequent offenders may face fines of up to $100.
In recent years, nearly 60 municipalities in states where cannabis remains criminalized have enacted local ordinances either partially or fully decriminalizing minor marijuana possession offenses.
Legislation is currently pending in the Louisiana House of Representatives to decriminalize the possession of up to one ounce of cannabis, along with the possession of marijuana-related paraphernalia, statewide.
Members of the royal family have different official titles, which are either inherited or given to them on special occasions. Ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement was announced last November, people have been wondering about the titles they’ll have, wanting to know if Markle will become a princess as well.
Charles, the Prince of Wales, inherited his title, which will be passed down to Prince William once Charles becomes King of England. And in the case of special occasions, it turns out marriage fits the bill. This is part of British tradition, and it happened in 2011 when Prince William and Kate Middleton tied the knot, earning the titles of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
When it comes to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s title, it would be handed out by the Queen on the day of their wedding. Most royal experts predict that Harry will be given the title of Duke of Sussex. In that case, Meghan would become the Duchess of Sussex.
Even though this title is the most likely outcome, there are other options for dukedom. According to People, Harry and Meghan may obtain the titles of Duke and Duchess of Clarence and Avondale, Duke and Duchess of Connaught, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor.
For those who are still wondering if Meghan Markle will ever earn the official title of princess, the answer is no, this will never happen. Only those who are born into the royal family can have these titles, like Prince Charles, Prince Harry, Prince William, Prince George and Princess Charlotte. Even Princess Diana, who was popularly known as the Princess of Wales, was never an official princess. The name just stuck.
Beyoncé broke the mold with her Coachella performance, which was televised and experienced from all corners of the globe, causing freak outs among fans, non-fans and every person with a pair of eyes and a functioning social media account.
The concert had everything: interpretative dancing, amazing singing, an awesome band, Jay-Z and freaking Destiny’s Child. It lasted for over an hour and featured a pretty elaborate stage where Beyoncé underwent several costume changes, including an Egyptian-like outfit, a college sorority sweatshirt, and several body suits. There was so much stuff, people had to wonder how much money Coachella spent setting this whole thing up. The answer? A lot.
According to TIME, it’s estimated that Beyoncé was paid over $3 million for one performance. Even though Coachella didn’t directly confirm this amount, in 2014 festivals paid around $4 million for their major performers. In 2017, Paul Tollett, co-founder of Coachella, said that each headliner would earn between $3 to $4 million respectively.
While that’s a lot of money to spend on one performer, Coachella is one of the world’s largest music festivals. According to the Grammy Awards, in 2017 Coachella earned more than $114 million in profits. It became the first recurring music festival to break the $100 million mark in a single year.
While $3 million dollars is a lot of money for most people in the world, for Beyoncé, it’s just another day at the office. In 2017, she was named the highest paid woman in the music industry, earning an average of $105 million a year. Billboard reports that her “Formation” tour made around $256 million in over 49 stops around the U.S. and Europe, averaging out to $5.2 million a night. So she basically just did Coachella a favor. You’re welcome.
This week, the “marijuana holiday” of 4/20 arrives and tokers across the country are preparing their celebrations (if you’re looking for iconic marijuana places to visit, possible 4/20 gift ideas, or twisted movies to watch, we’ve got you covered) and that includes the rich and famous, many of whom are no strangers to documenting their waking and baking on social media. Because when you can afford to be high all day, why not give the gift of FOMO to your followers? Here are some of our favorite enthusiasts.
2 Chainz
The Atlanta rapper hosts a show called “Most Expensivest Shit” and he uses it as an opportunity to explore one of his favorite hobbies—weed. He’s smoked out of a pipe that cost $150,000, enjoyed a privately catered marijuana-infused meal with Hannibal Buress and Tommy Chong, and puffed a gold-covered joint.
For 4/20 one year, he smoked out of the “Picasso of bongs,” which cost $10,000, took four days to make, and caused him to blast off like an airplane. We’re not joking.
Miley Cyrus
Remember when Miley was a ratchet anarchist who couldn’t stop professing her love of marijuana? Well we do. And one year in particular, Miley wasn’t afraid to post all over Instagram her adventures into the green.
Our loveliest cannabis queen never holds back for 4/20. We could do a whole article just posting Rihanna’s Instagrams of her lighting up. But instead, we’ll highlight the time Rihanna attended a 4/20 wedding, documenting the experience throughout the day to showcase how a proper marijuana enthusiast gets down.
