insert_link Food & Drink Impossible Meats begins selling Nationwide, while Beyond Meat goes International The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated consumers’ purchase of plant-based meats. In the 16-week period ended June 20, retail sales of fresh meat alternatives had soared 218% compared to the year-ago period, according to Nielsen data. So while many industries are suffering, Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are entering brand new markets and capitalizing on the trend. Impossible Foods announced Monday that its meatless sausage will now be sold to restaurants […] todayJuly 15, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness To prevent the spread of airborne Coronavirus, turn off the AC, experts say Air conditioning units that recirculate the same air in a room should be switched off or only used with open windows, experts have urged, amid mounting concern around the role of airborne transmission to spread Covid-19. Experts told the Telegraph that air conditioning units that only used recirculated air could exacerbate the spread of virus particles if someone was infected with Covid-19. Dr. Shaun Fitzgerald, a fellow at the Royal […] todayJuly 15, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness The Latest on Remdesivir as a Coronavirus Treatment Could an antiviral drug originally developed to fight Ebola turn out to be an effective therapy in the fight against coronavirus? Two days after the release of promising clinical trials data on remdesivir, the US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use of the drug for the treatment of adults and children who are hospitalized with severe COVID-19. The speedy authorization gives doctors an option for helping patients who have […] todayJuly 14, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Apple’s iPhone iOS 14 update adds new privacy protections — and you won’t be able to miss them The next version of iOS for iPhones will give new visual notifications when apps are accessing the device’s microphone, camera, clipboard, or other sensitive data. The moves this year are in character for Apple, which has prioritized privacy engineering on a product level and privacy more generally as a key selling point for its products. In the past, many new iOS security features have forced companies to react or change […] todayJuly 14, 2020
insert_link Fashion Lady Gaga is the face of the New Valentino perfume Between launching her own beauty line and releasing an album, Lady Gaga has found another project: Starring in Valentino Beauty's latest fragrance campaign. The Italian fashion house announced Gaga as the new face of Voce Viva, a perfume dreamt up by Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. "Imagined as a voice to spread a message around the world, Valentino Voce Viva invites everyone to touch hearts, inspire others and live their […] todayJuly 14, 2020
insert_link Home Improvement Giorgio Armani Celebrates 20 Years of His Home Label, Armani/Casa All of the business degrees and corporate handbooks in the world can’t teach the gut-centric prescience that has propelled Giorgio Armani’s success across a dizzying array of mediums. Among the many examples of this sixth sense, consider this year’s 20th anniversary of his shelter label Armani/Casa. Although he didn’t formally establish the interiors arm of his company until 2000, Armani designed his first piece for the home, the sharply silhouetted […] todayJuly 14, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Avocadomilk Is Coming To U.S. Stores Soon For those of us who prefer a non-dairy milk for, like, whatever reason, we have no shortage of options. From classics like almond milk to trendier options like oat milk, every "alternative milk" has its own pros and cons to consider, but in case you just haven't found one that feels right for you yet, the U.S. is getting yet another one to consider: avocado milk, which, yes, is milk […] todayJuly 14, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness How Long After Having Coronavirus Are You Contagious? Here’s What Doctors Say If you've tested positive for COVID-19 or have symptoms of the virus, the advice from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is clear: Don’t leave your home unless you need medical care, and wear a cloth face covering over your nose and mouth if you must be around others, even at home. But how long should you keep taking these precautions after you’ve recovered from the coronavirus? In […] todayJuly 13, 2020
insert_link Home Improvement Home Improvement Hack: How To Save Leftover Paint with Plastic Wrap If you bought paint recently, you know that good quality paint is not cheap, so when you buy a gallon you want to make sure you use every drop of it. So, if you finish a project and end up with half a gallon of paint, you'll probably want to store it safely so you can reuse it next time. Now, although the can is half-filled with paint it’s also […] todayJuly 13, 2020