Vegan leather is no longer confined to vegan-centric brands: it’s everywhere. But what is vegan leather, anyway? Whether a pair of black pleather pants or a fiery red synthetic leather clutch, the new, glossy iterations are like leather’s cooler younger sibling that went vegan and didn’t tell the family until Thanksgiving day. As Vogue reports, […]
LG will show off a new series of 32-inch 4K computer monitor / TV hybrids called the ‘MyView’ at CES this year. The company announced they’ll come “in a variety of colors, including essence white, mild beige, cotton pink and cotton green.” They’ll be offered in three variants at two price levels — $599.99 and $499.99, and […]
The Hubble Space Telescope captured a newly revealed image of the mysterious, ghostly shadows on Saturn’s rings — the latest sighting of the so-called “spokes” that continue to baffle scientists. The composite photo, released on December 28 by NASA, was taken by Hubble on October 22 as Saturn was about 850 million miles (1.37 billion kilometers) away, […]
Who doesn’t love being ahead of the curve, especially when it comes to beauty? Over the past few years, thanks in part to our newfound love of multi-step skincare routines, trends in beauty have rapidly evolved. As Hypebae reports, from emerging brands growing in virality to an increase in “tweakments” among Gen Z, it seems that 2024 […]
It’s now been seven months since Apple unveiled its ambitious but pricey Vision Pro headset with a vague release date of early 2024. What that means specifically is still very much up in the air — after all, with the original Apple Watch, the company’s definition of “early 2015” stretched to the end of April. But according […]
Japan is struggling to assess the extent of damage from an earthquake that struck its west coast on New Year’s Day, killing at least a dozen people, wrecking buildings and major roads, and knocking out power to swathes of homes in freezing temperatures. As Reuters reports, the quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck […]
According to the USDA, which has never been exactly a “thought leader” when it comes to food and nutrition, January is Fat Free Living Month. This is possibly the worst idea the USDA has ever come up with, with the possible exception of the 1992 Food Pyramid. Virtually every health professional now understands that fat […]
Do you know why it’s good luck to eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day? As with most superstitions, there are several answers to the question. According to legendary Southern food researcher John Egerton’s Southern Food: At Home, On the Road, In History, black-eyed peas are associated with a “mystical and mythical power to bring […]
With the busy holiday season behind us and the arrival of January’s short days and cold weather, it’s no wonder some of us just want to spend more time in the sanctuary of our homes. So after your new year’s resolutions have been made and your holiday decorations have been packed away, put that nesting […]
Vintage has become commonplace on both the red carpet and the pavement, with the likes of Zendaya, Kim Kardashian, and Rihanna among the A-listers leading the charge. But as Vogue reports, while all things ’90s—from Jean Paul Gaultier to John Galliano—have dominated in recent years, vintage experts are predicting a more covered-up approach in 2024 with the return of both […]