The dog days of summer are barking and Labor Day is just around the bend, signaling the end of yet another epic season in the sun. But before you give your flamingo pool float one last hurrah, take a break with some home maintenance prep for the changing season ahead. Why worry now about what […]
Sharks off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for cocaine, scientists say. As BBC News reports, Marine biologists tested 13 Brazilian Sharpnose sharks taken from the shores near Rio de Janeiro and found they tested for high levels of cocaine in their muscles and livers. The concentrations were as much as 100 times higher […]
Wildfires are raging out of control in the Western United States and Canada – destroying homes, forcing evacuations and injuring residents. One inferno has reportedly destroyed the historic mining community of Havilah in Kern County, California. And in Northern California, the Park Fire has scorched more than 360,000 acres – an area larger than the […]
Cake is wonderful in just about any form, but there’s something especially refreshing about a big slice of cheesecake in the middle of summer. The cold, creamy treat is about to have its moment in the spotlight on National Cheesecake Day — Tuesday, July 30! As NBC’s The Today Show reports, here are 9 restaurants […]
Move over, Miuccia Prada: Last week, shopping platform Lyst released its quarterly ranking of the most-wanted brands and, for Q2 of 2024, Loewe came out on top, taking Miu Miu’s crown from Q1. As Fashionista reports, the Jonathan Anderson-designed Spanish fashion house took the #1 spot on the list of buzziest brands in the period spanning April to June 2024, up from #3. (Coincidentally, […]
About a week after millions of Windows machines displayed the blue screen of death around the world, Microsoft has confirmed the root cause of the incident that grounded thousands of flights and disrupted numerous businesses and public services. “Our observations confirm CrowdStrike’s analysis that this was a read-out-of-bounds memory safety error in the CrowdStrike developed CSagent.sys driver,” Microsoft […]
California’s wildfires have been increasing in size and frequency, producing vast amounts of smoke that contribute to what state boards call a “growing public health problem.” New research links the long-term exposure of this wildfire smoke to brain health, suggesting that it greatly increases risk of dementia compared with other sources of air pollution. As CNN reports, […]
Unless you’ve fallen out of a coconut tree, you’ve heard of Brat Green. While pop queen Charli XCX dropped her most recent album, Brat, on June 7, in the weeks since, the electric shade of green has filled feeds everywhere. And as Refinery29 reports, in most recent events, the color transcended pop culture fodder and made political news headlines […]
Mtn Dew Baja Blast is turning 20 years old, and Taco Bell is celebrating by giving people even more Baja Blast. “For two decades, Mtn Dew Baja Blast has been the drink that loyal fans just can’t get enough of,” Taylor Montgomery, the chief marketing officer at Taco Bell, shared in a statement. “We’re extremely […]
If you were hoping to buy AMD’s new desktop processors on launch day, you’ll need to wait a little longer: The company is delaying the Ryzen 9000 release after uncovering some substandard chips within the launch units. As PC Mag reports, the next-generation processors were supposed to launch on July 31. But on Wednesday, AMD said it’s […]