This post requires a little explanation. Back in 2013, Joe Jonas authored an essay for New York magazine where he revealed the first time he ever got high. The first time I smoked weed was with Demi and Miley. I must have been 17 or 18. They kept saying, ‘Try it! Try it!’ so I gave it a shot, and it was all right,” he wrote.
Lovato couldn’t resist the opportunity to commemorate the memory a few years back in honor of the holiday.
It’s probably not possible to explain this one, but I’m pretty sure Zach Braff just means you should celebrate with friends, like he is with his old “Scrubs” co-star Donald Faison.
The study suggests that cannabis legalization reduced consumption of other drugs. It also reduces the instances of binge drinking and alcohol consumption in general.
When citizens vote to legalize and regulate cannabis, crime rates go down, according to a study. According to data published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, adult use marijuana laws are associated with lower levels of property crimes and violent criminal activity.
The data revealed thefts, property crimes, and rapes declined after marijuana regulation. Authors attributed the reduction in crime to less alcohol consumption and the reallocation of police resources, among other factors.
The study concluded:
“The concern that legalizing cannabis for recreational purposes may increase crime occupies a prominent position in the public debate about drugs. Our analysis suggests that such a concern is not justified.”
The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Bologna, who evaluated the connection between the cannabis regulations and crime rates in counties along the Washington-Oregon border. The study shows crime rates decreased dramatically in counties in Washington, where adult marijuana use was legalized in 2012, compared to counties in Oregon, which didn’t vote to legalize until 21014.
The study suggests that cannabis legalization reduced consumption of other drugs. It also reduces the instances of binge drinking and alcohol consumption in general.
This, of course, is not the first study to make the connection between marijuana legal reform and reduced crime.
We do not find evidence that medical marijuana laws consistently affect violent and property crime. … Our results suggest that liberalization of marijuana laws is unlikely to result in the substantial social cost that some politicians clearly fear.
Studies have also demonstrated that cannabis retail outlets may actually reduce crime in the surrounding area. According to a 2017 report titled “Going to Pot? The Impact of Dispensary Closures on Crime,” marijuana shops provide more than $30,000 per year in social benefiet in terms of larcenies prevented. “Dispensary closures, and potentially the closure of other types of retail establishments, exert a significant negative externality in terms of neighborhood criminality,” the researchers said.
The Queen wore an ivory silk dress for her wedding in 1947 and Kate Middleton wore several shades of off-white when she donned her Alexander McQueen gown in 2011.
With just weeks to go before Prince Harry and Meghan Markle walk down the aisle and (presumably) say “I do,” we still don’t know what the bride’s dress will look like. But many speculate one thing: it won’t be white.
According to the Mirror, there are a couple of reasons why her wedding gown might not be white. First, if she decides to follow in her soon to be in-laws’ footsteps, she will be wearing a different shad of white.
The Queen wore an ivory silk dress for her wedding in 1947 and Kate Middleton wore several shades of off-white when she donned her Alexander McQueen gown in 2011.
Another reason Markle’s dress might not be white: tradition. (A word she’s likely tired of hearing by now.)
As the Mirror points out, “old school etiquette” dictates that second time brides shouldn’t wear white, as they aren’t exactly fooling anyone with their virginity ploy. And if you recall, this won’t be Markle’s first rodeo; she married Trevor Engelson in 2011, the same year Prince William and Kate exchanged vows. And that dress, well, it wasn’t exactly fit for royalty. Fit for a Jamaican beach wedding? You bet.
The dress was she wore was a boho-style strapless floor-length gown with an embellished belt. And it definitely fit her tropical wedding. We can only imagine her royal gown will be just as fitting for the occasion on May 19 and no doubt stylish.
As for what guests will be wearing to the wedding, that we know!
According to Best Life, women have been asked to wear a “day dress with hat,” while men must wear “uniform, morning coat, or lounge suits.”
This means if a gentleman is currently in the military, he may wear his uniform, but most men in attendance will be in morning coats and top hats. (According to Debrett’s, the British authority on modern etiquette, a “lounge suit” is “an expression only seen on invitations as a dress code. In conversation the terms dark suit or business suit or possibly business dress or business attire are used.”)
Female guests are expected to wear a knee-length dress with sleeves covering the shoulders. Unlike the hats, the less adventurous, the better. No skin is best. The question is, will Markle be showing skin? It would almost seem out of character for her not to look a little sexy. Church sexy, but still reflective of her personality.
