With a $6.1 billion fortune in electronic parts from the Taiwanese manufacturing and retail giant Yageo that he founded in 1977, Pierre Chen (Chen Tai-Min), turned in his quiet, studied manner quite early to collecting. As Food & Wine reports, since then, he has become one of Asia’s and the world’s foremost collectors of wine, […]
A proposal by U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy to place warning labels on social media platforms is finding support among doctors and advocates who are concerned that the sites contribute to mental health issues among teens. As CBS News reports, Murthy called for the warnings in an opinion piece in the New York Times last week. The […]
Elden Ring, Shadow of the Erdtree is finally here. The huge game, from Dark Souls developer FromSoftware, is set in a world created in part by Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin. As The Verge reports, the game largely lives up to the massive hype, but it didn’t have a perfect launch. Bandai Namco issued a PSA on the day […]
Northeasterners finally breathed a little easier late Sunday night as the threat for tornadoes, the highest threat in six years, and severe thunderstorms dissipated. As Fox Weather reports, people across the Northeast and New England kept an eye on the sky Sunday as a strong cold front sliced through the region and broke the recent brutal heat wave, but also triggered the […]
June is National Dairy Month, as well as National Fruits & Veggies Month, so why not combine the two and have yourself some fresh peaches and ice cream? Observed annually on June 21st, National Peaches ‘n’ Cream Day recognizes a sweet way to eat ripened peaches. It’s also a perfect way to begin and end […]
After years of playing second fiddle to Link in her own franchise, Princess Zelda is finally getting a video game of her own this fall. As The Verge reports, Nintendo revealed Nintendo revealed The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom during Tuesday’s Direct presentation. This is the franchise’s first game to follow along as Princess Zelda herself […]
Over halfway into the first month of the 2024 hurricane season, activity has ramped up in the Atlantic. Abnormally warm waters across portions of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico have helped to promote prime conditions for tropical development this week, with another chance of formation forecast by late week. As AccuWeather reports, meteorologists […]
Every third Thursday in June is World Tapas Day, celebrating a traditional way of serving food in Spain (usually served with a libation). This year, it falls on June 20th. What is Tapas? Popular throughout Spain, tapas are festive and delicious appetizers and snacks from bite-size pintxos (pronounced like pinch-ohs), as they are referred to in the Northern […]
Since 2008, Ralph Lauren has outfitted Team USA at nine consecutive Olympics and Paralympics, designing uniforms for athletes to wear at opening and closing ceremonies as well as a broader capsule wardrobe for their use during and after the Games. As CNN reports, for this summer’s Olympics, the brand is bringing its quintessential take on Americana and […]
As new variants of the coronavirus continue to gain traction, doctors and researchers are bracing for a potential rise in cases this summer. As the New York Times reports, two of these variants, KP.3 and KP.2, now account for nearly half of all cases, and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]