Xbox Game Pass is getting some great games in November, including the official Xbox releases of fan favorites Return to Monkey Island and Vampire Survivors. As The Verge reports, Return to Monkey Island is the newest entry in the Monkey Island point-and-click adventure game series. It’s a delightful homage to the classic titles that adds some much-needed polish to smooth out some of the […]
Thank you, we’ll be here all week. But seriously, folks, there are a ton of stargazer opportunities if you aim your telescope towards the icy planet this month. First, on November 8th, you will actually get a visible Lunar Occultation. These “lunar occultations of Uranus” actually happen all year long, but most of the time, […]
The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Awards has announced a brand new award for this year’s ceremony, and SKIMS founders Kim Kardashian, Emma Grede and Jens Grede will accept the honor. As HYPEBAE reports, the inaugural Innovation Award will be presented at the 2022 CFDA Fashion Awards in partnership with Amazon Fashion, and seeks to recognize “a fashion visionary leading with technology […]
Two years ago, Aldi decided to create its own holiday in honor of its popular line of Advent Calendars. As Food & Wine reports, the company used the do-it-yourself method of a Facebook post, wherein the grocery chain decreed the first Wednesday in November as “National Advent Calendar Day” and in the years since, that’s when its highly anticipated […]
Honda delivered a new battery swapping station in Tokyo. The automaker’s new power pack exchanger lets electric motorcycle riders easily flip their depleting batteries for fresh ones instead of needing to wait around for a charge. As The Verge reports, he Honda power station itself looks very similar to Gogoro’s: like a vending machine with a grid […]
Pfizer announced on Tuesday that its experimental RSV vaccine for pregnant women protects newborns against severe illness for at least six months after birth. As Yahoo News reports, in phase III of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, considered the gold standard of epidemiologic studies, the vaccine was found to be about 82% effective at preventing […]
When it comes to introducing dogs and young kids, it’s always best to be proactive rather than reactive. If you already have a dog and plan to add a small human in the near future, the website Daily Paws offers the following tips: Because the sound of crying babies can be distressing to some dogs, play recordings of […]
This summer has been the toughest in decades on Southwest Florida beekeepers, who were hit hard last month by powerful Hurricane Ian. As The Palm Beach Post reports, Ian came at a particularly bad time because beekeepers and honey producers rely on the late summer/early fall Brazilian pepper bloom. Now many of those Brazilian pepper trees […]
In a rare occurrence, Apple has provided a tangible clue about the iPhone’s future. As CNET reports, company executives confirmed that Apple will comply with the European Union’s mandate that all phones in the region adopt USB-C as the common smartphone charging port in 2024. This means that future iPhones will need to shift away from the Lightning connector […]
With November, we take steps closer to the solstice. In the northern hemisphere, winter approaches in earnest; in the southern, the sun is welcomed back and temperatures continue to rise. The November night sky this month is also a time of astronomical activity, with active meteor showers, planetary close approaches, and even a few extra astronomical events […]