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A 1953 photo shows a middle-aged J.R.R. Tolkien standing in front of Gregans Castle, a 16th-century, vine-covered estate in Ireland’s County Clare. In his repeated visits to nearby University of Galway, the author used the castle as a base for exploring the Burren — a wild, rocky expanse in Western Ireland. “He was fascinated with the unusual landscape of the Burren, with its limestone rock and caves,” explains Simon Haden, the property’s current owner....

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Ever since middle school, we adore things that can pull up our hair. We’ve outgrown the damaging clips and hair ties, and now we’re on the hunt for more haircare tools to let us put our hair up easily and with style. Thanks to TikTok, we may have found our next pick....

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. The best time of the year is here — and we don’t mean Christmas this time. But it’s pretty darn close. Every year, Ulta treats us to its iconic Beauty Blitz sale. This post-Black Friday sale technically began over the weekend and continues through November 30. This time around, they’re selling this iconic brand at a discount of the normal price....

After having two trips postponed due to Covid, my friends and I are finally cashing in our airline credits and heading to Europe in a few weeks. We’ve already made lists of the restaurants we want to try and the museums we want to visit, but now comes the hard part of figuring out what to pack. Luckily, I already have a list of go-to items that I bring with me everywhere, but after two years of not traveling internationally, there are definitely a few things that I need to stock up on before my vacation....

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Whether or not you feel it already (and we’re definitely not feeling it yet!), summer will be here before we know it. With it comes longer days, water activities, and all the cute summer apparel we’ve been itching to break out after this seemingly endless winter. We’re already shopping to prep for the warmer months, and stocking up on everything from designer shades and sundresses to summer sandals — and on that last front, Birkenstock has us covered with a must-have new style....

Gas prices may be dropping, but Amtrak has a better — and traffic-free — way to get travelers and their cars up the East Coast with its Auto Train flash sale with tickets starting at less than $40 per person. The sale, which must be booked by Aug. 23, is good on northbound travel from Sanford, Fla., to Lorton, Va., from Sept. 6 through Dec. 15, Amtrak shared with Travel + Leisure....

Chelsea Handler has a message for everyone, and she’s getting her point across in a skintight dress that got everyone’s attention. Back on Nov 4, Handler uploaded a now-viral video of herself in a curve-hugging, floral gown no one could take their eyes off of, with the caption, “Turn your clocks back, not this country. Go vote this Tuesday!” In the video, we see the former Chelsea Lately host walk up to the camera, joyfully greeting her audience....

Last year, Ant and Christina Anstead’s divorce unfolded in a very public way. The couple, who announced their split on Instagram back in September, had been married for less than two years and share a young son together, Hudson. For both Christina and Ant, the decision to go their separate ways hit them hard. While the HGTV star has been vocal with her followers about her healing process, it appears she has much bigger plans to keep her mind occupied as well: During the premiere episode of her new discovery+ show, Christina: Stronger by Design, she revealed her plans for opening a wellness center....

Plenty of us who have been pregnant have felt it: That strange shift in the public eye from being a woman with some sex appeal to being a mere birthing vessel, doomed to wear weird frumpy maternity clothes until we cross over to the postpartum side. I remember a dude chatting Pregnant Me up at a bar until I took my jacket off and he noticed my burgeoning bump. His eyes widened in horror and he literally fled the scene....

Delta Air Lines is making it easier to travel throughout Greece this summer thanks to a new partnership with a Greek airline, the carrier announced this week. Delta has teamed up with Greek carrier SKY express to offer travelers connections across Greece and Cyprus, extending the carrier’s reach in the area, according to the airline. The new partnership, which started Thursday, will allow travelers to fly on Delta’s direct flights to Athens and then connect to 34 different destinations, including popular islands like Mykonos, Santorini, Crete, and Corfu, as well as Larnaca in Cyprus....

