Every home chef will find that cooking healthfully is easier with a well-made set of knives. When shopping, let quality, not quantity, be your guide. You can master most any cutting task with just three knives: the chef’s, serrated and paring. Chef’s Knife. The workhorse is the chef’s knife, about eight to 10 inches […]
It could go wrong really quickly. Bike shorts, a controversial relative to leggings, were unmissable on the spring runways. But it wasn’t just black spandex; designers jazzed up the shorts with prints, bold color, elaborate embroidery and unique fabrications to amp up the appeal, or create the potential for more fashion disasters. “From a […]
What started out as a joke over morning coffee among colleagues has turned into a real breakthrough in solar technology. Scientists from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Solargiga Energy in China have discovered that caffeine can help make a promising alternative to traditional solar cells more efficient at converting light to electricity. […]
You’ve been holed up all winter, feeling a little like a bear in hibernation. Time to emerge, stretch, and explore the outdoors. But before you do, make sure your home is safe and secure before you roam. Check safety devices. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, smoke alarms should be tested at least once […]
If you have any ground beef in your fridge or freezer, you might want to double check before you incorporate it into your dinner for the night: k2D Foods, a Georgia-based company operating under the name Colorado Premium Foods, has recalled around 113,000 pounds of ground beef due to concerns of E. coli contamination. […]
The internet is full of spoilers, making it a dangerous place to hang around if you’re trying to steer clear of what happens in Avengers: Endgame, Game of Thrones, or any other TV shows, movies, or video games that you’re still catching up on. Even when you think you’ve got things under control, Google’s autocomplete […]
With headquarters in Indianapolis — the racing capital of the world — it’s no wonder that Simon Property Group developed a strong affinity for the sport. This year, the 103th Running of the Indianapolis 500 will be on Sunday, May 26, and has put the shopping center developer and operator into overdrive with a slate […]
At this point, your spring cleaning indoors should be winding down, thanks to all the maintenance you did in April, right? Now, you can focus on some of your outdoor projects and tasks you can do to enjoy your yard all season long. Of course, there are still a few things indoors to be done! […]
Spring has already sprung, and you still haven’t started your cleaning, right? Well, here are a few helpful insider tips to make your to-do’s smidge easier, thanks to Home Improvement expert Danny Lipford. Clothes Dryer. Remove and clean the dryer lint filter every time you dry a load of clothes. It’s also important to […]
The beauty industry’s obsession with CBD isn’t slowing down. CBD — the shortened term for cannabidiol — has become one of the hottest ingredients around, popping up in different types of skin care, color cosmetics and wellness supplements as consumer interest in the plant’s purported benefits increases rapidly. Beauty brands are tapping into cannabis […]