Comcast wants Xfinity subscribers to pay up for Peacock. In a post on Twitter, the Comcast-owned NBCUniversal confirmed plans to stop offering free access to Peacock Premium to Xfinity subscribers on June 26th, 2023, according to Variety. Peacock Premium, which normally costs $4.99 per month, is an ad-supported plan that has been available to Xfinity customers at […]
Last week, Spain’s parliament passed a new animal rights bill that has stirred controversy as it excludes hunting dogs and other animals used in traditional rural activities, and which critics say panders to the country’s powerful hunting lobby. The law will overhaul the treatment of domesticated and wild animals in captivity, ban the sale of […]
The deadliest earthquake in over a decade hit Turkey and Syria last week. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake has killed over 30,000 people (and those numbers continue to rise) and left hundreds of thousands without homes, prompting an unfathomable humanitarian crisis. The latest figures show that 33,181 have died across both countries, and the death toll in Turkey […]
February is bringing in all sorts of “new” this time around, and Nordstrom’s Black/style pop-up launched on February 2 to kick off Black History Month with a selection of excellent Black-owned brands. According to the Nordstrom website, the pop-up honors some of the very best of Black “designers and creatives we’re obsessed with.” Discover emerging brands along with ones […]
Apple is rolling out a notable change to the design of its website, focused on making it easier to navigate through different product categories. Now, when you mouse over items in Apple’s top menu bar, you’ll see new dropdown menus with quick links to more details on that category of products. As 9to5Mac reports, previously, the […]
For the third winter in a row, La Niña had a significant influence on the storm track and overall weather across North America, but the “triple-dip La Niña” may soon come to an end. La Niña is part of a regular climate pattern called ENSO that occurs when the water temperatures near the equator in the […]
You may feel confident that you know your property lines just by looking at your house and yard. The neighbor’s fence and where you mow your grass all seem to match the boundaries between other houses on your street. Now imagine being so wrong about your property lines that you learn your house is built on the completely wrong […]
Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo — the Spanish-born French designer best known as Paco Rabanne, who revolutionized the fashion industry with his futuristic designs and perfumes — has passed away. He was 88. Though he officially retired in 1999, the brand he founded that bears his pseudonym, lives on. (It’s now owned by Spanish conglomerate Puig.) The news of […]
The classic puzzle game Myst is celebrating its 30th birthday this year with a new way to play: on your iOS device. Myst Mobile is based on the remastered version of the original that’s been released for Oculus headsets and PCs over the past few years. As The Verge reports, the new iOS port will support iPhones and iPads with A12 […]
About one month before the start of spring is the most well-known meteorological holiday of the year: Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Phil declared six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow on Thursday morning, but what do the meteorologists say? Meteorological spring is right around the corner with the season kicking off on the first day of […]