The 27-year-old has opened up about the bullying she received as a result of her health issues Selena Gomez hasn’t exactly had the easiest of times in recent years. From break ups with ex boyfriends Justin Bieber and The Weeknd, to being diagnosed with lupus, undergoing kidney surgery, and struggling with mental health issues, the 27-year-old’s resilience has been tested time and time again. In a new interview with Giving Back Generation, the singer opened up about how having lupus and taking medication for the condition had a direct impact on her weight. ‘It depends on even the month, to be honest, so for me I really noticed…
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A ONE-THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD oak tree rooted in the history of a Borders forest has received a cash boost to preserve it for future generations. The Capon Tree is the last survivor of the ancient Jed Forest. It is also one of only 50 included in the Tree Council’s book of Great British Trees. The ancient oak plays a key role in the Jethart Callant’s Festival during which a sprig from it is pinned on the Callant’s lapel. But today the tree is ailing with only one of its original three limbs surviving and Jedburgh Community Trust, with support from Jedburgh Callants Club and others, has…
The fight to stop logging from occurring in another old-growth stand of forest in the region has begun, with a local group calling for a moratorium on logging in that region. On Sept. 29 Slocan Valley residents gathered on Russel Creek Road to protest the planned logging by Interfor and R and A logging in the Russel Creek watershed, which contains trees as old as 1,000 years old. At the time, the residents asked the logging company employees to “come back once they have consulted with local environmental organizations and informed consent by the Autonomous Sinixt.” In the meantime, Last…
Selena Gomez is sparking up rumors about a new love and it’s looking like One Direction’s Niall Horan! Fresh on off the heels of her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber’s blissful nuptials to wife Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin), the Come & Get It singer was seen arriving at the house of the What Makes You Beautiful performer with a bag of groceries on Saturday, October 5. Selena was seen approaching the singer’s house and reignited rumors that the two friends have been seeing each other romantically. The rumors have also been fueled by the pair’s cheeky interactions on social media as well as the two being seen out at dinner among…
They are one of Hollywood’s most famous power couples. But to Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky’s three young children, they are simply ‘mum’ and ‘dad’. On Sunday, Chris, 37 and stunning wife Elsa, 44, looked every inch the doting parents as they enjoyed a family day out in Sydney. Legs eleven… out of ten! Elsa Pataky showed off her trim pins in tiny shorts during family outing with husband Chris Hemsworth and their children in Sydney on Sunday Clan: Chris and Elsa share three children: daughter India Rose, eight, and twin sons Sasha and Tristan, six, and they live in a $30million…
NEWARK – American singer-actress Selena Gomez and K-pop girl group Blackpink, who collaborated remotely on hit song Ice Cream in 2020, have finally met in person. Gomez, 30, posted three photos on Instagram over the weekend with the quartet, who recently completed the American leg of their world tour. For the pink-themed Ice Cream music video, Blackpink filmed their parts in South Korea, while Gomez shot her scenes in the United States, due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. In the caption, Gomez wrote: “Selpink chillin’.” She had not met the entire group before, although she had previously encountered members Jisoo and Rose…
Chris Hemsworth revealed how Marvel Studios restricted his filming schedule for his Disney+ show Limitless so that the star didn’t die before he could shoot Thor: Love and Thunder. Hemsworth is most known by many as Thor Odinson, the superhero who has been a key part of eight different MCU movies. But, unsurprisingly, he’s also a big fitness buff. Enter Limitless, a show that involved Chris Hemsworth testing the boundaries of the human body with intense exercise stunts—such as pulling a car with a rope or swimming in freezing waters. Going by the shape Hemsworth was in the last time he was seen promoting Thor, he’s certainly built enough for…
The landscape of the remote island of Socotra looks so foreign that it could almost pass as an alien planet. Its native flora is so rare and unique that the island looks like something out of a science-fiction movie. But Socotra is very real, and is home to over 1,000 unique species of fauna and 825 rare species of flora , including varieties of plants that have been on earth for over 20 million years. Desert Rose Bottle Tree, Socotra Island ( CC by SA 2.0 ) Socotra is part of an archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean about 250 km (155…
