When you roll up your sleeve to get routine vaccinations, do you prefer a jab in your right or left arm? New data suggests the choice you make matters. As USA Today reports, researchers in Germany found people who got all their shots in one arm had a stronger immune response than those who distributed […]
Spotify is apparently spending a lot of money on podcasts that don’t actually involve any talking. That’s according to a report from Bloomberg, which states the company could increase its annual gross profit by a whopping $38 million if it steers users away from so-called white noise podcasts. These kinds of podcasts play various types of relaxing […]
Federal officials are easing water restrictions on the Colorado River set to take effect next year. This is music to the ears of affected residents and an incredible improvement after above-average winter snowpack helped shore up plummeting water levels at the nation’s two largest reservoirs. As CNN reports, last week, the US Bureau of Reclamation announced Lake Mead and […]
No, August isn’t National Ice Cream Month – that honor went to July – but it might as well be, seeing as how there are SEVEN frozen treat-related foodie holidays to celebrate this month (8, if you count National Frozen Custard day on August 8th). This week, we are coming up on both National Ice […]
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 you can […]
Vogue U.S. has announced its September 2023 issue, traditionally its most important month of the year’s editorial calendar — and revealed that it would be shared with British Vogue. Both covers will feature supermodel powerhouses Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell, ahead of the September 20 premiere of Apple TV+’s four-part documentary, “The Super Models.” Photographed by Rafael Pavarotti and styled by British […]
New research suggests that chilling your body before you go to sleep can make it easier to fall asleep and lead to higher-quality rest. The study wasn’t done on a large scale – it only involved 15 people – but it focused on people involved in a sleep study who struggle to get enough sleep and […]
Apple is reportedly testing an M3 Ultra chip with a significant CPU bump from 24 cores in the M2 Ultra to 32 cores in the next generation version of the chip, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in today’s Power On newsletter. Developer logs reportedly also show a base configuration with 64 GPU cores and a top-end version with 80 GPU […]
A storm brewing off Mexico’s Pacific coast and threatening Southern California and the southwestern U.S. was upgraded Thursday morning to hurricane strength. As the Los Angeles Times reports, forecasters warn that it’s still too soon to confirm when — or if — Hurricane Hilary might make landfall, and how strong the system could become. But […]
Since 2011, cat lovers around the world have celebrated Black Cat Appreciation Day on August 17th. It’s a day to celebrate and appreciate the black cats in your life. If you don’t already have a black-furred feline friend but have been thinking about adopting one, Black Cat Appreciation Day is an excellent day to visit […]