Vipology Staff Writer

The Conjunction of Moon and Mars happens This Week

At the start of every year, stargazers flip through their calendars and mark down the dates of big astronomy events ranging from eclipses to planetary alignments. Did you know that this month, Moon and Mars will “hook up” just before sunrise? Before daybreak on Friday, August 19, our earthly Moon will meet up with the […]

Bobby Flay and His Daughter, Sophie, Hit the California Coast in Search of Seafood, Sun, and the Best of L.A.

When you think of best Father-Daugher combos in the foodie world, Bobby Flay and his daughter, Sophie Flay, have it locked in. He’s a born-and-raised New Yorker, while she’s a Los Angeles transplant, and both of them have a passion for food. A few years ago Bobby and Sophie set off on The Flay List, […]

You Can Spread Monkeypox to Your Pet

Man hugging senior dog with white on his face

Attention Pet Lovers: New evidence shows that you can spread the Monkeypox virus to your furry family members. Health officials are warning people who are infected with monkeypox to stay away from household pets, since the animals could be at risk of catching the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for months has […]

Serena Williams Covers the famed Vogue September Issue – and Announces Her Retirement from Tennis

On Tuesday, Vogue announced Serena Williams as the cover star of its September 2022 issue. The tennis superstar appears in a striking blue Balenciaga gown, with a fold-out of the horizontal shot revealing her daughter, Olympia, posing along with her, clinging to the train, on the beach. (Adorable.)  But Williams took the opportunity in the magazine’s pages for […]

Travelers are using Apple Airtags to Find Lost Luggage

Airlines have lost so much luggage of passengers this summer that travel pros are advising people against checking any bags at all, and it’s true that when you hand over your luggage to airline personnel, you run the risk of being separated from your belongings for the entirety of your trip — or longer. Many airlines […]

Drought Threatens French Wine Industry Rebound

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After a disastrous 2021 year for the French wine region, where frost bit the vines hard, many had predicted that production in France would rebound this year. But that was before the record breaking heat wave and drought across Europe this summer. The French ministry of Agriculture and Food has now warned that worsening drought […]

Todd Oldham is BACK

Todd Oldham, the designer best known for his 90’s era colorful prints and maximalist kitsch chic is launching Todd Oldham Maker Shop in partnership with his nephew, jewelry designer Presley Oldham. Though the concept of the shop wasn’t a result of ’90s nostalgia, Oldham admits to Vogue‘s José Criales-Unzueta that “the ’90s was a pretty exciting […]

Apple puts the Battery Percentage Icon back in the Latest iOS Beta

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As TechCrunch reports, Apple is on the cusp of introducing a tiny change with an outsized impact on the quality of life of iPhone users everywhere who are tired of helplessly watching as the life trickles out of their device in unquantifiable increments. But wait, there’s good news. According to TechCrunch, in the latest iOS […]

Covid-19 Reinfections May Increase Likelihood of New Health Problems

As CNN reports, repeatedly catching Covid-19 appears to increase the chances that a person will face new and sometimes lasting health problems after their infection, according to the first study on the health risks of reinfection. The study, which is based on the health records of more than 5.6 million people treated in the VA […]

Western states hit with more cuts to Colorado River water

As The Associated Press (AP) reports, for the second year in a row, Arizona and Nevada will face cuts in the amount of water they can draw from the Colorado River as the West endures more drought, federal officials announced Tuesday. Though the cuts will not result in any immediate new restrictions — like banning […]