Chewy, the online purveyor of pet supplies, is offering $1,000 eGift cards to 10 lucky couples who include their pets in their marriage proposal photos or videos. At its official website, the company explains that pets are fur-children, first loves and sometimes "the favorite cuddle," but when its time to take the next steps in a romantic relationship, pets should …
Music Friday: Gladys Knight Sings, ‘You’re Like a Diamond But She Treats You Like Glass’
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you classic chart toppers with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Gladys Knight & the Pips tell a story of unrequited love in their 1970 hit single, “If I Were Your Woman.” In the song, the protagonist is a young woman whose love interest continues to give her …
M&M’s to Spotlight ‘Almost Champions’ Ring in Super Bowl LVIII Commercial
M&M's just released the teaser video of the "Almost Champions" TV spot that will air during the first quarter of Super Bowl LVIII on February 11 on CBS. In the lighthearted look at professional footballers who had stellar careers but never won a championship ring, M&M's steps in with a "Ring of Comfort" adorned with lab-grown diamonds derived from M&M's …
Sara Bareilles Replaces Placeholder Ring With Vintage Diamond Dazzler
Sara Bareilles, who is best known for starring in and composing the original score for the Broadway hit Waitress, just added photographer and hand model to her list of credits as she presented to 850,000 Instagram followers a photo montage featuring her vintage diamond engagement ring. Spoofing the not-so-subtle way future brides show off their rings on social media, the …
Might Taylor Swift’s Next Engagement Ring Contain Super Bowl Bling?
As tight end Travis Kelce and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas Chiefs battled the Buffalo Bills Sunday night and punched their ticket to the AFC title game, CBS-TV's production crew spent a good part of the broadcast zooming in on a luxury box, where Taylor Swift and friends celebrated her boyfriend's on-field heroics that included two touchdown catches. Just …
French Visitor to Crater of Diamonds State Park Scores 7.46-Carat Sparkler
On his first visit to Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park, a French tourist plucked a 7.46-carat chocolate brown diamond from the surface of the park’s 37.5-acre search area. About the size of a candy gumdrop, the roundish diamond is the eighth-largest ever discovered at the only diamond site in the world that’s open to the general public. The park …
Music Friday: Ed Sheeran’s Grandpa Makes a Wedding Ring From Dental Gold
Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you sensational songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Ed Sheeran tells the heartwarming story of his struggling grandfather, who made a wedding ring from dental gold in his 2017 hit, “Nancy Mulligan.” The song chronicles the wartime love story of his grandparents and how their relationship …
Diamond Miners in Lesotho and Botswana Start Off 2024 With a Bang
The new year started off with a bang for two of the world's most famous diamond mines. On January 9, Gem Diamonds unearthed a high-quality 295-carat stone at its prolific Letšeng mine in Lesotho. Only one day later, Lucara Diamond Corp. showed off a 166-carat sparkler from its Karowe mine in Botswana. Both mining companies described their finds as white, …
Royal Canadian Mint Celebrates Cultural Diversity With Gem-Adorned Coins
Since 2019, the Royal Canadian Mint has been celebrating the Great White North's cultural diversity with an annual release of gem-adorned gold coins. The 2024 installment, which honors Canadians who trace their ancestry to Iran, Ancient Persia and beyond, is set with a genuine turquoise in the center of a 99.99% pure gold, 1-ounce coin. The coin's intricately rendered reverse …
De Beers Group Invests $1B to Extend Life of ‘World’s Greatest Diamond Mine’
The De Beers Group will be investing $1 billion to extend the life of what the company's CEO calls "the world’s greatest diamond mine." What Al Cook is referring to is Botswana's prolific Jwaneng Mine, which has produced nearly 11 million carats of high-quality diamonds per year for the past 40 years. Jwaneng is an open-pit mine lying above three …