…another Ice Cream Cone. You heard me right. As ridiculous as it sounds, it’s taken off like a rocket cone, as teeny ice cream cones atop larger ice cream cones seem to have become the biggest foodie trend of the summer. All over Instagram, ice creameries, apparently stocked with baby-sized ice cream cones, are […]
How Much Can We Trust Facial Recognition Technology?
It’s easy to be alarmist about facial recognition, but at the end of the day, it’s a simple matching system. The algorithm establishes a set of features and looks for matches, just like a search engine or a speech-to-text system. The problems come with how people use that capability — whether it’s commercial marketing or, […]
Why Expensive Home Renovations May Not Boost Your Sale
As modest increases in inventory begin to attract more buyers to the market, it may seem wise for your sellers to undertake renovation projects to boost their competitive edge. Kitchen and bathroom upgrades, for example, are among buyers’ most desired features and can fetch a handsome return on investment, according to the National Association of […]
New Balance Signs On to Fight Climate Change
New Balance is the latest big brand to support the United Nations’ Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action as well as RE100, a global corporate initiative dedicated to renewable electricity. In joining the U.N.’s effort, the Boston-based company increases the tally to 48 firms. PVH Corp., Puma AG, Schoeller Textil AG, Kering, Burberry Group, […]
Got Muscle Cramps? Drink Pickle Juice!
Pickle juice has become a popular remedy for leg cramps over the years — specifically for the cramps runners and athletes get after a workout. Some athletes swear by it, attesting that yeah, pickle juice really works. Still, some skeptics have doubted that pickle juice relieves leg cramps at all, and there’s really no solid […]
National Chicken Wing Day Deals
Monday, July 29 is National Chicken Wing Day, and a whole host of restaurant chains just can’t wait to offer you some freebies and deals to help you celebrate. Eat Up! Buffalo Wild Wings: Get a free snack-sized order of wings with the purchase of any small, medium or large order of boneless or traditional wings […]
Cheap Alternative to the Gym: Stream Workout Videos Online
Exercise is critical to looking and feeling good, but the high cost of getting in shape is often a barrier for those on a tight budget. In fact, a 2018 Dare to Be Free survey from Freeletics, a fitness app, found that 28 percent of participants said they would exercise more if they could find […]
Does the Dish T-Mobile Merger Mean the End of the SIM Card?
According to a report by The Verge, the Department of Justice may have just done more to eliminate those little plastic SIM cards you have to use to get your phone to work on a wireless carrier than all of the efforts of Big Tech over the past four years. That’s because it is requiring […]
Barbra Streisand Dons Azeeza Khan on Tour
When Barbra Streisand sang “The Way We Were” with Lionel Richie at Hyde Park in London in July, the legendary singer wore an asymmetric black gown with a high-low cape and sweeping train. The dress, which the performer styled as one-shoulder on stage, was not by her BFF and go-to designer Donna Karan — it […]
Guess and Jennifer Lopez are Together Again
Jennifer Lopez and Guess Inc. appear to enjoy working together. The singer and actress, along with the Los Angeles denim label, said Thursday they’ve struck a deal that brings Guess along for Lopez’s “It’s My Party” tour with a range of concert T-shirts and a Lopez-inspired graphic denim jacket. The new deal brings Lopez […]