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Shaquille O"Neal The "Shaq-A-Claus" Origin Story Will Melt Your Cold, Cold Heart
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Shaquille O"Neal The "Shaq-A-Claus" Origin Story Will Melt Your Cold, Cold Heart
Sunday, June 11, 2017
Austin Forsyth"s Letter to Joy-Anna Duggar on Their Wedding Day Will Melt Your Heart
On May 26, Joy-Anna Duggar and Austin Forsyth tied the knot in Arkansas, completing the transition from side hugs to married life.
Much has been written about this watershed moment for Duggar Nation, but nothing compares to what Austin himself wrote that day.
Before Austin and Joy-Anna’s wedding, which took place at Cross Church in Rogers, Ark., penned a sweet love letter to his bride-to-be.
Whatever you think of the Duggars and their in-laws, it is touching beyond words, and may inspire you to write a similar one yourself.
“My dearest love,” Austin Marytn Forsyth began in his handwritten letter, posted to the TLC website ahead of tomorrow’s season premiere.
“The very thought of getting to be your husband is very humbling and a great honor. You are truly a gift from our Heavenly Father.”
“The way we have been brought together is very evident that we serve a God who cares so much for us,” the would-be groom continued.
“I try to imagine God’s unmerited favor, the best example I know is how He has blessed me with you! You are such a woman of character.
“The heart you have for Him, His word, and His people has challenged me time and time again to love Him and you all the more.”
“Getting to spend time with you is my favorite thing,” he added. “You are fun, enthusiastic, adventurous, and always willing to try new things.”
“I love you with all my heart and can’t wait to grow deeper in love with you!” Austin said, putting an official end to Joy-Anna’s cold feet.
Their lifestyle choices, religious believes and sheer number of things banned by the Duggar family have been debated at length.
From old-fashioned patriarchal conventions and forced religious rituals to their aggressive procreation, many aspects are controversial.
But this? This is just touching.
Hopefully it becomes a tradition in and of itself to pen letters like this, because it’s something anyone – regardless of religion – would cherish.
Perhaps Joe will take note.
The next member and soon-to-be members of this famous family to be walking down the aisle are Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell.
He actually popped the question at his sister’s reception that same day (Joe was slammed for this, but Joy-Anna gave him her blessing).
“We are super excited. It’s great to not be courting anymore, now we’re engaged!” the couple said. “I was definitely nervous going into it.”
“But I wasn’t afraid that she was going to say no,” he added, and for good reason it turned out. “She had said, ‘I’m just waiting on you!"”
Pretty wonderful all around.
The Duggars will always endure scrutiny from a chorus of critics, and often times, those detractors will raise some valid concerns.
Discussions of gender roles, in particular, and how the famous family treats women within relationships are worth having in a civil manner.
Still, there’s little doubt that relationships like Austin and Joy’s are rooted in so much love, compassion and devotion to one another.
What’s not to love.
Check out the above gallery for all the behind-the-scenes photos from the wedding day, from the couple themselves to the whole family!
Also, don’t forget that Counting On returns tomorrow on TLC for a brand new season featuring their wedding and much, much more …
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Kylie Jenner Shower Video is So Hot, it Actually Melt Your Screen
Kylie Jenner’s “little surprise gift for the world” on Christmas Day was something so special, it was nothing short of miraculous, indeed.
Especially if your name happens to be Tyga.
The 19-year-old Keeping Up with the Kardashians star teamed up with photographer Sasha Samsonova on the provocative short video.
Their collaboration is pretty spectacular, we must say.
Not just because it shows her in various states of undress while in the shower, although no one with a pulse is going to complain about that.
It’s the music and artistry of the production, combined with the young celebrity’s real-life love for boyfriend Tyga, that makes it so steamy.
In more ways than one. Just wait. Just. You. Wait.
Set to music by Niia, it leaves very little to the imagination, but in a way that’s more romantic, emotional and sensual than you’d expect.
Check it out and crack a window … it’s gonna be hot:
Samsonova, the video’s director, told W Magazine that “the whole deal with this video is that it’s a very personal experience.”
“It’s like you’re watching this person from a point of view that has never been seen before,” she adds. “It’s super raw footage.”
In other words, what you see is what you get.
Kylie’s changing appearance has resulted in much speculation over the years, but no editing or doctoring of footage can be seen here.
“As soon as my shoots with Kylie come out, so many people write on my page and rant about how it’s all Photoshop, Photoshop, Photoshop.”
