Let’s admit it, when getting ready to put a home on sale, the fear that it might not sell fast or rake in the amount you expect will often creep up on you. Things get even more real when you begin to imagine what the home inspector report might look like and what buyers will […]
The dangerous combination of extreme wildfires followed by torrential rainfall that can lead to deadly flooding and landslides will likely become more common in western states as the world becomes warmer, according to a new study. The study, just released in the journal Science Advances, found that the double threat of extreme fires and rainfall […]
A big part of White Castle’s appeal is the simplicity of their burgers: thin, tiny sliders — just beef, bun, onions, and a pickle — that can be eaten by the sackful. That’s not to say the chain has shied away from innovation: as Food and Wine pointed out, White Castle was the first major […]
It’s official. Elon Musk bought social media giant Twitter, to the tune of $44 Billion. So, is it as big a deal as people are saying, and what does it mean to us, the regular Joe’s of the world? Musk’s bid to take Twitter private has inspired unsolicited input from US lawmakers, rampant speculation about […]
Teen singer/songwriter/ actress Olivia Rodrigo is having a very good year. She’s been a guest at the White House to promote Covid vaccines, won a slew of GRAMMY® Awards including “Best New Artist,” and now she can add “celebrity beauty spokesmodel” to her resume, as Glossier announced that it has tapped Olivia Rodrigo as its first-ever celebrity face. Not […]
As The Verge reports, last week Netflix reported quarterly earnings results that showed its subscriber numbers dropping for the first time in a decade, but not every streamer is experiencing that kind of pullback. Even though AT&T has offloaded HBO and the rest of WarnerMedia to their new home with Discovery, it still had one […]
Spring is also a great time to inspect your attic vents to make sure they’re unobstructed, the screens are in good condition, and motors on power vents work properly before it becomes too hot to venture up into the attic. When vents become clogged or fans stop working, summer heat and humidity become trapped in […]
For parched areas of the western United States, spring is unlikely to offer relief. Instead, historic “megadrought” conditions will probably worsen, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced in its annual spring outlook. As the Washington Post reports, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center — part of the National Weather Service (NWS) — is also forecasting […]
Parents might have to wait until the summer before the federal government authorizes a COVID-19 vaccine for children. According to the Politico, the sources revealed it could be June before the FDA authorizes a COVID-19 vaccine for children under five years old. Politico added that delays are being attributed to regulators who want to promote […]
Milk’s favorite cookie has a new field of science dedicated to it: Oreology, the study of the flow and fracture of sandwich cookies. Everyone has their own way of snacking on Oreos, whether it’s twisting the sandwich cookie to eat two separate parts, dunking it into milk or just shoving the whole thing into one’s […]