Vipology Staff Writer

HBO and HBO Max Added 13 million Subscribers last year, while Netflix’s numbers Dropped

HBO Max logo surrounded by popcorn

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 […]

April Home Maintenance To-Do: Check Attic Vents and Power Vent Fans

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 […]

Western Drought to Worsen in 2022, NOAA says

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 […]

FDA Delays Approval of COVID vaccines for Kids Under 5 until June

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 […]

What is Oreology?

Package of classic Oreo cookies behind stacks of the cookies

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 […]

It’s time to Cut Trees and Shrubs Away From the House

The advent of Spring, when the snowy season fades away and all is revealed in the thaw, is the perfect time to really see and assess what’s going on in your yard and garden at the beginning of growing/blooming season.  Now is when you should get out there and do preventative maintenance, reduce damage to […]

Mask Mandate Confusion as Rules Vary City by City

As reported by The Hill, the sudden end to the mask mandate for planes, trains and buses has sparked confusion for travelers and uncertainty over how to approach travel, especially as the Biden administration recommends that Americans still wear masks on public transit. President Biden on Tuesday told reporters “that’s up to them” when asked […]

Alexander Wang Stages First Runway Show since the Assault Allegations

A lot has changed since designer Alexander Wang’s last NYFW runway extravaganza, once considered one of the most anticipated, “must see” events, but in some ways, a lot has stayed the same. For years, the club-hopping designer was the subject of rumors and accusations of sexual assault, which reached a boiling point early in 2021, […]

The 2022 Wildfire Outlook Appears Bleak

Helicopter in silhouette dropping water on raging wildfire

Typically, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) starts its North American wildfires profile in the summer or even fall. However, as climate change increasingly has a more significant impact, the concept of disaster seasons has been disappearing. Two significant winter fires in Colorado and California, along with dozens of smaller fires, have led to statistics […]