How Chris Pratt Went From Homeless Stripper to King of the Summer Box Office

Chris Pratthas come a long way from his days stripping and living in a van to become one of Hollywood’s most lovable, and bankable, action stars. While the actor grew up in a blue collar household and was homeless for a time, he always knew he’d be successful and famous one day. ”My high school wrestling coach reminds me about this time I came into his office and he said, ‘Chris, what do you want to do with yourself?...

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1337 words · Christopher Bentley

How Cities Around the U.S. Are Celebrating St. Patrick's Day This Year

Spectators on land and sea watching the Chicago River dyeing on March 12, 2022.Photo: Vincent D. Johnson/Xinhua via Getty After two years oftempered St. Patrick’s Day celebrationsnationwide, everyone will again be a little bit Irish this March 17. A tradition since 1962, the process uses 40 lbs. of a vegetable-based dye (that’sactually orange, per NPR). Members of the Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 handle the coloring of the river, using one motorboat to dump the dye and two to churn the water and spread it....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 299 words · Courtney Carey

How Common Told His Mom About His Childhood Molestation

Photo: Randy Shropshire/GettyCommon recently opened up to the world about hischildhood trauma, but before that happened, he was compelled to share the troubling news with family first.The rapper, actor and activist born Lonnie Rashid Lynn, 47, sat down with PEOPLE in this week’s issue to discuss some of his life’s toughest moments, which he shares in his new memoirLet Love Have the Last Word. When it came to sharing details of the molestation he says he suffered from a family friend at around age 9, he spoke out to be a light for others....

March 16, 2025 · 7 min · 1468 words · Ryan Caldwell

How Elly Mayday, the Model Who Died of Ovarian Cancer, Inspired Others Through Her Treatment

Photo: Elly Mayday/Instagram Elly Mayday’s thousands of fans mourned this week after learning thatthe 30-year-old model had died of ovarian canceron March 1. The body positivity activisthad battled the aggressive cancer since 2013, though it took several triesto get her doctors to believe that something was severely wrongand formally diagnose her. With chemotherapy, a hysterectomy and multiple surgeries to remove the cancer, Mayday went into remission in 2015. But ovarian cancer is persistent — 40 to 50 percent of patients who undergo chemotherapy and enter remission will have a recurrence within three years,according to the University of New Mexico Cancer Center— and her cancer returned in 2017....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1086 words · Amy Olson

How Halle Berry Has Stayed Fit as a Working Mother of Two: 'I Have to Work at It Every Day'

Halle Berry for Re-spin.Photo: Re-spin Halle Berry’s health and fitness hasn’t taken a backseat in working motherhood, but shehashad to adjust to make time for it all. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the actress and entrepreneur opens up about her health-and-wellness platformre-spin, plus how she makes her mental and physical well-being a priority while juggling work and being a mother of two — all during a pandemic. “I’ve made it my mission to find time in the day to exercise, get work done and be a mom,” says Berry, 54, who has a 7-year-old son namedMaceo-Robertand daughterNahla Ariela, 12....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 669 words · James Cox

How Hilaria Baldwin Keeps Her Home Organized as a Mom of Four Without 'Stressing the Kids Out'

Hilaria Baldwinknows that kids are unpredictable — so her secret to keeping her home clean and organized has everything to do with working around that fact. “I am a big believer in not stressing the kids out,” the mother of four, 35,tellsArchitectural Digestof her children with husbandAlec Baldwin: their daughterCarmen Gabriela, 5½, plus sonsRomeo Alejandro David, 9 months,Leonardo Ángel Charles, 2, andRafael Thomas, 3½. “So, all the furniture that we have is [covered with] very washable fabrics, which is just really relaxing because, you know what?...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Savannah Bullock

How Michael B. Jordan's Trainer Helped Him Get Even Bigger for 'Creed II' : 'His Body Was on Point'

