Epic Games is once again giving away a bunch of free games over the course of the holiday season. That means the company will be giving 15 free games on the Epic Games Store over the course of the season, and if you miss a day, you won’t be able to get that game again […]
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay has achieved plenty of cinematic firsts, including being the first Black woman to take home Best Director honors at Sundance, the first Black woman to direct a film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture (Selma), and the first Black woman to helm a movie with a budget of over $100 million (A […]
December 15th is National Gingerbread Latte day, but if you’re one of those people (my hand is up) who feel that nothing smells or tastes or makes you feel like the holidays are here quite like a cup of this sweet spicy espresso beverage, you are out of luck finding it at Starbucks. Red cup […]
Black Fashion Flair, the non-profit organization that works towards the “discovery and furtherance of black designers and black-owned brands,” has partnered with trailblazing contemporary artist Jean-Michel Basquiat’s estate for an art exhibit/collaboration entitled, “Those Who Dress Better,” that’s not only open for viewing, but also for shopping. To both honor and celebrate the late artist’s […]
Scarcity of several high-profile prescription drugs, such as the antibiotic amoxicillin and the ADHD treatment Adderall, have had some patients searching pharmacies and rationing pills, and now parents in some areas are having to hunt to find over-the-counter pain- and fever-reducing medications for their sick kids. According to experts, this isn’t unusual, because even when demand is not […]
The Better Business Bureau is warning that 80% of sponsored pet advertisements online may be fake. With the countless online scams popping up each day, it’s a shocking statistic for pet-lovers to hear that 35% of recent online scams have to do with our furry loved ones. If you’re looking to bring a new pet, especially a […]
YouTube says it will begin to warn users when it has spotted and removed their comments for violating the company’s guidelines, according a post signed by “Rob” at TeamYouTube. Big creators have been increasingly drawing awareness to comment spam on the platform, and this change and other updates shared Tuesday could help reduce the volume of […]
December has begun on a fairly mild note across a large part of the United States, but a bitter blast of cold air that will flow into North America from Siberia is forecast to plunge the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. into a deep freeze in the days leading up to Christmas. As AccuWeather reports, […]
December marks the first month of meteorological winter across the Northern Hemisphere, and people are busy gearing up for the holidays. Many people are focused on when snow will transform their yards into a winter wonderland, but this month can often bring violent severe weather. Although December is not the most prolific month in terms […]
The Toledo Zoo has announced the birth of two polar bear cubs, the first time polar bears have been born at the facility since 2012, according to an Instagram post from the zoo. The two bundles of joy were born December 1st to 24-year-old mother Crystal and 18-year-old father Nuka. So far, the cubs’ gender is still […]