As of January 1st, 2023, a bunch of electric vehicles became newly eligible for the $7,500 tax credit, which passed into law as part of the $430 billion Inflation Reduction Act a year ago. Some models new to the list had lost their eligibility when their manufacturer hit the previous credit’s sales cap of 200,000 vehicles (Tesla […]
How to Clean an Oven Naturally
Chances are your stove and oven took a beating over the holidays. Now that the guests have cleared out, you’ve got a mess to deal with, and cleaning your oven is not something you should forget about, even if you want to. Plus there’s the toxic stink of all those oven cleaners, right? Well, it […]
L’Oréal USA Rolls Out Product Labeling System to Share with and Educate Consumers about the Environmental Impact of its Products
L’Oréal USA has introduced a new consumer-facing environmental label feature to offer customers more agency in choosing eco-friendly products. As Glossy reports, the initiative, called Product Impact Labeling System (PILS), was first launched in France in 2020 with the Garnier brand and provides customers with the relative environmental impact of a product compared to other L’Oréal products […]
IRS Delays $600 Reporting Threshold for Venmo, PayPal and Third-Party Payment Apps
Great news for thousands of small businesses, independent contractors, an probably millions of Americans: the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced it would delay the implementation of the tax reporting change for payments apps such as Venmo, PayPal, CashApp and more. In turn, for this tax season, the reporting requirement for payments above $20,000 and exceeding 200 transactions within […]
SWOT has Launched, and it promises to be a “Game Changer” for monitoring the Earth’s Water
The first mission to survey nearly all of the water on Earth’s surface has launched. The international Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission, known as SWOT, lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California earlier this month, and the first stage of the rocket has successfully landed back […]
These Foods Help You Get a Good Night’s Rest
Just like certain ingredients can make falling asleep more difficult, some can work in your favor, actually priming the body for rest. One snack in particular that can help is a simple combo of a slice of turkey and a hard-boiled egg. Here’s why these two foods in particular so beneficial for sleep (and what can you […]
Adriano Goldschmied Relaunches a Reimagined Daily Blue Jeans Line
Adriano Goldschmied, the renowned fashion designer who founded labels AG Jeans, AGOLDE, Gap 1969 and more, is relaunching Daily Blue, the women’s jeans line he created in his native Italy in 1974. Version 1.0 of Daily Blue was “immediately a big success,” Goldschmied said, adding that the upscale brand was a precursor of the premium denim brands to come. Daily Blue […]
TikTok’s Top 10 Food Trends of 2022
Regardless of what social media platform you scrolled this week, you probably saw countless screenshots and stories detailing everyone’s Spotify Wrapped. (No, we didn’t think we’d listened to that many Harry Styles songs, either.) But alongside that slightly embarrassing musical history, you also likely saw a few food-filled posts. And, according to Chiquito, a U.K.-based […]
HGTV Gets Ugly on New Year’s Day with the return of Retta and “Ugliest House in America”
New Year’s Day on HGTV is going to get ugly with the premiere of a new season of Ugliest House in America. Episodes will air at 8/7c on Sunday, January 1 through Thursday, January 5 — and at 9/8c on Friday, January 6. Hosted by Retta — a comedian and actress known for her roles in Parks and Recreation and Good Girls — the fresh episodes will showcase tours of 15 properties […]
President Biden signs the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act into Law
In a long-awaited victory for Animal Rights organizations, the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act was signed into law by President Biden on December 23. The news comes shortly after the bill was passed by both the House and then the U.S. Senate by a vote of 83-11 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 7776). But of course the big winner […]