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Installing Your Own Ceiling Fan is a Cost-Effective Way to Beat the Summer Heat

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For the majority of homes across the United States, ceiling fans serve a fundamental purpose to keep us cool year-round while preserving energy costs. One of the most overlooked summer home renovations — and one of the top home improvement projects that can be accomplished over the weekend — is installing your own ceiling fan. […]

Challenging the “Summer Body Ideal”

“The summer body archetype is typically viewed as a body that fits the idealized beauty standard, which is flat stomach, toned body, not a hint of cellulite or stretch marks,” says Mayra Mejia, the 36-year-old founder of a DC-based fat-positive community called Plush DMV, in an interview with Yahoo Life. “It’s like this sort of pressure-y […]

Dakota Johnson and Alexander Skarsgård Are Ushering in a new Era for Valentino Beauty

Dakota Johnson

Valentino Beauty is entering a new era of fragrance after announcing Dakota Johnson and Alexander Skarsgård as its latest faces. As Hypebae reports, Valentino Beauty cites the pair’s complementary energies as the reason for the casting — leaning into the brand’s ethos of lived-in intimacy by framing the two less as of a celebrity pairing and more as opposites drawn […]

Microsoft Is Giving Windows 10 Users Another Year of Security Updates

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If you’ve been procrastinating your move from Windows 10 to 11, we’ve got some good news to share. Microsoft is offering people another year of Windows 10 support. As PCMag reports, although official support for the older operating system ended in October 2025, Microsoft had provided an extra year of security patches through its Extended Security Updates […]

Tips for Keeping your Dog Cool during Hot Summer Months

Brown Pittie mix dog in kiddie pool

Summertime is full of fun adventures for dogs, like chasing squirrels in the backyard, drinking from sprinklers, and going on outings with their pet parents. But like people, pets can get miserably hot when temperatures rise. Dogs overheat faster than humans, which makes hot weather more dangerous for your pup. “You can’t use yourself as […]

How to Treat Bites and Stings and Keep the Pests at Bay this Summer

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It’s an unfortunate side effect of summer fun: Bugs want to join in too. As Yahoo Life reports, the reason you notice bugs more in the summer? They are actually more active this time of year. “Bugs gain their metabolic energy from whatever the temperature is outside,” says Michael Raupp, professor of entomology at the University of […]

Adidas Wants to Give Your Footwear a Futuristic Refresh

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If your footwear rotation is in need of a futuristic refresh, adidas has you covered. As Hypebae reports, the Three Stripes is continuing the evolution of its 3D-printed Climacool range for Fall/Winter 2026, delivering a perfect blend of high-performance tech and streetwear-ready aesthetics. Designed for everyone, featuring parity testing to ensure the perfect fit for both men’s and women’s […]

Attention Facebook Users: the Program that stopped Meta from Monitoring your Internet Activity is ‘Going Away’ This Month

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The “Off-Facebook Activity” privacy feature, launched seven years ago as a virtuous exercise in putting Meta users’ choices before its own potential profits, is “going away” this month. As PCMag reports, that’s the phrase that Facebook users spotted in “Your settings are changing” banners on the social network’s site and mobile apps, plus emails like […]

El Niño could trigger Marine Heat Waves that Threaten Pacific Ocean Wildlife

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Marine experts are sounding the alarm that El Niño’s impacts are expected to disrupt marine ecosystems and threaten species throughout the Pacific Ocean.  As AccuWeather reports, experts from the Aquarium of the Pacific and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) told reporters on June 11 that warming oceans and a developing El Niño could have significant consequences for marine life off the coast of Southern California.  El […]