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22 Days of Eating Like Beyoncé, Day 2: How to Swallow a Plateful of Opinions
You know the old adage, “opinions are like assholes; everybody has one?” Well, apparently, the same holds true for diet plans—everyone is sure they have the answer and is insistent that theirs is the best one for you. So, after only two days of publicly sharing what could most accurately be described as a dietary…
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22 Days of Eating Like Beyoncé, Day 1: Once a Cheater, Always a Cheater?
First date day, and I’ve already cheated—not that I’m a cheater, as I had to assure my date before my first day on Marco Borges’ 22 Days nutritional plan was done, but some experiences are just too delicious to resist. In fact, this cheat felt so organic, I didn’t even notice until after the fact. (Doh!)…
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Sweet Dream or Beautiful Nightmare? In 22 Days, I'm Going to Find Out That Beyoncé's Diet Is No Joke
I was kidding, I swear. At least, I was mostly kidding when I DM’d The Root’s Editor-in-Chief, Danielle Belton, and asked if the company would pay if I tried the new, Beyoncé-endorsed 22 Days Nutrition program. I even ended my message with the laughing/crying emoji—a clear tip-off that I was joking, right? Right? Customarily, that…
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Got 22 Days? Beyoncé and Her Trainer Have Your New Eating Plan
We all saw it—the grueling journey from postnatal (with twins!) ‘Yoncé to Homecoming cutoffs ‘Yoncé—and frankly, I, for one, instantly decided I didn’t have the stamina (seriously, the woman is damn near supernatural). But to hear it straight from the Queen’s mouth in the promo for her newest venture, 22 Days Nutrition, “getting the weight…
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Jaden Smith Really Is an Icon Living: Debuts Free Vegan Food Truck for the Homeless in Los Angeles
While Jaden Smith has enjoyed plenty of box office and Billboard success, it’s his benevolence and giving heart that his fans truly adore. According to the Hollywood Reporter, on Monday, the “Icon” rapper unveiled I Love You Restaurant, a vegan food truck that will provide free meals to the homeless of downtown Los Angeles. The…
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Jay-Z, Serena Williams, Jaden Smith Among Latest to Help Impossible Foods Raise $300 Million
As plant-based food alternatives continue to rise in popularity, Jay-Z, Serena Williams, Jaden Smith and Trevor Noah are among an impressive lineup of celebrities who’ve decided to support the movement by putting their money where their mouth is. CNN reports that on Monday, Impossible Foods announced a $300 million haul in its latest round of…
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Go Vegan. Get Beyoncé and Jay-Z Tickets for Life. Deal?
Imagine getting to go to Beyoncé and/or Jay-Z concerts for life. All you have to do is… Bitch, you guessed it: Go vegan. The woman who reinvented Coachella posted the challenge on her Instagram this week (which, she’s been way more generous with lately, even dishing out personal captions to the Bey Hive). “What is…
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z Challenged Us to Become Vegan—Again. Their Wealthy-Ass Plants Probably Taste Like Fried Chicken
Beyoncé and Jay-Z want us to go vegan—again. As her own Instagram has shown us, the H-Town vicious vixen typically switches to a strictly vegan diet when preparing to snatch our wigs via concert. The diet is as steadfast as her braids and laptop superwoman duo. Back in 2015, the songstress teamed up with author…
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Make My Nature Rise: Why We Should All Be Using All-Natural Cosmetics
I might look as if I was raised on Champagne, but I need a T-shirt that says, “Raised on Natural Beauty”—because I was raised by a mother who was a totally natural beauty, in every way. My mother grew up on a farm in rural Ohio and was a DIY dynamo before anyone even thought…
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Gucci Mane Ambushed By Anti-Fur Protestors at NYC Book Signing
Gucci Mane appeared at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York City Monday evening to promote The Autobiography of Gucci Mane, but things got a little out of hand when he was ambushed by anti-fur protestors. According to TMZ, protestors from the New York Animal Defenders, posing as fans of Guwop, questioned the rapper…