The Japanese have inspired the world to appreciate the benefits of shinrin-yoku or forest bathing, by certifying forests that research has shown to be therapeutic for human beings. Studies have found that Japan’s old-growth forests of cypress and cedar release phytoncides that have a calming effect on people who are immersed in their atmosphere, by lowering their blood pressure and the stress hormone cortisol and boosting production of natural killer cells. And yet, in our time, we are witnessing the global dismantling of forests that have pre-dated and outlived the dinosaurs. Old-growth forests are our single largest carbon sinks, and the older…
Selena Gomez’s Encino mansion has all the luxury that money can buy. Selena Gomez has been a famous Hollywood A-lister since her early days on Disney. Her career began on Barney & Friends, and her breakthrough in the 2007 show Wizards of Waverly Place made her a household name. At 16, she signed up with a record label to release music and began releasing EPs, compilation albums, and studio albums. Along with million-dollar brand endorsement deals and advertisements, Gomez earns a sizable fortune from her work as an executive producer and actress. With her influence in various avenues and streaming platforms, Selena Gomez has…
Chris Hemsworth couldn’t be more proud of his boys. The actor and athlete shared a photo of his twins, Sasha and Tristan, 8, who recently participated in their first jiu-jitsu tournament. He shared how proud of them he felt and called out their coach for his great work. The photos were shared on Instagram and show Hemsworth posing alongside his kids, who are wearing their jiu-jitsu kimonos and are smiling happily. Other photos in the post include both of their kids raising their fists, proud and happy with their performances. “Super proud dad moment watching my kids at their first jiu-jitsu tournament,” wrote Hemsworth…
Chris Hemsworth is certainly a superstar when it comes to his Hollywood acting career, but he’s also a super dad to his three children. The Thor star, 37, was spotted out and about with his brood in New South Wales’ idyllic coastal town of Byron Bay on Thursday. The barefoot Australian actor was seen carrying his injured twin son, six, through town, as the little one sported white bandages wrapped over his small hands. Chris and Spanish actress wife Elsa Pataky share daughter India, eight, and twin sons Sasha and Tristan, six. Despite one of the twin sons appearing to have injured himself recently,…
Justin Bieber had a special fan cheering him on at his hockey game Wednesday night: ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez Justin Bieber had a special fan cheering him on at his hockey game Wednesday night: ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. The former flames — who dated on-and-off from 2011 to 2015 – have been fueling relationship reconciliation rumors while spending time together in the wake of Gomez’s split from The Weeknd. On Wednesday, they were photographed side by side leaving the Los Angeles Valley Ice Center in Ventura, California. Gomez, 25, arrived at the game dressed in an all-black ensemble and jean jacket, but departed wearing the 23-year-old “Love Yourself” singer’s New…
Driving beyond South Africa’s Limpopo province, into the village of Chivadini, people and grassland are scarce. But the oldest living organisms in Africa – baobab trees – are abundant. These spectral behemoths blend into the Saharan countryside and have been an icon of the African savannah since millennia. As the oldest seed producing trees in the world, their resilience – some are more than 2,000 years old – have earned them many names in myths, legends and folklore. The baobab has been called the tree of life, the monkey bread tree and the upside down tree – owing to its…
The Tree Of Life In Washington Defies Explanation (And Gravity) There’s a tree that grows from a cavern in Olympic National Park in Washington, on Kalaloch Beach. Amazingly, this wonder of nature,”The Kalaloch Tree of Life”, clings to life despite the fact that it looks like it should have died long ago. Just north of Kalaloch Lodge, the tree of life in Washington State is on a cliff that’s partially caved in because of natural erosion over the years. The erosion is such that it looks like it should have taken the life of the tree a long time ago.…
Chris Hemsworth is a lot of things. He’s a proud Australia native, a Marvel Cinematic Universe star and one of the most sought-after stars in all of Hollywood. On top of all that though, he’s also a family man, who appears to relish the time that he gets to spend with his children. The loving dad also doesn’t mind posting about some of the outings that he has with his little ones. And in the latest installment of the “Hemsworth Fatherhood Chronicles,” the actor took his sons on a camping trip, during which there was apparently… kangaroo wrestling? In a…
