Willie Nelson hosted his first Luck Reunion in 2012, welcoming a handful of ultra-lucky guests to his ranch near Austin, Texas, for a low-key gathering heavy on music and camaraderie. The iconic singer has just announced the events that will accompany this year’s 11th annual Luck Reunion, and if you’ve ever wanted to be one of […]
Federal health officials are warning parents of newborns to sterilize equipment used for both bottle- and breast-feeding after a baby died last year from a rare infection tied to a contaminated breast pump. According to AP News, the infant, a premature boy, was infected with the bacteria Cronobacter sakazakii, the same germ that sparked a recall […]
Now that Game Boy and GBA titles are part of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription, Nintendo is starting to roll out some classics: and the next one will include Metroid Fusion, available to subscribers starting on March 8th. As The Verge reports, the side-scrolling adventure originally hit the GBA back in 2002, and it represented an interesting […]
The United States was lashed by 18 catastrophic extreme weather and climate disasters costing at least $1 billion each last year, a new report shows. They came in the form of tornadoes, extreme heat and cold, deadly flooding and hurricanes and a climate change-fueled drought in the West. As CNN reports, when taken together, the country’s so-called billion-dollar disasters inflicted at […]
Just about everything seems to have a national day- ice cream, popcorn, margaritas- you name it. But up until 2017, the Moscow Mule wasn’t one of them. Invented over 80 years ago in 1941 by Smirnoff (yup, the Smirnoff with the Vodka), the Moscow Mule has made a huge comeback in recent years. To celebrate […]
The New York heritage legacy brand Coach chose the windy city to unveil its new retail concept, “Coach Play Chicago.” Coach Play Chicago is the first in a series of interactive concept stores that aim to literally encourage “customers to play in Coach spaces inspired by their communities,” and explore the spaces informed by not only the local […]
Starbucks wants you to give olive oil coffee a shot. Really. The global coffee chain is rolling out a new line of “Oleato” beverages made with extra virgin olive oil, starting in Italy and then branching out worldwide. Each drink is truly made with a spoonful of oil, adding 120 calories to the total. With some drinks, there’s […]
Whether you toss and turn at night or sleep soundly, exposure to light can affect the quality of your rest. That blinking on your computer might not seem like a big deal, especially if you can snooze through most alarms. However, new research shows that light exposure from any source during sleep — be it […]
With so many bones available in pet stores, you would think they’re good for dogs, but the reality is bones can lead to serious injuries. According to VCA Animal Hospitals t’s a myth that dogs need to chew on animal bones. Bones are often marketed as a way to clean your dog’s teeth, helping to […]
As the planet warms, hurricanes are changing, but not for the better. They’re getting stronger faster, bringing more flooding rain, pushing farther inland after they make landfall and tracking farther north in general. As CNN reports, those changes are exposing more people and properties to hurricanes’ damaging winds – according to a new report from nonprofit organization First Street Foundation – with […]