insert_link Home Improvement HGTV announces the cast helping you to virtually “Design at Your Door” HGTV has announced which of their designers will be helping homeowners complete virtual home makeovers in the new show Design at Your Door. PEOPLE magazine revealed that the social distancing-inspired series will star David Bromstad from My Lottery Dream Home, Tiffany Brooks from HGTV Smart Home 2020, Tamara Day from Bargain Mansions, Dave and Jenny Marrs from Fixer to Fabulous, Maureen McCormick and Eve Plumb from A Very Brady Renovation, […] todayMay 14, 2020
insert_link Fashion Now the fashion world is getting in on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons action Animal Crossing: New Horizons has, largely by virtue of being exactly the right form of escapism at exactly the right time, become something of a cultural phenomenon as players use it to live out some semblance of a surrogate existence during lockdown. It's been used to build capitalist empires, to host weddings, birthdays, romantic dinners, even protests. And as it's gone mainstream, everyone wants in on the action: be they […] todayMay 14, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness FDA authorizes Rapid COVID 19 Antigen Test The Food and Drug Administration has granted the first emergency use authorization to diagnostic healthcare company Quidel Corp. for the first COVID-19 antigen test, the agency announced. Antigen tests can quickly detect the coronavirus, but are generally considered less accurate than other types of tests that search out the virus. Antigen tests for COVID-19 are akin to rapid flu or strep tests. This test can be run in a […] todayMay 11, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Apple will reopen a handful of US stores this week Apple’s US retail stores have been closed since mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the company is going to start opening some of them back up this week. “We’re excited to begin reopening stores in the US, starting with some stores in Idaho, South Carolina, Alabama, and Alaska,” an Apple representative told CNBC. “Our new social distance protocol allows for a limited number of visitors in the store at […] todayMay 11, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink Celebrity Chef and Restaurateur Jose Andres wants to Feed the Nation’s Hungry and put Restaurants back to work Chef José Andrés' nonprofit World Central Kitchen is continuing to fight on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis. In a new interview with the Washington Post, Andrés said that WCK's Chefs for America is launching a new initiative that will pay restaurants to reopen and serve meals to people in need, while also letting laid-off employees get back to work. According to the article, the nonprofit will pay restaurant owners […] todayMay 11, 2020
insert_link Fashion Norma Kamali to Be Featured Speaker Tuesday at Free FIT Series Norma Kamali will be the featured speaker May 12 at the Fashion Institute of Technology's (FIT) Hue Live, a twice weekly series of conversations featuring people and stories that define FIT. Alex Joseph, managing editor of Hue, FIT’s magazine, will host Kamali for the one-hour conversation at 5:30 p.m. Joseph conducts interviews with some of the college’s leading alumni across a range of industries. A graduate of FIT with a […] todayMay 11, 2020
insert_link Home Improvement Here’s Your Spring Termite Prevention Checklist Learning how to prevent termites is something every homeowner needs to take seriously. Termite prevention can help you avoid costly damage to your house, and thinking that this can’t happen to you is a huge mistake. As you can see from the following checklist, termite prevention mistakes are the first things to draw termites to your home. Start with reducing all soil-to-wood contact around your house. Remove all lumber, wood, […] todayMay 11, 2020
insert_link Home Improvement 23 Beautiful Flowering AND Deer-Proof Plants If you work tirelessly to make your beautiful garden grow only to see the results of your labors disappear when deer start feasting on your flowers and shrubs? While no plant is completely deer resistant, our four-legged friends tend to shy away from plants that feature such unpalatable characteristics as bitter flavor, thorny stems, strong scent or unappealing texture. For example, deer find the fuzzy leaves of the perennial lamb’s […] todayMay 8, 2020
insert_link Home Improvement Make Your Own Natural Weed Killer and Keep Your Garden “Green” Even in the best of plots, weeds will grow. And why wouldn’t they? You’ve provided inviting soil and the sun shines on even the most reviled plant. If you are fighting the good fight against those unwelcome visitors, there is no shortage of chemical options for clearing the decks, but many are now seeking alternatives to commercial herbicides as we enjoy a long-overdue trend toward "greener" living. Pulling weeds by […] todayMay 7, 2020