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Pokémon TCG Pocket’s new expansion Just Dropped

If you’ve been playing Pokémon TCG Pocket since launch, you’ve probably already collected most of the cards from the game’s first expansion.  But as The Verge reports, last week the Pokémon Company announced that Mythical Island, a new expansion set featuring the pokémon Mew, was set to debut Pokémon TCG Pocket today, December 17th. A trailer for the expansion […]

The New Year will see a slew of Creative Directorships Changing Hands

Chanel storefront in Paris

It seems like the end of 2024 is the time for the Creative Director merry-go-round to finally stop, as many vacancies are being filled just in time for the New Year’s Ball to drop. First, after Virginie Viard unexpectedly departed Chanel way back in June, the iconic fashion house has finally named Matthieu Blazy as […]

Is the FDA Finally Going to Put an End to Red Dye No. 3?

The Food and Drug Administration is (finally) making moves to ban the synthetic food coloring Red No. 3.  As Food & Wine reports, last week, Jim Jones, the FDA’s deputy commissioner for human foods, shared with the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee that it’s likely time to reevaluate the safety of red food dye. […]

Dreaming of a White Christmas? Here’s where snow is predicted for the holidays

Wishes for a white Christmas are growing as the holiday inches closer. Recent cold blasts in the eastern half of the United States have many hoping the pattern will be favorable for a blanket of snow on Christmas morning, but that may not be the case for much of the Lower 48. So what is […]

The Bird Flu Epidemic is why You Can’t Find Eggs (and When You Do They Cost a Fortune)

Farm fresh brown eggs

For more than two years, farmers have fought a battle with a fatal strain of bird flu that continues to disrupt the U.S. egg supply. At one point, the shortage sent the price of a dozen regular eggs soaring to almost $5. Prices retreated somewhat, but they remain volatile. As Nerd Wallet reports, the current […]

Influential and “Ferocious” Vogue Editor Polly Mellen Dies at 100

Polly Mellen, who has died aged 100, was a leading creative force and fashion editor at Vogue, responsible for bringing the magazine’s famously outlandish photoshoots to life. As The Telegraph reports, Mellen got her first foray into the fashion world with Richard Avedon in the 1950s, where she helped to shape the look of his shoots with […]

A Rare Tornado Tore Through California’s Bay Area over the Weekend

Cloudy skies and rain over San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge

A rare tornado struck Scotts Valley, just south of the Bay Area, overturning cars, damaging trees and knocking out power with an estimated peak winds of 90 mph. As AccuWeather reports, San Francisco city and county received the first warning Saturday since the inception of reliable weather records in 1950, Nicole Sarment, a weather service […]

December Home Maintenance To Do: Check Your Outdoor Lights

The days have gotten shorter and nights longer, and it’s really important to make sure all of your exterior lights are in good working order. Many things can wreak havoc on exterior lighting. Natural elements like weather and vegetation growth are big culprits, but people and animals can be as well. After all, outdoor lighting […]