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By | November 3, 2019 'Portrait of Josephine', 1801. Detail. Josephine de Beauharnais (1763-1814) married Napoleon Bonaparte in 1798 and was crowned Empress of France in 1804. Source: (en.wikipedia.org) Most widely known for her marriage to Napoleon, Josephine was more than just a trophy wife. Despite modest beginnings, she elevated herself from provincial life on a plantation to Empress of France, while also managing to escape the guillotine during the Reign of Terror.

Katy Perry is determined to milk every song, single and thereby dollar that she can from her smash 'Teenage Dream' and its re-released expanded edition, 'Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection.' As a result, not content with just breaking Michael Jackson's singles record, Perry is releasing 'Hummingbird Heartbeat' as the record's ninth official single in the U.K. and Australia, following the success of 'Wide Awake.' Considering Perry's rather youthful fanbase (her "

Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera died, along with six others, in a plane crash in Mexico on Dec. 9. Now, the estate of one of the victims, makeup artist Jacob Yebale, has filed a legal petition "for discovery" and is expected seek a multi-million dollar award in the process. The petition, filed in Cook County in Illinois, seeks to find information from Learjet about the plane, its owners and operators and its maintenaince history.

In 2016, Peggy Orenstein published Girls & Sex. An essential reading, the book was based off interviews with 70 young women, interviews with psychologists and academics, and plenty of accounts about what girls think and feel about teens having sex, hookup culture, assault, and how the messages they receive are altering their views of sex, relationships, and themselves. It pulled back the curtain and helped start a deeper conversation about what actual teen girls thought about today’s big issues.

Michael Jackson's white crystal glove is officially back up for auction. Auction house Goldin is currently auctioning the iconic glove famously worn by the superstar during his 1984 Victory Tour. The glove features real Swarovski crystals and was custom designed for Jackson by Bill Whitten in the early '80s. The minimum bid to try and own a piece of music history will set you back $20,000, but don't expect the winning bid to fall that low.

This unique step stool has three separate components that can be combined to create a multi-level step, letting you customize the height as your little one grows and tailoring it to any use. The stool has slip-resistant rubber feet to prevent accidental sliding as well as nonslip dots on the steps. Two of the stools have large, easy-grab handles on the sides, making them easy for toddlers to move around on their own and surfaces that are easy to wipe clean.

We can thank the Victorian Era’s interest in cleanliness for this elegant bathing option. The public bathhouses of that time featured freestanding tubs, including traditional-style slipper tubs. The name comes from their shape: With one higher end, they look sort of like a woman’s high-heeled shoe. Their design provided some privacy. Freestanding tubs, including slipper tubs, were popular in the U.S. until alcove tubs became a bathroom standard in the 1920s.

6 / 6 Best for Wood Laminate Flooring Two substances to avoid on wood laminate flooring? Water and wax. Cleaning laminate floors with a mop and bucket could allow water to penetrate under and between the laminate surface, causing it to buckle and warp. And because laminate is already shiny, it doesn’t need polish or wax. It does, however, need to be cleaned regularly with a product made for laminate floors, such as Zep Hardwood and Laminate Floor Cleaner, available at The Home Depot.

There’s an episode of ABC’s Blackish where Lawrence Fishburne mocks his son Dre for wearing a baby carrier. Fishburne’s character is an old-school dad and the idea of a young father effeminately strapping an infant to his chest was not only ridiculous to him but one worthy of repeated derision. Debit that dude’s “man card” was, essentially, the insinuation. And it was a stark reminder that, even in an era of crazy engaged fathers, not all dads are comfortable doing dad things.