By Andrea Mandell

Are you rocking your best tan ever? Got a new summer fling? Have you started your Hamptons summer share? Jessica Chastain may have you beat. Here are five reasons why SHE is having the best. summer. ever.

1. She bought herself a cool present.

“This may be the best thing I’ve ever bought,” shared Jess on Instagram, with a pic of her new vintage jukebox. (We’re assuming it has great history, she hashtagged: #elvis#vintage #jukebox #music #rock&roll and #happinessinabox)

2. Donatella Versace sent her these amazing flowers.

This was after Jessica rocked the designer’s stunning gown at the Cannes premiere of her movie, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (oh, where the new cut of the film, which was once split into two parts, got a 10-minute standing ovation).

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3. She got bangs!

Inspired by Brigitte Bardot! And everyone loved ‘em.

4. She went on vacay in Rome.

We are jeal.

5. Her big fall movie, Christopher Nolan’s super-secret ‘Interstellar,’ dropped a trailer.

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It was instantly a must-watch. Oh, …read more

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Whether you do it for health reasons or moral beliefs, there’s no doubt about it – lots of people are going vegan these days. But there are things to consider before writing off animal products completely

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Whether you do it for health reasons or moral beliefs, there’s no doubt about it – lots of people are going vegan these days. But there are things to consider before writing off animal products completely

…read more

Source: Fox News Health

Whether you do it for health reasons or moral beliefs, there’s no doubt about it – lots of people are going vegan these days. But there are things to consider before writing off animal products completely

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By Emma Christensen

The angle: Vibrant, gorgeous classic Italian food, ’nuff said. (You know you want it.)

Recipes for right now: Pecorino and Honey Dip, Pasta alla Norma “Nuda,” Pesto Lasagne, Shrimp and Zucchini Risotto, Peach and Fennel Salad, Florentine Steak, Drunken Tuna, White Pizza with Prosciutto and Arugula, Panna Cotta

Who would enjoy this book? Italian-ophiles.

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By Arienne Thompson

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Back in 2006, OK Go killed the game with their innovative music video for the song Here It Goes Again, which showed the world a new way to use treadmills.

Well, they’re back at it with the video for their latest song The Writing’s on the Wall.

The video took three weeks to stage and choreograph and 50 takes to nail since it was filmed in one long take.

Frontman Damian Kulash tells Rolling Stone that he realizes and accepts that his band may be known more for their amazing visual stunts than their tunes.

“Getting people to not overlook or discount the music can be a challenge. When the treadmill video broke, we suddenly were a much bigger band than we were the month before, but we also knew that now people were gonna see us as a kind of a one-hit stunt band. We could go in two directions: We could either try to out-cool it – try to out-run it like Radiohead did with ‘Creep’ – or just embrace it and go, OK, what really worked here.”

If you loved the optical illusion teasers in the back of Highlights magazine as a kid, then you’re …read more

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By Arienne Thompson

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Back in 2006, OK Go killed the game with their innovative music video for the song Here It Goes Again, which showed the world a new way to use treadmills.

Well, they’re back at it with the video for their latest song The Writing’s on the Wall.

The video took three weeks to stage and choreograph and 50 takes to nail since it was filmed in one long take.

Frontman Damian Kulash tells Rolling Stone that he realizes and accepts that his band may be known more for their amazing visual stunts than their tunes.

“Getting people to not overlook or discount the music can be a challenge. When the treadmill video broke, we suddenly were a much bigger band than we were the month before, but we also knew that now people were gonna see us as a kind of a one-hit stunt band. We could go in two directions: We could either try to out-cool it – try to out-run it like Radiohead did with ‘Creep’ – or just embrace it and go, OK, what really worked here.”

If you loved the optical illusion teasers in the back of Highlights magazine as a kid, then you’re …read more

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By Cindy Clark

Could you imagine Highclere Castle without Lady Mary?

Neither can we!

But there’s nothing to fear, because she will be back when Downton Abbey returns for its fifth season. Michelle Dockery sets the record straight:

“It amuses me more than anything, because it’s all speculation, and I think it’s down to fact the show has such a popularity,” she tellsThe Hollywood Reporter. “But no, I’m here till the end, whenever that may be.”

Here are some more interesting tidbits:

How the cast keeps occupied throughout 11-hour days on set

“Playing Wink Murder — that helps at dining room table scenes,” says Dockery, citing the popular English whodunit parlor game. “There’s also the movie game. Someone names a film and you name an actor in that film, and it passes on. It’s great fun when we’re all here together.”

Branson was only supposed to be in three episodes

“I only signed up for three episodes,” says actor Allen Leech who plays Tom Branson. “When I finished the job, I wondered whether he’d be brought back. But he grew in season two and again in season three, because of Sybil’s death.”

Cell service at Highclere? It’s not good.

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By Cindy Clark

Could you imagine Highclere Castle without Lady Mary?

Neither can we!

But there’s nothing to fear, because she will be back when Downton Abbey returns for its fifth season. Michelle Dockery sets the record straight:

“It amuses me more than anything, because it’s all speculation, and I think it’s down to fact the show has such a popularity,” she tellsThe Hollywood Reporter. “But no, I’m here till the end, whenever that may be.”

Here are some more interesting tidbits:

How the cast keeps occupied throughout 11-hour days on set

“Playing Wink Murder — that helps at dining room table scenes,” says Dockery, citing the popular English whodunit parlor game. “There’s also the movie game. Someone names a film and you name an actor in that film, and it passes on. It’s great fun when we’re all here together.”

Branson was only supposed to be in three episodes

“I only signed up for three episodes,” says actor Allen Leech who plays Tom Branson. “When I finished the job, I wondered whether he’d be brought back. But he grew in season two and again in season three, because of Sybil’s death.”

Cell service at Highclere? It’s not good.

“I’m trying to order …read more

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By Arienne Thompson

Lots of stars have opened up about drug and alcohol problems recently, and Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe is the latest on the list. In an interview with Sky Arts set to air later this year, he admitted to using alcohol to cope with his fear of becoming a Hollywood has-been and the pressures of worldwide fame at a young age.

“I would have benefited from not drinking as it was not making me as happy as I wanted to. It is not a real pressure, but it is a pressure of living with the thought, ‘Oh, what is all these people are saying I am not going to have a career? What if they are all going to be right and will be laughing and I will be consigned to a bunch of ‘Where are they now?’ lists?’”

He’s been sober for four years now though and that hooey about not having a career? Ha! He’s been a smash on Broadway and has a cute-looking rom-com coming out in August.

See a brand-new clip from the flick, What If, below.

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