Photo: Barry Wetcher/MGM/Warner Bros.Michael B. Jordan wasalready ripped inCreedandBlack Panther. But the 31-year-oldwanted to go even biggerforCreed II, and his trainer, Corey Calliet, was there to help.Three years after the release of the first Creed film, Jordan and Calliet felt like his character, Adonis Johnson, had grown up — and that his body should reflect that in theRockyseries continuation.“As he evolved physically for his characters inCreedandBlack Panther,that growth became a stepping stone and a building block to getting his body to where it is now,” Calliet tells PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1638 words · Natalie Gordon

How Pauly Shore's Comedy Film Guest House Became One of the Most Watched Movies of 2020

It turns out, the world can’t get enough of the Weasel. After a 10 year hiatus from acting to concentrate on his stand-up tours andvarious podcasts,Pauly Shore,52, returned to the big screen in September 2020 with the raunchy comedyGuest House. It turned out to be an On-Demand hit. In late September,Guest House(now on Netflix and DVD) was one of the most viewed films at home, just four spots behindPete Davidson’sKing of Staten Island, and one spot behind theHarry Potterfilms franchise....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 315 words · Daniel James

How the Cofounders of Taste Select Repeat Are Making Whiskey Culture More Inclusive

Photo: Pierre Auguste - (Hillrock Estate - Ancram, NY) Breaking into the world of whiskey can seem daunting for those who aren’t already embedded in the culture. O.J. LimaandPierre Auguste, the cofounders of e-commerce liquor storeTaste Select Repeat, have carved out a space for whiskey lovers — new and old — to enjoy a curated selection of unique and rare spirits within an inclusive community since their online shop launched in 2020....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1170 words · Christopher Williams

How to Make Queen Elizabeth's Favorite (and Simple) Cocktail — from PEOPLE 'Royals' ' First Issue!

Queen Elizabeth.Photo: Anwar Hussein/WireImage This cocktail hasQueen Elizabeth’s royal stamp of approval. The monarch has been rumored to enjoy up to four drinks per day, but those who know her best tell the newly launchedPEOPLERoyalsmagazine(out Friday, March 5!) that she limits herself to just one: a gin and Dubonnet cocktail just before dinner. While the Queen, 94, has her page Paul Whybrew on-hand to fix her evening drink, the recipe is so simple that anyone can replicate it....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 291 words · Kimberly Wilson

Hugh Jackman Reignites Funny 'Wolverine' Feud with Ryan Reynolds After Minor Stage Injury

The truce betweenHugh JackmanandRyan Reynoldswas never meant to last — and Jackman is throwing the first stone. Jackman, 50, and Reynolds, 42, have been feuding for years over theDeadpoolactor’s insistence that Jackman revives hisWolverinecharacter so they can appear in a movie together. But after seemingly putting their differences aside earlier this year, the bickering was reignited when Jackman suffered a minor injury while playing the fan-favorite superhero during one of his stops onhis one-man tourThe Man....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Noah Ward Jr.

Hungry Girl: Satisfy Your Pizza Craving with This Cheesy High-Fiber Wrap

Lisa Lillien is the author of the popular Hungry Girl website and email newsletter, featuring smart, funny advice on guilt-free eating. She is also the author of twelve books, six of which debuted at number one on theNew York TimesBest Sellers list. Read herPEOPLE.comblog every Monday for slimmed-down celebrity recipes and more.I’m a huge fan of pizza and anything that tastes like pizza! Most pies, however, are far from healthy. So when I want saucy pizza goodness, I whip up this easy, cheesy wrap!...

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 565 words · Melissa Arnold

Huntington Beach Oil Spill Cancels Pacific Airshow, Dead Birds and Fish Wash Ashore

Photo: Michael Heiman/Getty A large oil spill in the Pacific Ocean has reached the Southern California coast, causing dead fish and birds to wash ashore in Huntington Beach. On Saturday, around 3,000 barrels — or about 126,000 gallons — of oil spilled off the California coast, posing what Huntington Beach Mayor Kim Carr called a “potential ecological disaster,” perCNN. The oil is currently leaking from Platform Elly, Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley said in atweet....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 295 words · Timothy Maldonado