Winter is finally on its way out, and the Spring Cleaning season is upon us. While Spring Cleaning is a good place to start, the turn of the season also presents an opportunity to be more thorough with your home maintenance. Now’s the time to roll up your sleeves and take care of the things […]
Intense Wildfires Spark in New Regions as Drought Conditions Expand Eastward
We’ve barely made it through the first three months of 2022, and it’s already a horrible year for wildfires. As CNN reports, more than 14,781 separate wildfires have scorched over half a million acres as of this week, according to the National Interagency Fire Center, the largest number of fires year-to-date the agency has recorded […]
Wet Hair is Having a Moment
When watching the Fall 2022 Fashion Shows roll on, you couldn’t help but notice that the models walking down the runways looked like they’d just got caught in a spring shower. Things were looking somewhat damp… at least as far as hair goes, anyway. As Fashionista pointed out, wet-looking strands in a variety of different iterations became […]
Beyond Meat Is Now Making Plant-Based Jerky
Beyond Meat’s first foray into replacing meat was hamburgers. But from the beginning, the company’s larger mission has been to shift society away from eating animals in general, and thus other products have followed: sausages, meatballs, chicken. Now, for the first time, Beyond wants you to look at (and eat) meat-based snacks in a different way by launching Beyond Meat […]
Are We Headed for a “Year Without a Summer”?
The climate over the past few thousand years has been unusually stable, helping bring about the rise of modern civilization. However, ice core studies reveal that the “normal” climate for Earth is one of frequent extreme jumps – like a light switch flicking on and off. So it is incorrect to think that global warming […]
FDA Authorizes Second Covid-19 Booster Shots for People Over 50
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines to allow adults 50 and older to get a second booster as early as four months after their first booster dose of any Covid-19 vaccine, as reported by CNN. The move extends the availability of […]
Drop It! Here are ASPCA’s Top Pet Toxins of 2021
The ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center reached over 400,000 cases in 2021, assisting thousands of concerned pet parents and helping keep, more specifically, 401,550 animals safe. As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact people and pets throughout 2021, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (APCC) saw a 22 percent increase in calls related to potential […]
This Spring, Open Up and Check Your Windows and Doors
It’s finally the season when everything springs into action again — including you. Now’s the time to roll up your sleeves and take care of the things you’ve neglected during the winter months. You’ll want to make sure your home is ready for April showers and the impending summer weather. First, now that it’s warming […]
Netflix acquires Boss Flight, Expands Further into Gaming
Netflix has added another game developer to its ranks. The streaming company announced that it has acquired Boss Fight Entertainment, a mobile studio based in Texas. It’s the third game studio that Netflix has scooped up following the acquisition of Night School, the developer of Oxenfree, as well as Next Games, the team behind a Stranger […]
Fred Segal’s Jean Bar is Back… with a Purpose
Fred Segal is a Los Angeles luxury institution, and it’s bringing back the trend that started it all. The Jean Bar is back and this time it’s promoting ethical and sustainable denim. It was back in 1961, more than 60 years ago, when the Los Angeles-based luxury retailer Fred Segal opened its doors to the […]