Homeowners across the U.S. are stepping outside and staying there. According to Thumbtack’s newly released 2025 Curb Appeal Report, created in partnership with Zillow, outdoor spaces aren’t just getting more attention this year—they’re redefining how people live at home. As Better Homes & Gardens (BH&G) reports, 2025 is “The Year of Outdoor Living.” It’s all about […]
Everyone wants to run your phone’s mobile service. Earlier this month, Hollywood celebrities and podcast hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett teamed up to launch a new Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) under the SmartLess brand. Maybe they got the idea from Ryan Reynolds, who is famously associated with the MVNO Mint Mobile. Then Trump […]
Antarctica was once believed to host little biodiversity beyond coastal areas and a few hardy microbes, but a team of scientists has made a shocking discovery beneath a slowly retreating glacier in Antarctica: a bustling network of microbial life. As The Cool Down (TCD) reports, a team of researchers aboard Germany’s Polarstern research vessel traveled to the Larsemann Hills on […]
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has stepped off the soccer pitch and onto the runway by launching their first “functional luxury” fashion brand. Called “FIFA 1904,” the clothing line features cashmere overcoats, sheath dresses and crisp office-appropriate shirts and tailored blazers, according to Vanessa Friedman of The New York Times, who broke the story. […]
June is a meaningful month for both our feline friends and the planet’s oceans, spotlighting World Reef Day, World Ocean Day, and National Adopt a Cat Month. But, as Daily Paws reports, the bond between cats and marine life runs deeper than the month of June. Many of the fish that end up in your cat’s […]
Garmin has just released its new Index Sleep Monitor, a smart sleep band that gives users a closer look at their overnight vitals and recovery. As CNET reports, in a press release, Garmin’s vice president of consumer sales and marketing, Susan Lyman, said, “We are thrilled to add the Index Sleep Monitor to our suite of innovative […]
Hurricane Erick formed June 18 in the eastern Pacific Ocean, already becoming the fifth named storm of the eastern Pacific season to date. In a reverse of the usual hurricane season norms, this unusually high level of activity in the eastern Pacific contrasts sharply with the rather tepid start to hurricane season in the Atlantic. As USA Today […]
Leonard Lauder, the businessman who built Estée Lauder into one of the world’s biggest cosmetic makers, has died. From navy lieutenant to chief executive officer to chairman emeritus, Leonard A. Lauder had many titles during his legendary life. But as tributes poured in to honor one of the masterminds of the modern-day beauty industry, who […]
Anne Burrell — the beloved chef known for her trademark spiky platinum hair, larger-than-life personality and culinary expertise — died on the morning of Tuesday, June 17 at her home in Brooklyn, New York. She was 55. As PEOPLE reports, she is survived by her husband Stuart Claxton, whom she wed on Oct. 16, 2021, and his […]
More than 5,000 boxes of Honey Bunches of Oats cereal were recently recalled in two states due to foreign object contamination. As Health magazine reports, last week, the Food and Drug Administration gave the recall the second-highest risk level. The FDA reports that the recalled cereal may contain metal. Foreign objects can enter foods at some point during the production process […]