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We adore hosting our friends and family for dinner parties. What’s more satisfying than gathering everyone we love around one table and serving them delicious food? But we’ll admit that the colder months can make the whole planning and cooking thing a drag. The solution? A little seasonal produce and a few effortlessly elegant recipes, naturally.

With this winter dinner party menu—which includes everything from cocktails to seasonal appetizers, side dishes and dessert for six people—you’re all but guaranteed to convince your guests to leave their cozy couches and come on over. If you throw in a few bottles of wine, you’ll really seal the deal.

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Produce

1 to 2 ruby red grapefruits
2 to 3 lemons
6 mandarin oranges
1 crisp-tart apple (such as Honeycrisp)
1 bunch fresh rosemary
1 bunch fresh thyme
1 bunch fresh basil
1 bunch fresh parsley
1 garlic clove
2 scallions
1 pound Brussels sprouts
1 medium fennel bulb
1½ pounds baby potatoes
1 pound trimmed slim carrots (preferably multicolored)

Meat
3 ounces prosciutto (or another thinly sliced cured meat)
One 3- to 4-pound whole chicken

Dairy
Two 4-ounce balls burrata
¼ cup grated pecorino Romano
12 ounces buttermilk
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 ounces goat cheese from a log

Grains
2 pieces flatbread or naan
1 sheet frozen puff pastry

Canned and Packaged Goods
16 ounces red vermouth
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Go Philadelphia Eagles! Full disclosure: I’m not really football-savvy, but I do know that there’s a major playoff game this weekend that pits the San Francisco 49ers against the Eagles—and that there’s a Super Bowl on the line. (No pressure.)

Still, my interest in the Eagles floats to the team’s royal connection. Namely, how Princess Diana came to be in possession of Eagles merch in the form of a bomber jacket, which happened to become one of her most iconic looks.

Together with Roberta Fiorito, my co-host of the Royally Obsessed podcast, we flash back to share the jacket’s origin story and how it made its way to Diana in this week’s episode of the show.

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Fun fact: Even though Diana wore the jacket on numerous occasions, kicking off in January 1991 when she was pictured with it on while dropping Prince Harry off at the Wetherby School in London, she’d actually never been to a Philadelphia Eagles game (home or away).

Her connection to the team came when she attended the funeral of Princess Grace of Monaco in 1982. There, she met Jack Edelstein, who happened to be the statistician for the team—and a friend of Grace’s brother.

According to an interview published in the Philadelphia Inquirer after Diana’s death in 1997, Edelstein revealed that he and Diana got to talking at the funeral and that he found her to be a “a very warm person, very sweet, very kind.”

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From her stellar performance on HBO’s The White Lotus to her recent Golden Globes win, fan-favorite Jennifer Coolidge has been taking the entertainment world by storm. So, it should come as no surprise that the star is already making waves on TikTok with her hilarious debut.

In case you missed it, the 61-year-old actress created a TikTok account last week and shared her first video, which included a special guest. While donning what appears to be a black evening gown, she told her followers, “Hi, this is my first TikTok and I was trying to think of something cool to do. I think I’m just gonna do a poem that I like.”

The poem in question? The lyrics to Jennifer Lopez‘s 2002 hit, “Jenny from the Block.”

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After a short pause, the funny lady did a slow, dramatic reading of the lyrics—complete with serious facial expressions. She began, “Don’t be fooled by the rocks that I got, I’m still Jenny. Jenny. Jenny from the block.”

After reciting the words, Coolidge turned the camera to Lopez, 53, who’s seen wearing a pink outfit. The artist immediately gave her stamp of approval with a thoughtful nod and said, “I like that. I really, really like that.”

Naturally, fans couldn’t contain their excitement in the comments section. One follower wrote, “The queen has arrived. Everyone make way.” Another said, “Only Jennifer…

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Celebrities—they’re just like us! They take their dogs to the park. They clean out the fish tanks. And they name them things like Hendrix, Honky and Mama Mia. Here, we’ve gathered 13 celebrity pet names to inspire and delight. Read ahead to see what our favorite celebrities affectionately named their furry, feathered and scaly friends.

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1. Reese Witherspoon

Honky, Tonky, Minnie Pearl, Major, Lou and Hank

Reese Witherspoon is no stranger to pets. She’s got a house full of them. Four dogs named Minnie Pearl, Major, Lou and Hank all make regular appearances on her Instagram. And at one point she also had two mini donkeys (referred to as ‘donks’) named Honky and Tonky. It’s giving Nashville and we’re not complaining.

2. Jennifer Garner

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Celebrities naming their pets after other celebrities? Only in L.A…. Garner has chickens, fish, a cat and a pup named Birdie. Plus: the newest chickens to land in the coop: Ellen DeHeneres, Kelly Cluckson and Jimmy Fowlon.

3. Jennifer Lopez

Hendrix

Her sweet little cat Hendrix made a Twitter debut in 2021 after she was convinced by her child Emme and then husband-to-be Ben Affleck to adopt the curly-haired feline.

4. Drew Barrymore

Douglas, Lucy, Lucky, Peach and Fern

Barymore definitely Lucked out with her furry friends.

