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Heads Up Students and Teachers: Apple is no longer Requiring Verification for Education Discounts – at least for now

At some point in the last month, Apple introduced a new verification process in the U.S. that tried to ensure customers who want to benefit from its discounted education pricing are actually involved in education. But now, Apple has removed the verification process, as confirmed in tests by The Verge, and backed up by reports from MacRumors and 9to5Mac. When […]

How to Keep your Dry January Healthy Habits Going All Year Long

Wine Bottle with a red No symbol over it next to words DRY JANUARY Alcohol Free for 31 Days

Dry January, the annual no-alcohol challenge, offers a reprieve, a reset, a chance to reflect on the influence alcohol has on our lives. People vow to trade the haze of a hangover for 31 days of mental clarity. As USA Today reports, the popular trend can have a range of health benefits, including feeling more […]

M&M’s Characters are getting a “Fresh, Modern” Look

Can a group of multicolored candy characters change the world? The marketing minds behind M&M’s certainly hope so. The brand just announced its multi-pronged approach to “creating a world where everyone feels they belong and society is inclusive,” and it apparently starts with makeovers for each of those colorful M&M’s characters that star in the […]

Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond’s New Bed & Bath Collection is available Now at Walmart

For a while now, Ree Drummond, better known as “The Pioneer Woman” to all of us rabid Food Network fans, has been making our everyday routines feel a little brighter with her colorful collections of Walmart goods, which run the gamut from fashion essentials to stationary to kitchen must-haves. But now, Drummond is giving fans […]

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask coming to Nintendo Switch Online in February

Child's hands holding a Nintendo Switch

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask, the Nintendo 64 sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, is coming to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscription service in February, Nintendo announced Thursday. It will be the 12th Nintendo 64 game for Nintendo’s premium tier of the Nintendo Switch Online subscription service, following this week’s release of Banjo-Kazooie. Nintendo […]

New Study finds that Covid-19 Vaccinations do Not impair Fertility in Men or Women

CNN reports that a  new study adds to growing evidence that there is no connection between Covid-19 vaccinations and a reduced chance of conceiving. Rather, couples in the study had slightly lower chances of conception if the male partner had been infected with the coronavirus within 60 days — which offers even more reason to […]

Goldfish Now Makes Bigger Crackers Specifically for Adults

Goldfish — the classic crackers made by Pepperidge Farm — are a perfect kids’ snack: tiny for small fingers and mouths plus delightfully fish-shaped because… well, animals are just super cool. You know you’ve popped more than a few in your day, although truthfully, those Goldfish have not quite garnered as much adult cred as, […]

Samsung confirms February Unpacked, hints at Changes to Come

Row of Samsung Mobile Phones in store

Samsung will host an Unpacked event pm February 9 at 10am ET, the company has confirmed in a press release authored by president TM Roh. In so doing, the company inadvertently (?) revealed the time and date for the launch of the Galaxy S22 series and the Galaxy Tab S8 series, both of which are […]

Legendary French Fashion Designer Thierry Mugler Dies at the age of 73

Manfred Thierry Mugler, the celebrity-favorite fashion designer behind his eponymous line, has died. He was 73. His cause of death was not readily available. The French designer’s team announced Mugler’s passing Sunday, sharing a black square to his personal Instagram profile with the tragic news, which was written in both English and French. “We are […]