9/14/26 - Luxeries, "Pheromone-maxxing, and Golden Girls
Monday 9/14/26
Celebrate:
Eat a Hoagie Day
Gobstopper Day
I'm On Top of It Day
National Black and White Cookie Day
National Boss/Employee Exchange Day
National Coloring Day
National Cream Filled Donut Day
National Live Creative Day
National Parents Day Off
National Sober Day
Support Latino Business Day
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The weekend Box Office.
1. Practical Magic 2 $30.0M Variety says it fizzled.
2. Spider-Man: Brand New Day $8.4M
3. The Odyssey $7.4M
4. Runner $6.4M
5. Coyote vs. Acme $6.2M
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Lady Gaga has been known to make headlines, but much of that has to do with her musical and acting-related endeavors. Fans of the entertainer were seemingly unprepared when it was reported this past week that she welcomed a child with her fiancé, Michael Polansky. Next to nothing is known regarding specifics about the baby, including its sex and when it was born.
According to Rob Shuter’s Naughty But Nice substack, Gaga’s decision to shroud the baby news in secrecy wasn’t due to a desire to generate headlines. Instead, she and Polansky reportedly wanted to protect the moment they welcomed their first child together. Still, another insider claims that while the “Hold My Hand” singer’s pals weren’t upset, they were supposedly still taken aback:
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Mashable.com reports:
Getting ready for a date usually comes with a fairly predictable checklist: Take a shower, apply deodorant, and find a shirt that has recently been through the washing machine. But one corner of the internet would like men to reconsider all three.
Meet "pheromone-maxxing," the latest "maxxing" trend circulating among some young men online. The idea is to skip showers, avoid deodorant, or wear dirty clothes in hopes of amplifying their natural pheromones and making themselves more attractive to potential partners.
Pheromone-maxxers believe their natural scent will increase the pheromones they emit and, in turn, make them more attractive.
Read more here.
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"We’ve all spent way too much money trying to replicate that perfect coffee shop roast at home. But over at Real Simple, they pointed out something most of us ignore: coffee shops use reverse osmosis filtered water. Tap water has all kinds of minerals that mess with the taste of the roast. Before you toss out that coffee maker, try brewing your next pot using filtered or bottled spring water. The difference in taste is huge, and it costs pennies to fix."
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People Explain Which 'Small Luxuries' They Can't Live Without.
Sometimes, it's fun to splurge on something one time to see what it's like to experience that small luxury.
A Nice Patio Arrangement
"In the summer months, I'd say it's probably the nicest thing/area about my house, lol."
Cooling Seats! Heated Steering Wheels!
"Unexpectedly, my latest car comes with cooling seats and wow.. It’s even better than AC because it cools exactly where you need it."
"Other end of this, but my partner has a heated steering wheel and it’s the greatest thing ever. I get such cold hands and I love it."
Long Charging Cords
"Six-foot phone charging cord. Bought it by mistake and thought it was kind of needlessly long. But I didn't care enough to return it. I'll never buy a cord shorter than six-foot again. Sounds dumb, but it's a game changer."
"I bought 10-foot charging cord when delivering my baby, and it's been a game changer at home as well. We are slowly changing most of our charger cords to 10ft ones when they start getting frayed, lost, etc."
A Quality Shower Experience
"A good shower head."
Noise-canceling Headphones
"Such bliss."
A Better Restroom Experience
"Bidet attachment for my toilet. I'm never going back to the peasantry I lived in before I had the bidet."
"I will just say that if someone reads this comment and thinks, should I get one too? YES. DO IT. It’s completely life-changing. Stop living in the dark ages and get that booty hole clean, y’all!"
A Car Backup Camera
"Ours does a view as if it is 15 ft above the car, which shows where all the parking lot lines are. It's very nice. You can also engage it with the push of a button, so you don't have to be in reverse to get the cameras."
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In Poland a man came home to find a burglar in his favorite reclining chair. But he didn’t have to worry about the crook harming him — he was dead. Investigators think the burglar’s heart was racing and he sat down to rest and then died.
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The Premiere of The Golden Girls (1985): NBC officially launched the iconic, groundbreaking sitcom following the lives of Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia in Miami, instantly turning it into a timeless television classic.
Fans of The Golden Girls remember the endless late-night kitchen chats over slices of cheesecake, but actress Rue McClanahan (Blanche) actually revealed in interviews that the cast didn't even like eating it—they would often spit the bites into hidden napkins between takes because the prop cheesecakes sat out under hot studio lights all day!
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