Vipology Staff Writer

Solar Summer is Here: How is it different from Meteorological and Astronomical Summer?

Woman enjoying a sunny day on the beach

The sunniest time of the year is here. Solar Summer – one of the lesser-known versions of the season – has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere. As AccuWeather reports, there are many ways to quantify the season. Memorial Day weekend signals the start of summer for beachgoers and vacationers across the United States. Weather forecasters […]

Google Gemini Handles Scheduled Tasks like a Real Assistant

Google logo on computer screen Gemini on smart phone

Google is taking another step toward making Gemini a more helpful assistant.  As The Verge reports, it’s rolling out “scheduled actions,” a feature AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers can use to ask the AI assistant to perform tasks at specific times, like providing a summary of their calendar at the end of each day or […]

Does Your Place in the Birth Order Affect Your Health?

Older sister and younger brother drinking milk

While birth order is known to influence people’s personality traits and behavior, whether you’re the cautious firstborn or the risk-taking youngest child, it is not the only way it affects your life. As Yahoo Life reports, research suggests it may also affect some aspects of your health, including your immune system, obesity risk, anxiety levels and […]

And the Creative Director Musical Chairs stops on… Jonathan Anderson for House of Dior

Designer Jonathan Anderson

The game of Creative Director Musical Chairs continues. Four days after Maria Grazia Chiuri announced she would be stepping down from her role as Dior’s creative director of women’s fashion after nine years, the LVMH-owned house has confirmed that Jonathan Anderson will take on the overarching role of creative director, leading women’s, men’s and haute couture collections for the fashion house. As Fashionista reports, this […]

It’s True! The McDonald’s Snack Wrap is Back!

McDonald's fast food restaurant and drive thru sign with golden arches

Foodie snackers all over the nation mourned when McDonald’s discontinued the Snack Wrap in 2016. This savory, tortilla-wrapped delight was one of the most notable menu items that customers had loved and lost (and the Google search data backs it up!).  While some individual franchises continued to offer the fan favorite, all U.S. locations removed the item […]

It’s Men’s Health Month… and Week!

Graphic "Wear BLUE DAY" and t-shirt stating "Men's Health Month"

Men’s Health Week is observed annually in the month of June, typically during the week leading up to Father’s Day. In 2025, that’s from June 9th to June 15th. The purpose of Men’s Health Week is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys, and […]

Houzz Releases its 2025 U.S. Emerging Summer Trends Report

Succulent and cactus low-water landscape in Arizona

Houzz just released their U.S. Emerging Summer Trends Report for 2025, which has identified new home design trends based on the latest search insights from its community of U.S. homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home professionals. As Kitchen & Bath Business (KBB) reports, this summer homeowners are embracing bold, expressive and highly-personal design choices — many […]

Apple’s WWDC 2025 kicks off today– Here’s What to Expect

Apple CEO Tim Cook

Apple’s WWDC 2025 show kicks off at Apple Park at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST on June 9, 2025 – which, as Techradar reports, means we are now very close to seeing the next generation of software for iPhones, MacBooks, Apple Watches and more. So what should we expect from one of Apple’s biggest […]