Vipology Staff Writer

It’s time to Pick (and Eat) Strawberries!

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May is National Strawberry Month and every May 20th, National Pick Strawberries Day encourages us to pick some strawberries. This time of year, these delightful red berries are really in the height of their season. And there is just something special about the taste of a sun-warmed strawberry picked straight off of the vine. Strawberry […]

Celebrate the Promise of Love, Friendship, and Kindness on National Rescue Dog Day

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National Rescue Dog Day (NRDD), celebrated annually on May 20, brings with it a promise of love, friendship, and kindness. Each year, millions of animals, specifically dogs, are abandoned by their owners and end up on the streets. Many of these animals are used to a sheltered life, and this, in turn, makes it difficult […]

How to make Your Garden Beautiful, Fragrant, AND Deer-Resistant

If you work tirelessly to make your beautiful garden grow only to see the results of your labors disappear when deer start feasting on your flowers and shrubs? Deer are browsers. They look at your yard as a buffet: take a bite here, a nibble there and a whole garden somewhere else. As anyone who […]

The Strongest El Niño in Decades is Looming

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It’s happened only four times since 1950. But the odds are increasing that a so-called “super El Niño” could strike again in 2026, turbocharging hurricane activity in the Pacific Ocean, saddling the southern half of the United States with a much cooler and wetter winter and ultimately fueling what could turn out to be the […]

Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty Celebrates that “Every Story Belongs”

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Fueled by founder Selena Gomez‘s philosophy that “there isn’t one way to be Latina,” Rare Beauty has unveiled its “Every Story Belongs” campaign. As Hypebae reports, by uniting 48 individuals from across Latin America to represent every single shade of the brand’s new True to Myself Natural Matte Longwear Foundation, the campaign is unapologetically celebrating the spectrum of Latin American […]

Tips for Helping Parents Survive Maycember Stress

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“Maycember” is a term that online content creators the Holderness family coined to describe the sheer chaos of the month of May, much like the month of December. Regardless of the age of your kids, both May and December are packed with social and school-related responsibilities, and it can become overwhelming. Between the non-negotiables, such […]

Shein Acquires… Everlane?

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In this week’s surprising fashion industry news, sustainable direct-to-consumer brand Everlane has apparently been sold to none other than Chinese ultra fast-fashion giant (with a checkered reputation) Shein, as Puck reported on Sunday. The deal valued Everlane at $100 million, and was reportedly approved by the board on Saturday. As Fashionista reports, it’s a rather, well, unique pairing, […]

Why April, May And June Are The Most Active Months For Tornadoes, Especially For Intense to Violent Twisters

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It has been a hellish tornado season so far, and this week more violent tornadoes ripped through midwestern states. More than 25 possible tornadoes were reported across Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa Sunday, according to preliminary reports from NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center. Tornadoes can strike certain parts of the U.S. at any time of year, […]

Add Safety Precautions to Your Yardwork Routine

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In the Spring and Summer, we naturally head outdoors to start tending to our yards and gardens.  Yard work can be time-consuming, sweat-producing, muscle-aching work, so it’s natural that you’d like to cut corners where you can.  But many of these “timesavers” can end up causing serious injuries. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety […]