Happy Sunday! What better way to plan for the week ahead than by checking what the stars have in store?

We’re back with another week of astrological forecasts, courtesy of our favorite — Psychic Zya.

Astro Overview:

This week we are still under the influence of Venus retrograding in Capricorn, Mercury retrograding in Aquarius, Mars going direct in Capricorn and Jupiter retrograding in Pisces. What this denotes for us collectively and individually includes themes of digging deep into our romantic lives- both the choices of partners and our behavior past, present and future. With Venus and Mars both stained in Capricorn – we will be forced at the same time to examine our material wealth as well as our relationship to the monetary. Many will find that they are ready for major career changes and with Jupiter in Pisces this a great time to do so!

Try to be cautious with your words as the fire of Mars and bluntness of Capricorn makes for some spicy tongues…lol.

Alrighty let’s get into these horoscopes!

CAPRICORN

With Venus (the planet of love)still retrograding your sign until month’s end and Mars (the planet of action) going direct in your sign as well as of Monday 1/24, you Cappy, most of all will feel the impact of these planetary stations. Expect delays that turn out to be blessings and unusually petty arguments both professionally and personally. Take this time to take objective stock of your love life and financial affairs. If you also have the opportunity, try to hold off any home projects until February.

Sweet Spot: Delays today will turn out to be future blessings. Stay calm and focused.

Red Flag: Petty arguments are all over the place! Take the high road and only respond from a centered and calm space.

Keep reading for more BOSSIP horoscopes!

The perfect drink guide for your 2021 New Years’ Eve festivities.

We decided to put together some of our favorite cocktails that will help us all bring 2022 in the right way. If you’re looking for something new or want to cook up something unique from the bar cart you already have, we think you’ll find something here that suits you.

By all means, if something catches your eye, take that trip to your local store, grab a few items, and make you a new drink that might just become your favorite. As always, don’t drink and drive and drink responsibly.

DELEÓN CAFÉCITO CON LECHE

Take this irresistible drink to the next level with traditional Mexican chocolate, espresso, and DeLeón Reposado. The complementing flavor palate makes for a perfect cocktail any time of the day or night.

1½ oz DeLeón Reposado Tequila

1 Café Bustelo Espresso Shot

2 oz Brewed and Chilled Ibarra Mexican Hot Chocolate

½ oz Half & Half (can be vegan)

GLASSWARE: Nick & Nora

METHOD

Rim Nick & Nora glass with Mexican chocolate and crushed espresso bean powder

Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice

Shake vigorously and strain into a Nick & Nora glass

Garnish with Ibarra Chocolate Powder and crushed chocolate-covered espresso beans

DELEÓN BLANCO TOKYO TEA

DeLeon’s delicious twist on the eastern-inspired cousin of Long Island Iced Tea pairs DeLeon’s Blanco Tequila with yuzu’s tart and fragrant notes with some subtle sweetness to make this a fan favorite in any room.

1 ½ oz DeLeon’s Blanco Tequila

1 Shiso Leaf

½ oz Japanese Yuzu

3 oz Tropical Green Tea

¾ oz – Orange Blossom Honey Syrup

GLASSWARE: Nick & Nora

METHOD:

All ingredients into a shaker with ice

Shake and strain into a coup glass

Garnish with a shio leaf and fresh jasmine flowers

DELEÓN ANEJO ON THE ROCKS

One of the best ways to enjoy DeLeon Anejo is on the rocks. The smooth caramel and vanilla finish creates such a simple and fanciful experience.

1 ½ oz DeLeon’s Blanco Tequila

One large cubed ice block

GLASSWARE: Tumbler or Rocks Glass

METHOD:

Place large iced cube in a glass

Pour 2 oz. of DeLeon Anejo Tequila over the ice

Briefly stir

Garnish with an orange coin

D’ussé’s The New Fashioned

Ingredients

2 oz D’USSÉ VSOP Cognac

3/4 oz Simple Syrup

3 Dashes Angostura Bitters

Method

Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Stir until cold. Strain into a rocks glass with a large-format ice cube. Twist orange peel over the cocktail to release the oils.

Montaigut

Ingredients

1 oz D’USSÉ VSOP

¾ oz Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth

½ oz Noilly Prat Red Vermouth

1/3 oz Benedictine

2 dashes Hella bitter aromatic

Method

Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with a large ice cube. Strain into a rocks glass with a large format ice cube. Stir with a bar spoon for 10 seconds or until cold.

DeLeón

DeLeón Añejo Old Fashioned De Miel

This bold new take

on a classic Old Fashioned replaces the ubiquitous whiskey spirit to showcase the versatility and flavor profile of DeLeón Añejo.

Its combination of sweet and smoky pushes the boundaries of the cocktail’s conventions while remaining true to the essence of flavor.

Ingredients

1 ½ oz DeLeón Añejo

Tequila

¾ oz Orange Blossom

Honey Syrup

3 Dashes Smoked Apricot

Bitters

Method

Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Stir vigorously until cold. Strain over a large ice cube in a glass. Twist an orange peel over the drink to release the oils. Garnish with an orange peel and a brandied cherry. Glassware: Rocks

Garnish: Large Format, Ice Cube, Orange Peel, Brandied Cherry

Kuiper Belt Bourbon

The Golden Hour

Ingredients

1 part Kuiper Bourbon

3/4 part Lillet® Blanc

3/4 part Aperol® Aperitif

Grapefruit peel

Method

1. Combine ingredients over ice in a mixing glass.

2. Stir thoroughly.

3. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass over a large ice cube.

4. Garnish with a grapefruit peel.

D’USSÉ & Lemonade

This is for the lazy drinker who still wants something delicious. Some of us just do not have everything for the more advanced cocktails, but we do have some D’ussé and we can always Instacart some Lemonade.

Ingredients

1 1/2 Parts D’USSÉ VSOP Cognac

4 Parts Lemonade

Add D’USSÉ and lemonade into an ice-filled highball glass.

D’USSÉ Collins

Add D’USSÉ, simple syrup, and lemon juice into a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into an ice-filled highball glass. Top with club soda.

Ingredients

2 Parts D’USSÉ VSOP Cognac

3/4 Parts Simple Syrup

1 Part Fresh Lemon Juice

Top Club Soda

GREY GOOSE VODKA -EAST 8

Add all ingredients to an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Shake and strain into a rocks glass with a large ice cube. Garnish with pineapple and a lime wedge.

Ingredients

45 ml GREY GOOSE® Vodka

30 ml Pineapple Juice

15 ml Aperol

15 ml Fresh Lime Juice

15 ml Simple Syrup

7.5 ml Passion Fruit Syrup

SUMMER NEVER ENDS

Put in a shaker with ice. Gently shake, strain over fresh ice in a rocks glass. Garnish with pineapple chunks and rosemary sprig.

Ingredients

1.5 parts GREY GOOSE® Vodka

1.5 parts Coconut Water

0.5 part Simple Syrup

2.0 parts Pineapple Juice

+ Pineapple Slice

+ Rosemary Sprig

ROCA PATRÓN REPOSADO – Tommy’s Margarita

Combine liquid ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake vigorously with ice to chill. Strain onto fresh ice in a salt-rimmed rocks glass. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Ingredients

2 oz Roca Patrón Reposado or Patrón Silver

1 oz Fresh lime juice

.5 oz Agave nectar, to taste

+ Kosher salt rim

+ Lime wedge for garnish

PATRÓN SILVER Paloma

Add all ingredients to an ice-filled highball glass and stir. Garnish with a grapefruit slice.

Ingredients

2 oz Patrón Silver

3 oz Grapefruit soda

.5 oz Fresh lime juice

+ Pinch of salt

+ Grapefruit slice for garnish

+ Salt rim (optional)

DeLeón Blanco Peach Mango Margarita

Featuring two of the top summer fruits, Mango and Peach, this updated margarita combines a fruit-forward flavor with DeLeón Blanco for a refreshing and eye-catching in-season cocktail. Rim rocks glass and fill with ice. Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice. Shake and strain into ice filled rimmed glass. Garnish with lime wheel and fresh peach slice.

Ingredients

1 ½ oz – DeLeón Blanco Tequila

1 oz – Peach Puree

½ oz – Mango Puree

½ oz – Fresh Lime Juice

½ oz – Fresh Lemon Juice

¾ oz – Agave Nectar Syrup

DeLeón Reposado Blood Orange Paloma

A flavorful take on a traditional Paloma, the bold and full-flavored notes of blood orange accents the thirst-quenching taste of grapefruit in this refreshing DeLeón Reposado cocktail. Rim glass with Pink Himalayan Salt and fill with ice. Add DeLeón Reposado, agave nectar syrup, blood orange, grapefruit and lime juices into a shaker with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into glass. Top with a splash of Topo Chico. Garnish with a dried blood orange and lime wheel.

Ingredients

1 ½ oz – DeLeón Reposado Tequila

¾ oz – Agave Nectar Syrup

1 oz – Fresh Squeezed Blood Orange Juice

1 oz – Fresh Squeezed Grapefruit Juice

½ oz – Fresh Lime Juice

Splash: Topo Chico Sparkling Water

818 Margarita

Run a lime wedge around the rim of your glass and dip and turn it in the salt. Add tequila, agave syrup, lime juice, Grand Marnier and a few cubes of ice to cocktail shaker. Shake for about 10 seconds until combined and pour into your glass.

Ingredients

1.5 oz. 818 Tequila Blanco

1 oz. Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge

.75 oz. fresh lime juice

Agave Syrup

Lime Wedge & Salt for the rim

Swankyyy

Stylist to the stars Law Roach extended his enviable winning streak as the host of Grand Marnier’s exclusive Galerie event in Chelsea, NYC.

Known for his dazzling collaborations with Zendaya (and several other celebs), the renown image architect invited guests into the world of the iconic French cognac House with an immersive journey and intimate gallery experience.

The highlight was the introduction of Cocktail Couture – a “made to measure” approach to cocktail design driven by creatives who inspire.

Law worked with Grand Marnier to design his own drink called The Provocateur–a Grand Twist on the margarita that reflects his personal style, from the unique ginger turmeric syrup to the stylized presentation.

The cocktail was served exclusive in a private lounge entirely tailored to Law’s décor taste and his favorite Grand Twist: potato chips with caviar.

As part of the exquisite event, Grand Marnier made a donation to the Black Artists + Designers Guild to support creatives and artists in this space, a cause close to both Law and Grand Marnier’s hearts.

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To make Law’s The Provocateur cocktail for your fancy holiday gathering, follow the recipe below:

0.5 oz Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge

1.5 oz Espolon Blanco tequila

0.75 oz lime juice

0.5 oz Ginger & Tumeric Syrup

Ginger & Tumeric syrup: peel the Ginger and Tumeric, juice it (with a juice extractor), then, in an electric blender, blend 125g of Tumeric juice, 125g of ginger juice with 500g of white sugar.

Shake all the ingredients with Ice. Strain the mix into a glass carafe, served on the side of the martini glass with a frozen orchid flower.

Frozen orchid flower: freeze a frozen orchid flower upside down, inside an Ice ball mold 2” diameter.

For nearly a month, 14-year-old Jashyah Moore, of New Jersey has been missing and her family and community have been searching for her.

Some of those searching for her are rightfully upset that when Black girls like Jashyah disappear, they don’t get the same national media attention that is granted to missing white women like Gabby Petito, the New York woman whose name and photo made national headlines just days after she was reported missing. While Petito was sadly found dead, Jashyah’s family is still holding on to hope that she will be returned home safely.

According to NBC 4 New York, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has taken over the investigation into Jashya’s disappearance, and on Tuesday, authorities confirmed they are continuing the search for her and following up on multiple leads.

“Jashyah is a smart girl, she would not stay out, she would not go out or go off with anyone,” Jashyah’s mother, Jamie Moore, said during a press conference on Friday. “If anybody knows anything, please come forward. My baby is going to high school, she is a good girl. Please.”

“I feel like somebody has her against her will,” Moore continued. “That’s why she hasn’t called me. You don’t gotta tell us who you are, just don’t hurt my baby. Drop her off, drop her off at the police station.”

Moore said that on October 14, she sent her daughter to Poppie’s Deli on Central Avenue. Jashyah returned home fine but realized she didn’t have her credit card with her, so she left again to retrace her steps in order to find it. That was the last time her mother saw her, according to CBS News.

At one point, the search led to an apartment building where a woman claimed she might have seen Jashyah two weeks ago, but Moore told NBC she doesn’t believe that lead will pan out.

Last week, police said surveillance video from the day of her disappearance showed the teen entering the deli with an “older male” who paid for her items at the register, but according to East Orange Police Chief Phyllis Bindi, the video does not show them leaving together.

“The male on the video seen with Jashyah that day has been fully cooperative, giving full cooperation in this investigation,” Bindi said.

In addition to the older male, police also interviewed the teen’s stepfather, a former East Orange police officer who is involved in a domestic violence case against Jashyah.

According to NBC News, the girl’s aunt said that Yolanda Moore said that the stepdad had allegedly struck Jashyah and the teen’s mom allegedly received a letter in the mail that Jashyah was to testify before a grand jury. NBC News has not been able to verify this information.

Despite that, police said they do not think there’s a connection to the teen’s disappearance.

“The domestic violence case is proceeding against the defendant,” a spokesperson for the office said, reports NBC. “We are aware of the fact that the mother reported the daughter missing. The missing person’s case is being handled by municipal authorities in East Orange. At this point, the domestic violence assault and the status of the missing person do not appear to be related; however, it is being monitored by law enforcement.”

There’s currently a $15,000 reward being offered to anyone who provided information that leads to Jashyah being returned home. The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office has also sent word out through the media that authorities are looking for any information including descriptions by anyone who has seen her as to what he was wearing and other details that would help in the search.

In fact, it doesn’t appear to be lost on the prosecutor’s office that if Jashyah was a white woman named Gabby, the search may have yielded better results by now.

“We know that Gabby Petito, which was a very notorious case that was constantly in the news, did yield results and information,” said Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II.

Members of the community who have joined Moore in her relentless search for her daughter also noticed a double standard in media attention.

“We want that exposure for our babies that are going missing in our communities as well,”  volunteer Yolanda Johnson told NBC. “We don’t get that.”

According to CBS, Jashyah “is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs around 135 pounds. She was last seen wearing khakis, black boots and a black jacket. Anyone with information about her is asked to call police at 877-847-7432 or 973-266-504.”

We hope with all our hearts that Jashyah is found safe and is returned home. As her aunt, Yolanda Aguilera, told NBC, “We have to protect the black community, we have to protect black girls—especially the most vulnerable among us.”

Any crime an adult commits against a child should be viewed as especially heinous, but there are certain abuses that are so sad, shockingly horrific and unthinkable that there isn’t any reaction that feels dramatic enough to appropriately express the rage and heartbreak one should feel after learning of them.

In Harris County, Texas, two Black boys reportedly watched their brother be beaten to death by their mother’s white boyfriend. Not only was a child killed gruesomely while his siblings suffered the trauma of witnessing it, but the surviving children were reportedly abandoned to live in the Houston-area apartment alone with their brother’s decomposing body for nearly a year, according to authorities.

Click 2 Houston reported that 32-year-old Brian Coulter is charged with murder for the death of 35-year-old Gloria Williams’ eight-year-old son Kendrick Lee, who he is accused of beating in the face, feet, buttocks, back, legs and groin until the life left the innocent child’s body.

Williams, who by all accounts deserves no one’s sympathy and much of the blame for what happened to her son, was charged with injury to a child by omission, injury to a child causing serious bodily harm, and tampering with evidence.

The couple was taken into custody last Tuesday after the two witnesses, the 10-year-old and seven-year-old sons of Williams, described to law enforcement what happened to their brother and that they too were often physically beaten and abused by Coulter. The children said that after Coulter killed Kendrick, which investigators believe happened in November of last year, he laid the boy’s body out and covered it.