“I need to be careful,” the singer and actress later clarified, saying she wants to spend more time producing and acting Selena Gomez wants to focus on her acting. The “Baila Conmigo” singer, 28, opened up about her lengthy career on both TV and in music for Vogue’s April cover story — and revealed that she wants to lean into acting and producing more so than music in the future. “It’s hard to keep doing music when people don’t necessarily take you seriously,” she told the magazine candidly. “I’ve had moments where I’ve been like, ‘What’s the point? Why do I keep doing…
A few towns and cities along the Southern California coast are particularly noted for their historic events and landmarks, and Santa Barbara is one of those places. While the majority of historic landmarks in the area are structures associated with the early settlement of the town, there is one that stands out from the rest. Santa Barbara’s famous Moreton Bay Fig Tree is over 145 years old and is a unique natural historic landmark in Southern California. As a small sampling, the Moreton Bay Fig Tree, also known as Ficus Macrophylla, was brought by an Australian sailor to the town…
On July 8, Thor: Love and Thunder was released in theaters. It showcased Chris Hemsworth’s return as the God of Thunder for the first time in Phase 4 and even introduced fans to a frightening new villain – Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher. The Taika Waititi-directed film is now available to stream on Disney+, and along with it came a new episode of Marvel Studios: Assembled. This documentary goes behind the scenes of the blockbuster movie and features never-before-seen commentary from the cast. Hemsworth’s daughter, India Hemsworth, was able to star in Love and Thunder alongside her father. She played Gorr’s daughter, who was put in Thor’s…
Selena Gomez’s spectacular property story DFree / Shutterstock ; Realtor Selena Gomez has come a long way from her modest childhood home in Texas. With an impressive 18-year career already under her belt as a successful actress, singer-songwriter, and most recently the focus of a new documentary on Apple TV+ entitled Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me it’s no surprise that the young star has built up an impressive property portfolio over the years. Let’s retrace Selena’s road to fame and step inside the spectacular houses she’s picked up along the way… Selena Gomez opens up about her struggles with mental healthSelena Gomez: My Mind &…
You may have seen trees with red flowers, you may seen trees with monster thorns, and you may have experienced the strong odour that is hard to do away with. But have you ever seen a crying tree? A unique natural phenomenon showing water flowing out of a 150-year-old tree in Southern Europe has left netizens in disbelief. Clip shared online shows water flowing out like a stream from the trunk of the tree without leaves. You may have seen trees with red flowers, you may have seen trees with monster thorns, and you may have experienced the strong odour…
Chris Hemsworth and his wife Elsa Pataky are enjoying a relaxing trip to Bali with friends. The Hollywood star and the actress, 39, are staying at the the luxurious Komune Resort and Beach Club with Chris’ pal Luke Munro and his wife April. The Thor star showed off his famous ripped physique as he and Luke went swimming in the resort pool and drank Bintang beer. Meanwhile Spanish star Elsa flaunted her own incredible figure in a yellow mini dress as the group posed for a happy snap before heading for a night out on the town. During the trip, Chris also surfed the waves…
Archaeologists and historians from Australian National University, the University of Western Australia and the University of Canberra recently teamed up with a group of First Nations Australian cultural historians to undertake a unique expedition recording ancient art carved into boab trees. Their goal was to find and document the existence of artwork carved into the surface of boab trees in the arid Tanami Desert of northwest Australia, a rarely visited section of the vast continent. The ancient artists were the ancestors of today’s First Nations people. There was a sense of urgency to this mission, since many of the most ancient boab trees in…
Chris Hemsworth has proved himself a bit of a local hero since moving to Broken Hill in New South Wales to film the Mad Max prequel Furiosa last month. The 38-year-old megastar has regularly been seen out and about in the Outback city, chatting up residents and visitors. And on Friday morning Chris proved once again why he is one is one of Australia’s most down to earth stars, when he stopped to sign autographs with a group of superfans. Jake Wagenfeller told Daily Mail Australia that he and his friends had travelled ten hours to Broken Hill on the off chance they…