Vipology Staff Writer

Dior Unveils New Collaboration With Birkenstock as Part of Men’s Winter Collection

Dior Paris storefront

In the midst of Men’s Fashion Week for 2022-23 in Paris, a glimpse at the footwear on the Dior runway made many do a double take. Were those models actually wearing… Birkenstocks? Well yes, but not your average, run-of-the-mill hippie sandals, oh no.  These were, well, really-luxe Birkenstocks. Then an email from Dior PR confirmed […]

With Project Iris, Google appears ready to go up against Microsoft, Meta and Apple in the coming headset wars

Exterior of Google Headquarters

Meta may be the loudest company building AR and VR hardware. Microsoft has HoloLens. Apple is working on something, too. But don’t count out Google. As The Verge reports, the tech giant has recently begun ramping up work on an AR headset, internally codenamed “Project Iris,” that it hopes to ship in 2024, according to two […]

Get Ready Bakers: The Great British Baking Show is being made into a Stage Musical

Dame Prue Leith

If you’re a fan of The Great British Baking Show (a.k.a. The Great British Bake Off in the U.K.), you’re gonna love this.  It’s being made into a stage musical! Great British Bake Off:The Musical will open its world premiere at the Everyman Theatre over the pond in Cheltenham, UK, this summer. It’s set to be […]

Biden Administration has Free COVID-19 Tests available now, and 400 million N95 Masks available to Ship Soon across the U.S.: Here’s how to Get Yours

President Joe Biden’s administration made their promise of free COVID-19 home test kits a reality a day early this week. While COVIDTests.gov was expected to start accepting orders on Wednesday, an “Order free at-home tests” button was added Tuesday, which brings users to usps.com/covidtests to order four at-home free tests.  If you go to the USPS […]

Valve says the Steam Deck is finally on track to Ship by the end of February

As The Verge reported, back in November, Valve gave everyone some bad news, revealing a two-month delay for the Steam Deck, but it’s starting off 2022 on a better note. In its latest update, the company says it “looks like” Steam Deck shipments will start by the end of February. Of course, we’re in a […]

Fashion Icon and Pioneering Vogue Editor André Leon Talley has Died at 73

As Vogue appropriately reports, André Leon Talley, the larger-than-life former Vogue editor, has died at 73. Talley was a man of grand pronouncements, extravagant capes, and friends in design studios from New York to Paris—Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Diane von Furstenberg, Karl Lagerfeld, and many more. When the news of his death from a heart […]

Intermittent Fasting 101

If losing weight was one of your New Year’s Resolutions, you may be wondering which diet plan is right for you. Intermittent fasting, an eating plan that switches between fasting and eating on a regular schedule, has really taken off in popularity the last few years, reportedly followed by celebrities like Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansen, […]

Instacart Expands Ordering Options with Ready Meals

magnifying glass over Instacart website

On January 13, Instacart launched Ready Meals.  As the company’s press release states, online shoppers can get “fresh, healthy and cost-effective alternatives to restaurant takeout from customers’ favorite grocers. With Ready Meals, consumers nationwide can now take a break from cooking and instead get fresh, ready-made meals delivered from the store to their door in […]

Britain’s Next Big Baking Competition Will Decide the Official Dessert of Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee

When the Queen makes a request, everyone listens. Centuries ago, it might have been, “Off with their head,” or something not so great. But in modern times, Queen Elizabeth II has a more congenial request: Make me a dessert! On February 6, the Queen will celebrate her Platinum Jubilee marking 70 years since her ascension […]