“But the thing about this video is that there’s no post-production work. It’s only cut together. It’s very raw, and we tried to keep it that way.”
“No skin retouching, nothing.”
No retouching … just touching.
Of each other’s bodies. Wow.
Are she and Tyga dressed? Yes … for the most part. There are some obligatory shots of Kylie Jenner topless with underboob on display.
Primarily, though, they wear t-shirts, albeit very, very wet ones that do a nice job of soaking up the steam and moisture from the shower.
By the end, they’re dripping, saturated and topless as they hold on to each other, caressing one another passionately making out.
Yes, it’s performance art, but it’s safe to say that the chemistry from the real-life couple plays a vital role in this three-minute masterpiece.
You can’t fake that kind of heat.
The video, filmed in November in Los Angeles, ironically is less graphic than social media pics in which her boobs are in Tyga’s face.
Sometimes, less really can be more.
Critics say Kylie gets naked too much for a teenager, and maybe she does, but she’s been in a committed relationship for years.
As controversial as Kyga has been since the duo first went public, their passion for each other has endured, even strengthened.
It may officially be winter across most of the United States as this video goes viral, but just try telling that to Kylie Jenner or Tyga.
Suffice it to say, a decidedly warm, humid front has settled in over greater Calabasas, with no signs of clearing out anytime soon.
Good thing, too. We all need this.
Hopefully this has provided some much-desired warmth as we wind down the cold, closing days of what has been a bitter 2016.
A beacon of hope and a national treasure in trying times, Kylie has given us so much to look forward to as the calendar turns.
On a side note before we sign off …
If and when the long-rumored Tyga and Kylie Jenner sex tape hits the open market, we have to ask these dueling questions:
1. Can it possibly top this?
2. Could it make $ 100M?!
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Dwayne Johnson Stop Talking Trash to Totally Melt Our Heart
Dwayne Johnson may or may not be feuding for real with Vin Diesel.
But he is absolutely the most adorable famous father on the face of the Earth.
The action star first melted our hearts into a billion pieces back in April when he wished his young daughter a happy birthday.
“Happy 4 month birthday Jasmine! One day you’ll know just how happy, proud, lucky and blessed you, your sister and your mama make me,” Johnson wrote at the time, adding:
“You’ll also thank me one day for your toughness and your mama’s everything else.”
We know, right? AWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!
Johnson, already the father of a teenage girl named Simone, welcomed his first child with Lauren Hashian in January.
And now he’s gone ahead once again and proven that he’s really just a giant softie at heart.
Consider the following Instagram video:
“Finally, my big head is used for more than just a place to hang my hat,” Johnson wrote in a caption to the footage.
“The joys of being home w/ my ohana and playin’ one of our fav games – slap daddy’s head ‘til I can see his big scary face.”
He went on to explain the basis of the song playing in the background.
“Song playing in the background is “O Tiare” (Justin Young). A song I started singing to her every day since she was one week old.
“Samoan lyrics are beautiful, “Ia alofa le Atua, ma tausi ia te ‘oe…” which translates to “may God take loving care of you”. When Jasmine learns to talk, I’m sure she’ll ask me to please stop singing.
“I must now go do something very manly and bad ass to counterbalance this post.”
Like pose for this absurd selfie in the gym maybe?
Prior to this smile-inducing message and video, Johnson had been making headlines for a couple weeks due to his alleged feud with Vin Diesel.
It started when Johnson called out a male Fast 8 cast member as a “Candy Ass” and continued when multiple sources confirmed this cast member to be Diesel.
Insiders on set have said that Diesel acted like a spoiled bully on set, showing up late to work and bossing around other actors.
They said the opposite about Johnson, showering him with praise regarding his professionalism and overall attitude.
Diesel has remained mostly mum on the feud, though he did sort of say something nice about Johnson in a recent Facebook Live chat.
While talk over this rivalry has dominated all chatter surrounding Fast 8 for about a month now, a new report suggests that it’s all a lie.
This report claims that Johnson and Diesel are faking their beef in order to set up a match at Wrestlemania in the spring of 2017.
That would be sort of awesome if it proves to be true, although we have our doubts.
Considering neither Johnson nor Diesel has even uttered the other’s name in a public forum, this would be the quietest, most subtle fake feud of all-time.
But whatever. That isn’t even the point here.
The point here is that Dwayne Johnson is awesome.
The video above is proof and so is this related photo gallery.