5. Prince William and Kate Middleton

Douglas, Lucy, Lucky, Peach and Fern

Orla

Max…

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Sure, sure, Netflix hasn’t set a release date for Cobra Kai season six yet, but that won’t stop us from envisioning what the series’ grand finale will look like. To be honest, we’ve been theorizing how this show will wrap up since that juicy final episode of season five, where—spoiler!—Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) got his comeuppance and it was revealed that John Kreese (Martin Kove) was alive, well and a fugitive, having faked his death to break out of jail.

So, what are our Cobra Kai season six predictions? So glad you asked, because we’ve got a lot to discuss.

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1. Kreese Will Take Down the Dojo He Created

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What’s made Cobra Kai stand out over the seasons is how it’s taken the Karate Kid narrative and thrown it on its head, showing new sides to familiar characters to give them more depth, and well, humanity. Kreese has been key here.

In the past five seasons, we’ve seen how Kreese’s upbringing, death of his fiancée and time in the military have shaped him into the series’ hard-edged antagonist. And, gradually, we’ve seen how that pain has really made him an anti-hero; he still has some integrity and morals. In order for his redemption to come full circle, he must destroy the thing he loves most—Cobra Kai—and create a new dojo.

How can he do that when he’s, uh, presumed dead? Early on in season six,…

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Wedding bells may be ringing soon for Nick Viall and fiancée Natalie Joy.

The Bachelor alum, 42, revealed to E! News at the Brilliant Earth x Nick Viall Valentine’s Day event that despite just getting engaged, he and Joy are ready to get the ball rolling along to become husband and wife.

“We’re definitely anxious to get married,” he continued. “We definitely didn’t get engaged to have a long engagement, so it’s been great. It’s exciting.”

He told the outlet that they have already begun pre-planning for the wedding.

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“We recently had a lot of talks about it,” he said. “Which was more than I’ve ever done. It’s eye-level things. Last night, we just started talking about how we should start making a list.”

Viall said they have also been able to get a little advice from their friends who “recently got married” or are in the midst of “planning a wedding.”

“Everyone tells us, ‘You got to find the venue,'” Viall said. “For me, it’s an excitement level, but I’ve been told that if you can find that, it gets a lot easier. But that’s the big hurdle. So now I’m excited to figure that out. It is intimidating.”

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The Viall Files podcast host said “the driving force” of finding a venue would be making sure that “people who know our…

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While her departure from the Biden administration in 2022 was met with some surprise, MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend says it wasn’t without the support of her then-boss, Vice President Kamala Harris.

“She is so encouraging,” Sanders-Townsend said in an interview on The Sherri Shephard Show Thursday. “Seriously she is about her business, okay. She wants the work to get done and there is a time for laughs and a time for work so she is very serious about the work and that is something I take with me now to the job I do.”

Sanders-Townsend, who left her role as a senior adviser and the chief spokesperson for Harris to host a weekend program and a show on Peacock, said that Harris gave her “good advice” before she left politics for television.

“She said, ‘You can do anything you want to do, don’t let anybody tell you no. You’ve worked for the things you want. If you want a show, go get a show,'” Sanders-Townsend, 33, recalled.

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“I sat down with Rashida Jones, the president of MSNBC, a Black woman, who said, ‘What kind of show would you like to have?'” Sanders-Townsend told Shepherd. “It’s because of Rashida who valued my voice that I have the opportunity to do the news every Saturday and Sunday.”

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Strawberry Western, launched in December 2022 by Kisa Shiga and Eli Libman, is reinventing activewear. During the pandemic, Shiga and Libman both discovered how beneficial it was to get outside, move around, and exercise, but noticed how bland activewear looks, despite how useful and comfortable it can be. The two saw a gap in the market for fun, energetic pieces that aren’t just a standard color or pattern. Enter Strawberry Western, an activewear brand inspired by Harajuku street fashion and culture, that aims to offer bright and colorful kawaii and punk inspired prints on functional and comfortable pieces. Shiga and Libman worked around the core values of self expression and wellness, from making users feel good with alt-subculture inspired leggings and a size-inclusive line, in addition to using as much recycled materials as possible. With plans for a pop-up store in Soho, group walks, underground dance parties, and more, Strawberry Western is focused on building a community in the wellness world.

Can you expand on the inspiration that fuels Strawberry Western? What is your relationship with Harajuku fashion, and what kind of subcultures/music inspire you?

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When you hear the words “royal family,” Buckingham Palace probably shoots to mind. After all, they’re something of a beloved institution. From Kate Middleton and Megan Markle’s killer fashion to sweet family moments and all the drama, we just can’t get enough. However, if you’ve ever wondered which countries have a royal family beyond the United Kingdom, it turns out, there are many. Here’s a roundup of 28 countries and principalities with royal families and rulers—including a few you‘ve probably never heard of.

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1. Andorra

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Andorra is a principality sandwiched between France and Spain in the Pyrenees, ruled by co-princes in a rare example of a diarchy. The region of 77,000 people has a prime minister, but the heads of state are the papal-appointed Catholic Bishop of Urgell in Spain, as well as the French president, currently Emmanuel Macron.

2. Bahrain

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The Middle Eastern country of Bahrain is ruled by the House of Khalifa, and the current king is His Majesty Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, who is married to Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa. Their heir apparent is His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince and prime minister.

3. Belgium

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King Philippe is the…