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Jana Duggar About Being Single

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Single and ready to mingle?   Jana Duggar   might be   an anomaly in her family , hitting 30 and still not married, but she’s OK with that. The  Counting On  star is the second oldest Duggar child (she is also the twin of  John-David ) and the eldest daughter of  Michelle Duggar  and  Jim Bob Duggar . While most of  her siblings have gotten married  and  had kids before turning 30 , she is happy the path she’s on to find love. “I’m not that worried,” the  Growing Up Duggar: It’s All About Relationships  coauthor told  Us Weekly  exclusively in July 2020. “Yes, I long to be married and one day I think that will come, but I think … I’m just also just trying to stay busy with whatever comes along my path.” Since making her reality TV debut on  19 Kids and Counting  in 2008, Jana has continued to march to the drum of her own beat. She has consistently spoken about her journey to romance and marriage — and why it’s fine to take your time and be single. “You have to sometimes talk to someone

Interview: Meryl Streep Up Close

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Meryl Streep photographed by Michael Thompson, styled by Camilla Nickerson. Hair by Garren for Garren New York/L’Oréal Paris; makeup by Gucci Westman for Lancôme; manicure by Sheryl Bailey for Jed Root. Fashion assistant: Erin Simon. Mrs. Streep, do you like to cook at home? Some nights I like it, some nights I don’t. I’ve started meals and then just said, “Oh God!” and thrown it in the sink. I have done that and said, “We’re getting pizza, that’s it.” And then I’ll go lie down in my room in a funk.  When my children were very young and I was working I had someone cooking for me. I don’t have a cook now, I haven’t had one for a number of years and I do it myself. But when they were all little it was hard to pay attention to everyone’s homework at the end of the day and make dinner. So what is your specialty today? Lately I’ve been making a lot of pasta. It’s easy. There are unusual tastes that you can combine. I cook because my kids like a certain kind of thing and then they want it ov

Barcelona opera house performs to thousands of plants

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It's not uncommon for performances at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house to be sold out, but musicians played to an unusual audience on Monday to mark  Spain's  lifting of lockdown -- as thousands of plants filled its seats.  LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images   TOPSHOT - The Uceli Quartet perform for an audience made of plants during a concert created by Spanish artist Eugenio Ampudia and that will be later streamed to mark the reopening of the Liceu Grand Theatre in Barcelona on June 22, 2020 following a national lockdown to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP) (Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images) The event was the work of conceptual artist Eugenio Ampudia and included a performance from the UceLi Quartet string quartet. A total of 2,292 plants were packed into the theater, while the string quartet performed Puccini's "Crisantemi," according to a statement from the Liceu. Although humans were not present in the audi

EXCLUSIVE: Beyoncé ,the 21 century Diva

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This article originally appears in the May 2016 issue of ELLE, available digitally on April 5, on newsstands in select cities starting April 6, and nationwide on April 19. In this worldwide ELLE exclusive, Beyoncé gives a rare in-depth interview, in which she speaks candidly about how the first Destiny's Child album helped her discover she had real power, why she approached Topshop to be her 50-50 partner in Ivy Park, the true meaning of feminism, what she wants to accomplish next, her "Formation" message, and much more. Here, the full interview. January 23 was a normal day for Beyoncé. On the docket: 1. Showcase new athleisure line, Ivy Park 2. Plot launch of new music label 3. Prepare to dominate Super Bowl 50 4. Polish off top secret "Formation" video 5. Gear up for all-stadium world tour When "Run the world" is your business plan, your day starts early. At exactly 5 a.m., Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter arrives at Mimoda, a spare, mirror-walled, b

How to enjoy concerts, plays and museums from the comfort of your couch

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Get swept away by the beauty and intrigue of the arts   In challenging times, we look to the arts to uplift our spirits, distract our busy minds and inspire our souls. Although it might be awhile before we can all gather in one space to watch our favorite musicians, actors, dancers and comedians, we are so grateful for the countless ways virtual performances connect us from afar, as we watch from our individual homes. Onstage wonders Watch a symphony in your pajamas — Photo courtesy of iStock / cyano66 While stages are dark, The Metropolitan Opera has launched " Nightly Met Opera Streams ," a free series of encore Live in HD presentations streamed on the company website. For the duration of the Met’s closure, a different encore presentation will be made available for free streaming every day. Take a virtual trip around the globe by tuning into the  Vancouver Symphony Orchestra ,  Seattle Symphony Live Broadcasts ,  Berliner Philharmoniker  digital concert hall and live stream

Interview: Legendary Guest Star, Joan Collins

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Joan Collins’s face is Touche Eclat perfect. Her wig doubles the size of her head and she’s wearing a huge black-and-white shagpile coat. Sitting across from the 83-year-old actress in Claridge’s, I feel the most drab I’ve ever felt in my life – and I’m even wearing shiny shoes. In a career spanning six decades and five marriages, Collins has done serious films (‘ Decadence ’), saucy films (‘ The Bitch ’ and ‘ The Stud ’) and is most famous for playing super-bitch Alexis Colby in ’80s TV show ‘Dynasty’.  She also took on another spiky character in ‘The Time of Their Lives’, a film comedy about a former actress breaking out of an old people’s home. In real life, Collins is like a glam aunt you want to sink a bottle of pinot with. She’s cutting, but in a way that’s an adrenaline rush rather than a kick in the guts. When I ask if we can take a picture together she inspects the photos then insists we do it again on her phone. When I ask how a recent dinner with friend David Hockney was, sh