According to court documents, Williams previously saw her boyfriend punching Kendrick—who, again, was eight—in the face and she stopped him from continuing to beat him. The next morning, she reportedly found him dead under a blue blanket and confronted Coulter who told her he was sorry and that “he lost it” and had continued punching the child until he “went to sleep.”

Not only did Williams fail to protect her children from her horrifically abusive boyfriend, but, according to investigators, five of six months after Kendrick was killed, she and Coulter moved out of the apartment leaving the surviving children behind to live in squalor with the dead child’s remains still there. Those children who were left behind included Williams’ 15-year-old son who, after nearly a year, was able to overcome his fear and trauma at least enough to call the Harris County Sheriff’s Office on November 23, the day authorities found Kendrick’s remains.

“For many agency veterans, it was the most disturbing case they had worked in their entire law enforcement career,” Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said. “It seemed too horrific to be real.”

Deputies said the boys appeared malnourished and had physical injuries. The 10-year-old was reportedly punched in the jaw by Coulter during Kendrick’s killing and had sustained a serious injury that will need surgery, according to Gonzalez. All three boys were taken to the Texas Children’s Hospital to be treated.

Gonzalez said the children were left to fend for themselves in an unfurnished apartment with no beds or blankets, but plenty of flies and cockroaches. He also said there was evidence the children had been locked in different parts of the home at some point. None of the children had attended school since May 2020.

If the crimes committed against these three children weren’t egregious enough, Coulter and Williams were both granted bail as if either of them should ever see the light of day from outside of a prison cell ever again. They’re both still currently in lockup, but Coulter’s bail was set at $1,000,000 while Williams’ was set at $900,000.

In fact, according to Click 2, deputies questioned the couple on Monday, the day after the discovery of Kendrick’s body, and for unfathomable reasons, they were released later that day before being taken into custody the next day.

Does literally anyone care about the lives and wellbeing of these Black children?

In a recent interview with KHOU 11, Williams admitted to moving with Coulter to another apartment 25 miles away from where she left her grieving and severely traumatized children, but she claimed, as if it matters, that she “checked on them every two weeks.”

When asked if she realized her son was dead, the mother who had a total of six children said “no,” but according to court documents, “investigators said Williams altered, destroyed and concealed Kendrick’s body to get rid of evidence,” KHOU reported.

“My prayer is that the remaining children find the love, the support and the protection that they so desperately needed and deserved and that they have been missing for so long and I hope that their future is better than their past,” Gonzalez said.

There are no words for crimes like these.

In honor of National Plus Size Appreciation Day, we compiled the baddest body posi baddies who consistently slay the gram and everything else they do.

The special day was founded by Women Rock Inc. to break the social stigma surrounding plus-size people while making them feel good about their bodies.

Refusing to allow bullies and trolls to dim her light is Grammy-winning Pop star Lizzo who continues to inspire millions of young people to love themselves and their body despite endless negativity on the internet.

In most cases, it’s easy to ignore the nastiness on social media that eventually got to Lizzo after the release of her long-awaited collab with Cardi B.

The songstress got emotional on Instagram Live, admitting that all the negativity she receives was taking a toll on her.

“For the most part, it doesn’t hurt my feelings. I don’t care,” she said during the IG Live. “I just think when I’m working this hard, my tolerance gets lower, my patience is lower, I’m more sensitive and it gets to me.”

When a fan tweeted a clip from the IG Live, her friend and collaborator Cardi B quickly came to her defense.

“When you stand up for yourself they claim your problematic & sensitive. When you don’t they tear you apart until you crying like this,” the rapper wrote. “Whether you skinny,big,plastic, they going to always try to put their insecurities on you.Remember these are nerds looking at the popular table.”

At this point, we need more friends and advocates like Cardi who embody the very essence of National Plus Size Appreciation Day.

Who’s your fave body posi baddie? Tell us down below and peep an essential gallery of body posi baddies on the flip.