Rihanna has starred in a lot of fashion campaigns over the years, for her own brands and for many others, but for this particular Louis Vuitton ad, it’s the timing that’s making it stand out. Ahead of his Louis Vuitton debut — slated for June 20 during Paris Fashion Week Men’s — Pharrell Williams shared an image on Instagram of […]
Gigantic plumes of smoke from the Canadian wildfires that blanketed the northeastern United States this month provided a striking reminder of the dangers that toxic air can pose — not just in the atmosphere, but also indoors. As New York City dealt with the worst air quality in the world, millions of people scrambled to eliminate the potentially […]
HGTV and discovery+ will again team with hip-hop artist Lil Jon for a second season of its home renovation series Lil Jon Wants to Do What?, which will debut July 10. According to HGTV, the series, which initially launched in May 2022, follows the rapper along with interior designer and expert builder Anitra Mecadon (who previously starred in DIY Network’s “Mega Dens” […]
Are you still hanging on to that giant 8TB spinning HDD for your PC game installs? Well, it’s starting to look like SSDs will become the new minimum spec for modern PC games. While SSDs have shipped as standard in the latest and greatest PC gaming rigs and laptops, game developers haven’t really been pushing […]
An especially insidious form of turbulence has gotten worse because of climate change, according to new research. It’s turbulence that forms in cloudless skies that’s typically invisible to a plane’s radar, called clear-air turbulence. And it’s projected to become a bigger problem as the world warms. As The Verge reports, severe clear-air turbulence (CAT) has […]
Ever hear anyone exclaim, “Oh, fudge!” when they’ve screwed something up? Like the Slinky, the Post-It note, potato chips, and penicillin, the dense candy-like treat known as fudge is believed to have been a mistake. According to legend, a confectioner flubbed while trying to make caramel waaaay back in 1886, but ended up creating something […]
Ask anyone who grew up in the early nineties to name the first brand that comes to mind when they think of utilitarian basics and they’ll almost certainly say GAP. Now the retailer is giving us a flashback to the past as the iconic American brand is launching its very first vintage collection created by designer and […]
If you’ve had trouble finding your favorite cereal in stores recently, we might know the unfortunate reason why. Recently, Cheerios quietly discontinued a top-rated cereal flavor, and last month, the brand confirmed the news on Twitter. “Yes, Maple Cheerios have been discontinued,” the tweet states. It sounds like fans of the maple cereal are taking this news hard, responding, […]
New research suggests that obese peoples’ urges to eat might be due to the way their brains are wired, rather than a lack of willpower. A new study has found that obesity may actually damage the brain’s ability to recognize the sensation of fullness and be satisfied after eating fats and sugars. Further, those brain […]
A coyote pup that had lost its family snuck into a dog kennel seeking kinship in California, and the homeowner responded by doing everything right, officials said. As the Sacramento Bee reports, rather than trap, shoot, or poison the young predator — which are “beneficial” to healthy ecosystems — the residents called a local wildlife rescue group. […]