Vipology Staff Writer

The March Heat Dome Threatens to End Death Valley’s Superbloom

Yellow and purple flowers across Death Valley during 2026 superbloom

The rare superbloom that lit up Death Valley National Park in recent weeks is fading as an early-season heat wave bakes the Southwest. “Due to hot weather and high winds, many areas are now past peak,” the National Park Service said last week. As AccuWeather reports, on March 17, the temperature in Death Valley reached 100 degrees, […]

Mangia! It’s National Ravioli Day!

Ravioli pasta with tomato sauce and fresh basil

Celebrated annually on March 20, National Ravioli Day is a food holiday for pasta lovers, paying tribute to the fun-filled and lip-smacking varieties of ravioli.  Ravioli are a traditional Italian filled pasta.  The name itself comes from the Italian word “riavvolgere” meaning “to wrap,” which is exactly what ravioli is all about.  To make ravioli, you […]

March 20 is the First Day of Spring – Time to Clean!

Woman wearing purple cleaning gloves holding basket of cleaning supplies

On March 20 we wave goodbye to winter and, with open arms, welcome spring back into our lives. In Indiana, spring brings sunshine, flowers, showers (and even an occasional snow flurry), and it is the perfect time to make sure your home gets a spring makeover.     To some, cleaning sounds tedious and takes away from enjoying the warmer weather. But the warm weather […]

Selena Gomez is being “True To Myself” with Rare Beauty’s New Foundation

Selena Gomez smiling on red carpet

Rare Beauty just announced the newest addition to its lineup: the True To Myself Natural Matte Longwear Foundation. As Hypebae reports, the product that’s being described as a “self-priming and self-setting” foundation with medium to full coverage, promises to provide a blurred, poreless finish for up to eight hours. “I love the way my skin looks on set, […]

And the Most Popular Dog Breed in America (for the 4th Year in a Row) is…

French Bulldog tilting his head and looking confused

The American Kennel Club (AKC), the world’s largest registry of purebred dogs, uses registration statistics to rank the most popular breeds of the past year. The results for 2025 are in — the French Bulldog takes the No. 1 spot once again! As the AKC reports, 2025 marks the fourth year in a row that the French […]

Meta is Planning to Pull the Plug on its VR Horizon Worlds Metaverse in June

Meta VR Headset hanging on display above hand controllers

Meta’s VR scale-back is heading into phase two as the company has revealed its timeline for the full closure of its Meta Horizon Worlds metaverse. At least the VR version of it. As TechRadar reports, in an email sent out to Meta account holders, Meta revealed that starting on June 15, 2026, we’ll no longer […]

There’s a Growing Potential for a ‘Super El Niño’ Later this Year

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A major shift in the Pacific Ocean known as the El Niño climate pattern is increasingly likely to develop this summer and continue through the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. As AccuWeather reports, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) says La Niña conditions — when waters in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean near the equator are […]

March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

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This is the 29th Year the United States has recognized and celebrated March as National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month! In 1987, President Reagan recognized March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month to increase “public awareness of the needs and the potential of Americans with developmental disabilities” and to provide the “encouragement and opportunities they need to […]

Thanks to Harry Styles, Ballet Flats are Becoming a Thing in Men’s Fashion

Harry Styles onstage with guitar gives peace sign to fans

Harry Styles is at the forefront of a seachange in men’s footwear—and moving engendered sartorial boundaries comes with some practical benefits, too. As Vogue reports, private jets typically cruise at higher altitudes than commercial planes, meaning there is a greater chance of swollen feet and ankles, as gravity pulls fluid down into the body’s soft […]