The holidays are long gone but those extra holiday pounds and love handles aren’t. We’re all guilty of indulging in our holiday favorites like turkey, ham, sweet potato pie and macaroni and cheese, but it’s a New Year and you may be thinking about getting back in shape. Yes, it’s cold outside and no one is showing off their bikini body just yet but summer will be here before you know it and GlossMagazineOnline (GMO) wants to give you a few encouraging tips to getting in shape.

Music is an inspiration for so many people. Some use it as a getaway from reality, some for motivation, and in John Ruffin’s case, he writes plays. As a playwright, producer and director, John has lived his dreams of creating plays with the help of some of the songs we may hear every day.

Despite having the same name as all four of her sisters, Mary Brigid Barrett didn’t let that stop her from making a name for herself. As an award-winning children’s author and the founder and president of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance, Mary Brigid teaches young readers how important it is to give back with her new children’s book titled, Shoebox Sam.

Thousands of people filled the Midway Plaisance Park waiting to welcome the President of the United States back home. The Moving America Forward Rally was held on October 30, to encourage the people of Chicago and Illinois to vote in the November elections.

Many couples who have been together a while take that next step in progressing their relationship by getting married, which is predictable, right? Almost everyone wants to get married some day, yet some couples are choosing to jump the broom earlier, starting their lives with that special person sometimes in their teen years.

New York Times best selling author, Teri Woods is back on the scene with her new book, “Alibi.” With much success from her first novel, “True to the Game,” Woods decided to switch it up this time.