The Federal Aviation Administration will now require flight attendants to get longer rest periods between shifts in new guidance issued this week. Flight attendants will now be required to rest for at least 10 consecutive hours between work shifts, according to the FAA, increasing the mandatory rest period by an hour. The new rule will apply to flight attendants on domestic, flag, and supplemental flights who are scheduled to work for up to 14 hours....

With wedding anniversaries, the typical etiquette is that no matter what you do — from a chill day to spending time on vacation — you do it all with your spouse. However, former President Donald Trump and Melania Trump are doing something a bit different — by spending most of their anniversary apart. Since their nuptials back on Jan 22, 2005, their lives have gone through many changes, so they decided to stay low-key and spend their anniversary in a familiar place....

Montana’s Glacier National Park has now fully opened its Going-to-the-Sun Road for the summer, a few weeks later than usual. The scenic drive, which typically fully opens around late June, was forced to delay its full opening this year due to late winter weather, which made it “difficult for road crews to clear the road during continued avalanche danger,” according to the National Park Service. The road is open year-round near the West Entrance, but visitors can now access it all the way through from both the West Glacier and St....

In the words of former teen queen Hilary Duff herself, body washes made with chemicals are “So Yesterday.” Okay, that’s not exactly what that song is about, but you get where we’re going here. In her recent Architectural Digest house tour (spoiler: she has a chicken coop), Duff shared a lot of fun finds in the behind-the-scenes video, but we couldn’t help but notice the one affordable and non-toxic kids essential hiding in her bathroom....

The Biden administration is giving out a new round of free COVID-19 tests ahead of the holiday season and holiday gatherings. The free rapid antigen tests can be ordered online through COVIDTests.gov. Each household is eligible to order four at-home tests, which will be mailed to them for free. The tests will start to ship during the week of Dec. 19th. “Today, the Biden Administration is announcing a plan to stay ahead of an increase in COVID-19 cases this winter,” the White House said in a statement....

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have been on the hunt for months, looking for the ideal spot to blend their families together. They even toured Tori Spelling’s massive $165-million childhood home as a possibility before starting the process all over again. Sources are now sleuthing around the couple’s current home and have noticed moving vans heading to another Beverly Hills location. TMZ is speculating they bought James Packer’s massive $60-million estate in a possible off-market deal....

When our kids imitate us, it’s one of the greatest joys as a parent. There’s a reason we’re so obsessed with mini-me outfits, tiny shopping carts, and other #twinning moments with kids. On Dec. 6, Kate Hudson posted a photo of the opposite-yet-equally-cute-experience with her daughter Rani Rose, 3, where the actress actually copied her daughter! Hudson showed off Rani Rose’s sweet, carefree dance moves along with a photo of herself doing the same....

It’s crazy to think that Kate Middleton will turn 40 tomorrow on Jan 9. It seems like yesterday we were turning our TVs on at 4 AM to watch the big wedding. Ahead of her big day, not only did she decide to have a low-key celebration, but the Kensington Palace just released birthday portraits of her. And they are spell-binding. You can find the enchanting photos HERE. As a birthday treat to her (and quite frankly all of us), Kensington Palace released three stunning portraits of the Duchess of Cambridge....

Mark Wahlberg and wife Rhea Durham are making big real estate moves in 2022. They currently have their 6.14-acre Beverly Park estate on the market for a whopping $87 million, and now, they just plunked down $15.6 million for a pile of dirt in Las Vegas. Those 2.5-acres of land will turn into something spectacular because it’s housed within the elite gated walls of the Summit Club in Summerlin, Nevada....

Lovebirds Sarah Paulson and Holland Taylor just reminded everyone that they’re each other’s one and only, all with one super-rare, loved-up snapshot. On Nov 25, Paulson shared with her Instagram followers through her Instagram story about what she’s most thankful for, and it’s no surprise that it’s her girlfriend! Paulson shared a cheek-to-cheek snapshot of her and Taylor with the simple but loving caption reading, “Thankful.” In the super-rare photo of the two, we see Paulson in a brown cable-knit sweater with her arm wrapped around her soulmate, who is truly radiating joy as she gives the camera a small smile while rocking a black and white look....