Mama Cax, the Haitian-American creative, model, and advocate known for her work to make the fashion industry more inclusive for differently-abled women and women of color, died on December 16, according to an Instagram post last week. She was 30. Earlier this month, while in London for a photoshoot, Cax discovered blood clots in her […]
Winterizing OUTSIDE your Home
You’ve got your home insulated, your AC unit covered, drafts around doors and windows sealed. You’re super warm and toasty inside, but if you ignore the things attached to the outside of your home and in your garden, they could come back to haunt you in the depths of freezing winter. First, you need to […]
3 Keys to Healthy Grocery Shopping so you can start Eating Better
With the holiday season in full swing, hectic schedules and daily distractions can get in the way of your best “keep healthy” intentions, but eating healthier is a good option that may be easier than it seems. As Hippocrates (the “father” of modern medicine) once said, “Let food be thy medicine, and thy medicine thy […]
Spotify’s Tastebuds lets you discover New Music through Your Friends’ Playlists
Spotify is testing a new feature, Tastebuds, that lets users discover new music through their friends, TechCrunch reports. The feature was first discovered by app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, who found the prototype on the web version of Spotify through reverse-engineering. While not much is known about the feature yet, a dummy landing page that […]
Feeling a Winter Chill INSIDE Your Home? Check Your Insulation!
Imagine this: You feel a winter chill and set the thermostat to stay nice and toasty. You then curl up on the couch and turn on the TV to enjoy a movie. But even with the heater cranked up, the room doesn’t seem to get any warmer. You reach for a throw blanket, but still […]
Eating Chili Peppers can keep you Heart Healthy
Chili peppers aren’t for the faint of heart, but maybe they should be. Scientists in Italy say the spice slashes the mortality rate from heart attack and cerebrovascular disease (which restricts blood flow to the brain and includes strokes and aneurysms). The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, included 22,811 Italian […]
Parent Alert: Apple’s new Parental Controls on iOS 13.3 can be Bypassed
On Tuesday, Apple released iOS 13.3, and one of its key new features was Communication Limits, which lets parents set limits on who their kids talk to or message with… in theory. Well, CNBC did some digging and discovered that due to some bugs related to iCloud’s contact sync feature, it turns out the new […]
Timothee Chalamet brings the Tiny Bag trend to Paris
W Magazine reports that Timothée Chalamet attended the Paris premiere of Little Women clad in a slouchy magenta suit by Stella McCartney. Chalamet wore the shirt untucked in his usual cool, louche manner, and paired the outfit with black leather Chelsea boots. And while the suit was a winner, another accessory stole the show. Tiny […]
Eat Chili Peppers to Keep Your Blood Pumping
Chili peppers aren’t for the faint of heart, but maybe they should be. Scientists in Italy say the spice slashes the mortality rate from heart attack and cerebrovascular disease (which restricts blood flow to the brain and includes strokes and aneurysms). The study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, included 22,811 Italian […]
The Biggest Haircut Trends About to Blow Up in 2020
Of all the things you might “cut” from your life in the new year — certain foods, old mindsets, those skinny jeans you thought were a good idea at the time — your hair often feels like the least dramatic, perhaps most cathartic clean break you can make. Still, there’s nothing like stepping into January […]