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Glasses could be a thing of the past for millions of Americans thanks to a new prescription eye drop. Vuity, which was approved by the FDA in October, would potentially replace reading glasses for some of the 128 million Americans who have trouble seeing close-up. The first-of-its-kind treatment, available nationwide now, takes effect in about 15 minutes, with one drop on each eye reportedly providing sharper vision for six to 10 hours....

Ole Miss is pulling out all the stops as they prepare to celebrate one of their football icons this weekend. And maybe, just maybe, lure the next generation of Manning talent to the Rebels’ roster while they’re at it. Eli Manning’s No. 10 jersey number will be retired in a halftime ceremony during Saturday’s game against LSU. According to a news release, the university’s marching band will join Manning, his family, and “other dignitaries” as his old number is unveiled on the south facade of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium....

Looking to check out a holiday movie or TV series right about now? We’ve got you covered from Hallmark and CBS cartoon specials to streaming platforms and classic Christmas movies. Now, it’s time to add free streaming service, Pluto TV to your holiday entertainment radar. This holiday season, Pluto TV Christmas (Channel 250) has got oodles of holiday content for your enjoyment all at no cost. If you don’t already use the service, simply go to Pluto TV’s website or get the Pluto TV app, available on almost all smart devices and get watching with no login even required....

Sherwin-Williams, authorities in all things home paint, are revealing today that their 2023 Color of the year is Redend Point SW 9081. If Steel Magnolias’ Shelby Eatenton’s bridal color scheme was “blush and bashful,” well then, this calming blush-beige would fit right in. “Redend Point was inspired by the idea of finding beauty beyond ourselves. It is a heartening hue that invites compassion and connection into any space,” Sue Wadden, director of color marketing at Sherwin-Williams said in a statement....

Though it wasn’t homecoming week, a very special reunion took place before the Helena Huskies’ big game on Monday, October 18 in Helena, Alabama. The heart-warming moment took place when unsuspecting freshman defensive back Fred Grooms III saw his dad, Army Major Fred Grooms Sr., for the first time in over a year while participating in the pre-game coin toss. If you’re like us and are absolute suckers for a good military homecoming surprise (or two!...

Country music’s fastest-rising stars are making their return to America’s Got Talent tonight! Chapel Hart, the Mississippi trio whose Dolly Parton- inspired “You Can Have Him, Jolene,” earned a Golden Buzzer and rave reviews from Parton herself, will take to the hallowed stage again for a highly anticipated live performance. “Make sure you check your local listings for NBC and the showtime,” the season 17 frontrunners said in an Instagram announcement....

We Southerners have strong opinions, especially when it comes to our food. And the Southern palate is not one for subtle tastes. We like bold, packs a punch flavor. We are also very serious about what brands we love so much we stockpile our pantries with them after a Costco run. From our devotion to Duke’s Mayonnaise, to the jar of Durkee Sauce we always keep on hand to jazz up our deviled eggs, we are born with a special gift to know just which pantry staple is going to take our dishes to the next level of delicious....

Thank you for staying home, indeed! During these strange and unsettling times in light of the coronavirus outbreak, it’s also provided us with the opportunity to cherish little blessings, moments that make us smile, or even a nice afternoon breeze even more than before. You can bet we’ve putting our gratitude journal to good use. Today’s moment that’s making us erupt into a smile from ear-to-ear? Discovering these “Thank You For Staying Home” masks, inspired by The Golden Girls television show and available on Etsy for $19....

What is on your typical chores list? Wipe down the counters, run the laundry, unload the dishwasher—the usual suspects for day-to-day living. Modern technology has made for a quicker to-do list thanks to machines that do the cleaning for you (and yet, still none of the unloading and folding). But now and then, it pays to give the nooks and crannies of these devices a little TLC. An occasional deep-cleaning ensures quick and easy chores the rest of the time....

When it comes to apple pies, we always seem to be worrying ourselves silly over the crust. While we’re all over here busting our backs trying to achieve the buttery, flaky, golden-brown dome we remember from grandma’s confectioner’s oven, we often forget to pay equal attention to an equally finicky piece of the pie: its filling. From the initial choice of apple, all the way to cutting into the baked pie—plenty of apple pie filling flubs exist along the road to perfection, making it pretty easy to ruin even the flakiest of pie crusts....

When you hear “royal icing,” you probably think of the elegant cookies purchased for special events at the office or Christmas cookies at any catered holiday party. Royal icing is unique among decorating icings because it’s made of a simple mixture of powdered sugar and egg whites. Since the liquid component is egg white and because there’s no fat in the icing, it dries to make a glossy smooth finish for a professional looking cookie....

In past years, the sight of holiday decorations on your local retailer’s shelf before Halloween might have made your skin crawl. But this is 2020. And after months of stress, fear and uncertainty, those premature twinkling lights have been much more welcomed this year. Perhaps seen more as a symbol of hope and something to look forward to at a time when so many need it. In fact, we support you if you decided to hang the lights back in March and just left your house glowing all this time....

The Napiers like to do things big. The stars of HGTV’s Home Town tend to make a splash, whether working on a romantic marriage proposal, or, naturally, a home renovation in their town of Laurel, Mississippi. Typically, that includes birthday celebrations, too. This year, though, Ben Napier came up with a birthday plan that didn’t involve a big party or a gift with a hefty price tag. He gave his wife something far more precious: time....

When you first walk into The Virginian, a slim white-brick storefront nestled on the Corner—a strip of shops and restaurants adjacent to the University of Virginia’s campus—you’re immediately struck by a sense of comfort. No matter the time of day or season, an inexplicable wave of warmth pervades the long, narrow splinter of a bar. Maybe it’s the dim glow from Edison lightbulbs, or the free flow of pints of Virginia’s signature hard cider....

When the coronavirus forced James Beard Award-winning chef Ashley Christensen to temporarily shutter her six restaurants, she and her wife, Kaitlyn Goalen (the executive director of Ashley Christensen Restaurants) began brainstorming ways to serve industry workers in the Raleigh area. They teamed up with the Frankie Lemmon Foundation, which had the infrastructure and know-how, to set up a fund for food-service employees within 24 hours. “It felt nice to be able to do something in that true community sense,” says Christensen....

Y’all, the man can do more than sing. Mr. Matthews can make epic board games—see: Chickapig and 25 Outlaws. In partnership with his eponymous band, he recently donated $5 million to Charlottesville to help revitalize pubic housing in the band’s birthplace. His collection of vino, Dreaming Tree Wines, is so divine even self-avowed DMB dissidents concede the guy behind all those carpe diem songs is onto something. And, yes, with an upcoming summer amphitheater tour weaving throughout the U....

Last week, we were excited to get a tour on social media of Ben and Erin Napier’s newly revamped Airstream trailer (check out our video below), endearingly dubbed “Jolene.” We loved the chance to become acquainted with the Napier family’s amazing new home-on-the-road. Now, we’re swooning for this dreamy snapshot Erin posted on Instagram depicting the latest Napier family adventure—complete with string lights, a stunning sunset, and the couple’s two-year-old daughter, Helen, at play with another junior family member in front of Jolene....

When it comes to entertaining, friends Ragan Cain and Mary Cox Brown prove that two are better than one. For starters, this means double the creativity. “We play off each other,” says Cain, who curates a timelessly cheerful mix on her blog, The Frances Flair (@thefrancesflair). “We love to put together over-the-top, outlandish things.” It also means two divine collections of serveware, linens, and decor to pull from. “We both have a very strong appreciation for our histories and where we’re from,” says Brown, the florist behind Marigold Design (@marigolddesign)....

It’s no secret that one of our favorite ways to end a long day—heck, any day— is to cuddle up under a blanket on the couch, pop open a bottle of wine, and hit play on a Hallmark Christmas movie. Well, Hallmark is about to make that wine-and-movie pairing even more appealing: Today, the network announced that it’s teaming up with Wines That Rock to launch Hallmark Channel Wines, a duo of holiday-themed wines now available for pre-order....

I’d love to be able to tell the story of the 18th century North Carolina furniture maker or Kentucky farmer, who took a stationary ladderback chair and transformed it into the beloved rocking chair—the Southern furniture icon that now occupies a place of reverence on porches and patios everywhere from the West Texas plains to the rolling hills of Northern Virginia. The chair Atticus Finch famously rushed to save from a fire for Miss Maudie in Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, To Kill a Mockingbird....