Gwyneth Paltrow
The 47-year-old actress and serial lifestyle entrepreneur found another way to shock the world with the sale of a vagina-scented candle in her online Goop store. The candle, provocatively named “This Smells Like My Vagina,” will run customers a cool $75 and boasts a fragrance packed with geranium, citrusy bergamot and cedar.
Full Moon Lovers
A 44-year-old billionaire in Japan kicked off the new year is looking for a new girlfriend, and if he chooses you, your official first date with him will be a trip to the moon from SpaceX. Applications are due by Friday, and naturally, all of this will be covered by a reality show.
Syd the Kid
Sydney Whitson tweeted last week about one of her coworkers who was late to work and said it was because she had a flat tire. She included the photo her coworker sent to their boss, which is clearly photoshopped, and if you do a Google search for “nail in tire,” it’s the first photo that comes up. Sydney’s tweet is now going viral.
The NFL Playoffs
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs scored 41 unanswered points in a historic comeback against the Houston Texans last night. The weekend’s other playoff winners were: The 49ers, the Titans, and the Packers. Next weekend, the Titans will play the Chiefs and the 49ers will play the Packers to determine who advances to the Super Bowl.
Neil Peart
The Rush drummer died last week after a three and a half-year battle with brain cancer. He was 67. Tributes immediately flooded in from everyone from Lars Ulrich and Mike Portnoy to Adam Sandler and Jack Black.
‘1917’
Universal’s intense and award-winning World War I drama, brought in an estimated $36.5 million in North America this weekend. That was enough to take the top spot and knock “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” off its box office perch. The ninth and final installment of the Skywalker saga had been No. 1 at the box office for the last three weekends.
Meteorite crash
One of the biggest meteorite crashes in Earth’s history flung debris across 3 continents 800,000 years ago. Scientists finally found the crater in Laos underneath a volcanic field.
The College Football Playoff National Championship
It’ll be a battle of the tigers tonight as the Clemson Tigers and LSU Tigers go head-to-head in college football’s biggest game. Kickoff is at 7PM Central time.
