When social media influencer Adelaide Saywell posted on TikTok that SSRIs, a commonly prescribed antidepressant medication, could make people more vulnerable to heat, it went viral and sparked a deluge of comments. “Wait seriously??? I just started taking it a month ago and am so hot all the time,” said one commenter. “I have been on sertraline for […]
With the transition from summer to the beginning of a new school year (and maybe some back-to-work blues), August can feel like a sudden downshift. Stretch out these last days of summer by squeezing in a few more home projects, savoring simple pleasures and, when the time comes, prepping the house for fall weather. Luckily, […]
On August 1, Rent the Runway raised its subscription prices by approximately $2 per item, citing tariffs and inflation as the main reason for the increase. As Glossy reports, subscribers who were currently paying $119 to rent five styles per month will now pay $129, with the cost of a 10-style subscription rising from $144 to $164. An email sent to the retailer’s subscribers and quoted by Glossy said, […]
For American dairy aficionados, the American Cheese Society Annual Judging & Competition is like the Academy Awards of cheese, where top-notch curds from across the Americas are carefully evaluated by industry professionals and scored based on their technical merit and aesthetics. As Food & Wine reports, from the 1,500 entries that recently competed in Sacramento, California, cheeses […]
During the first week of July, the popular travel center and gas station chain Buc-ee’s opened its largest location in Georgia, just off coastal Interstate 95. But it’s not the beaver-branded merchandise or the smell of barbecue that’s attracting Georgia’s sea turtles — it’s the harsh glare of towering high-mast lights. As CNN reports, under […]
GPT-5 has finally arrived. As The Verge reports, along with the announcement of the highly anticipated AI model, OpenAI also previewed several updates coming to ChatGPT, ranging from visual changes to improvements to the chatbot’s performance. Here’s a rundown of all of the changes you can expect to see in the latest version of ChatGPT. Say […]
After a relatively slow start to the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, activity is beginning to pick up around mid-month as we approach the busiest time of the year for tropical systems. The Atlantic typically sees an increase in named storms during August, ahead of the season’s climatological peak September 10. NOAA Stands By It’s May Predictions […]
National Panini Month is the perfect time to celebrate the hot, melty sandwich on a beautiful August day. Panini’s originated in Italy, and are basically a grilled sandwich made with non-sliced bread. Sargento Foods founded National Panini Month in 2008, but some folks decided that didn’t go far enough, so National Panini Day made it […]
So, what’s in your cone this summer? A new ice cream flavor inspired by breast milk is drumming up chatter across the country. As ABC News reports, just in time for National Breastfeeding Month, OddFellows Ice Cream Co. and Frida, a baby product company, have teamed up to make breast milk-inspired ice cream in celebration of Frida’s […]
Hollywood stars-turned-home-renovation pros Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis are once again showing off their overhauling skills as their hit show, “Honest Renovations,” is set to return for Season 3. As Realtor.com reports, the Roku original show, which Alba, 44, and Mathis, 41, executive produce, debuted in 2023. A trailer for Season 3 was dropped on the streaming platform’s YouTube channel […]