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Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Lawrence Team Up Again

There will be a movie about the life of Joy Mangano, the housewife turned business woman. Mangano is the star of HSN sales. She invented the self-ringing mop and huggable hangers. The all star cast includes Jennifer Lawrence as Joy, Bradley Cooper, Robert DeNiro, Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd and Virginia Madsen. “Joy” will debut on Christmas Day. Read More »

Summer Slash 5k Run

The Summer Splash 5k is set to be held on July 25 at 7:30 p.m. beginning at the Dogwood Park pavilion. Proceeds from the event will help local cancer patients’ in-need of charitable assistance. The Summer Splash will offer racers the opportunity to cool off along the course at “drenching stations” and “misting stations.” Volunteers at drenching stations will be ... Read More »

How To Trump Your Cat

There’s a trend on instagram called #TrumpYourCat. It’s where people use kitty’s hair to make them look like Donald Trump. Here’s how you give your cat The Trump: 1. Brush your cat 2. Form the hair you brushed into a toupée 3. Place toupée on cat 4. Share & tag @trumpyourcat or #trumpyourcat Sheila Says: Let’s do this and share pics ... Read More »

Most Handsome U.S. Cities

Here’s a rundown of the Top 10 most handsome cities in the U.S.  Numbers were crunched from the sale of grooming products for men, not from actual looks. Seattle San Francisco Washington, D.C. Boston Denver New York Austin, Texas Nashville Atlanta Minneapolis Read More »

A Big Finders Fee For Dorothy’s Red Slippers

We’re coming up on the 10 year anniversary of the theft of a pair of ruby red slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz”. They were on display at a museum in her hometown at Grand Rapids, Minnesota when they were stolen. Now an anonymous donor is offering a million dollar reward for the perpetrator’s name and the location of ... Read More »

New Phrase? Lumbersexual

The phrase lumbersexual got my attention. I’d never heard it before. Metrosexual has been around a while, but LUMBER sexual. I discovered it as the social media sites were talking about the grown up Alfalfa from the 1994 movie “The Little Rascals” posted his latest pics. That got folks taking and saying he was a lumbersexual. The urban dictionary says ... Read More »

Sheila’s Pet Of The Week: Violet

Violet is a very sweet little girl. She loves to be held and wags her tail when you talk to sweet to her. If you’d like to adopt her, just visit the Cookeville/Putnam County Animal Shelter. Read More »

Regis & Kathy Lee Together Again

Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford are back together. Yesterday it was announced that Regis was joining the 4th hour of the “Today” show. Regis is already in the Guinness Book of World Records for most hours in front of a TV camera, so at the age of 83, he’ll only add to his legacy. Hoda Kotb will also remain on the show. Read More »

Sunburn Remedy That Really Works

If you love going to the lake but hate the sunburns that come with it, here’s a remedy that will ease the burning. Just beat some egg whites and apply to your burned skin. Let it dry on your skin and sit for a few minutes. Then jump in the shower and rinse off. Afterwards, your burn will be almost completely ... Read More »

Oliver Is In Cookeville

Cookeville Children’s Theatre and The Cookeville Performing Arts Center presents OLIVER book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart directed by Matthew Wilson musical direction by Michael Choate choreography by Meredith Flatt Ticket Prices: $15 Adults / $12 Seniors / $10 Children (12 and under) Read More »