insert_link Food & Drink It’s Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Rum for National Rum Day on August 16th August 16th is National Rum Day, a holiday that celebrates and commemorates the distilled alcoholic beverage that is made from sugarcane by-products. It’s a spirit that's steeped in romanticism, thanks to its association with pirates in the Caribbean (as opposed to the Pirates Of The Caribbean ride at Disneyland and subsequent movies, but it associates with them, too). While it is considered to be the third most popular alcoholic beverage, […] todayAugust 13, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness New Poll finds that Parents need to brush up on Sunscreen Knowledge for Kids Most American parents know that sunscreen is important for their children, but there are gaps in their knowledge of its proper use, a new survey finds. The majority of the more than 1,100 parents of children aged 5 to 12 stated they've at least sometimes used sunscreen on their kids, and they know that sunscreen is very important in preventing sunburns and skin cancer. However, the survey also found that […] todayAugust 12, 2020
insert_link Home Improvement After Months of Sheltering In Place, does your Home have that “Not So Fresh Feeling?” Here’s How to Dump the Funk. Smell is often called humans’ most powerful sense, and good (and bad) smells tell us a lot about the world: what we should eat, even whom we should kiss. When it comes to our homes, if a space smells fresh, that’s a great sign. If the smell is bad? We feel uneasy. But the secret to a nose-friendly space isn’t to spray fragrance on top of yucky stuff: “A clean […] todayAugust 12, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink 10 Recipes to Celebrate Julia Child’s Birthday Happy Birthday, Julia Child! It's been over one hundred years since Child's birth on August 15th, and yet her humor, passion and expertise still influence the food world today. Many sites, schools and foodies are holding special virtual cooking events this week to honor the "Master" of French Cooking. To make your own tribute at home, here are 10 recipes by frequent Julia collaborators and some dishes she would have […] todayAugust 12, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Dr Disrespect has officially returned to streaming Guy “Dr Disrespect” Beahm has returned to streaming, this time on YouTube. His first stream went live on Friday, August 7th, at 3pm EDT. As reported by The Verge, the controversial streamer was permanently banned from Twitch in late June, for reasons that are still unknown. Though he’d signed an exclusive deal with Twitch back in March, Beahm does not have a similar arrangement with YouTube. Sources close to Beahm […] todayAugust 12, 2020
insert_link Fashion Rihanna Covers the Globe with ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ September Issues Rihanna is on the cover of not one, not two, but 26 September issues from across the globe this year — thanks to Harper's Bazaar. The 32-year-old performer, beauty and fashion mogul and style icon appears on every single one of the title's international editions for September 2020, photographed by Gray Sorrenti and creative directed by Jen Brill. Throughout the spread, she's styled in pieces from Chanel, Miu Miu and other […] todayAugust 12, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Is Hair Loss the Latest Side Effect of COVID-19? Patients recovering from COVID-19 may be susceptible to losing their hair, USA Today reported last week. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn't list hair loss as a consequence of COVID-19, but more than 27% of 1,100 people who responded to a Survivor Corps Facebook poll said they lost hair. Dr. Michele Green, a dermatologist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, has seen an influx of […] todayAugust 11, 2020
insert_link Home Improvement Installing Your Own Ceiling Fan is a Cost-Effective Way to Beat the Summer Heat For the majority of homes across the United States, ceiling fans serve a fundamental purpose to keep us cool year-round while preserving energy costs. One of the most overlooked summer home renovations — and one of the top home improvement projects that can be accomplished over the weekend — is installing ceiling fans. The evolution of the ceiling fan has also seen them go from eyesores to designer pieces that […] todayAugust 11, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Microsoft condemns Apple’s App Store policies Microsoft is now rebuking Apple over its stringent developer restrictions and its stance on cloud gaming apps, which the iPhone maker does not allow on the App Store for apparent "violations" of its guidelines. A statement attributed to a Microsoft spokesperson said, “Apple stands alone as the only general purpose platform to deny consumers from cloud gaming and game subscription services like Xbox Game Pass.” Back in March, Bloomberg reported […] todayAugust 11, 2020
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