Giving your chimney a good cleaning before the oft-used winter season is truly a home maintenance must-do, regardless of whether you are burning wood logs or have a gas fireplace. If you haven’t gotten a chimney sweep yet this year, now’s the time to get on it before you fire that baby up. According to […]
Joe Jonas Opens Up about his Mental Health Journey
Joe Jonas has opened up about why he started therapy, sharing that the response to his solo album Fastlife led him to a dark place. The 33-year-old Jonas Brothers band member appeared on Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcast where the singer talked about his journey with mental health. While reflecting on how he’s integrated therapy and meditation into his life, […]
Spotify adds One-Click Audio Enhancement for Podcast Creators
When you think of podcast recording, you probably picture someone sitting in a studio with a Neumann microphone that costs more than your rent. Spotify wants to change that, making podcast creation something you can do in noisy environments and without expensive gear. As endgadget reports, the company’s one-button voice isolation feature, Podcast Audio Enhancement, has just […]
Woman Hiking Through Zion National Park Dies of Hypothermia in Utah’s Frigid Overnight Temps
A woman died and her husband had to be treated for hypothermia after being caught in below-freezing temperatures in Utah’s Zion National Park, park officials said. Last week, a married couple started a 16-mile trip through a park area known as the Narrows, the National Park Service (NPS) said in a press release. The hike involves trudging through […]
Alessandro Michele is Leaving Gucci
It’s official: Alessandro Michele is exiting his role as creative director of Gucci. Although he’s been at the brand for two decades, Michele has been Gucci’s creative director for the last seven. “There are times when paths part ways because of the different perspectives each one of us may have. Today an extraordinary journey ends for me, lasting […]
It’s time to Check your Attic Insulation
The season is turning, and Jack Frost is nipping at your nose. As part of your winter home maintenance checklist, now is perfect time to make sure your home is well insulated. Everyone is feeling the pinch of higher gas prices these days, and one of the biggest culprits of a high heating bill is […]
CDC says it’s now tracking a new COVID variant known as XBB
Just in time for the holiday season, on Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that it is now tracking a new COVID-19 “variant of concern” around the U.S. known as XBB, which has grown to make up an estimated 3.1% of new infections nationwide. According to CBS News, the new strain’s […]
‘God of War: Ragnarok’ has become Sony’s Fastest-Selling PS Title
God of War: Ragnarok has sold more copies in its debut week than any other first-party PlayStation title, according to the official PlayStation Twitter account. Sony says the game tallied 5.1 million sales through its first week, placing it ahead of The Last of Us Part II, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and Ragnarok’s predecessor, God of War (2018). The AAA action-adventure […]
Kid Exasperated by Snow Strikes Chord with Viewers Around World
Not many kids would admit to wanting to be in school on a snow day, but after a hard day of snow shoveling, 9-year-old Toronto resident Carter Trozzolo was ready to head back into the classroom. While doing a piece that aired Monday night on how the city’s residents were digging out from a blizzard that […]
PETA Launches $1M Prize for a Vegan Wool Alternative
The animal rights action group PETA has launched a competition to develop a vegan alternative to sheep’s wool with a lower environmental impact. The Vegan Wool Challenge Award promises the $1M prize money to the first person or company to develop a material that convincingly resembles sheep wool in its texture, functionality and appearance, and has a major clothing brand invest into the […]