insert_link Tech Made Simple Avatar: The Last Airbender is hitting Netflix on May 15th All three seasons of Avatar: The Last Airbender will be hitting Netflix in the US on May 15th, the streaming platform announced last week. The beloved animated show follows the adventures of Aang, the show’s namesake Avatar, as he masters the elements of water, earth, fire, and air and helps stop the Fire Nation’s war against the world. It originally aired on Nickelodeon from February 2005 to July 2008. It’s […] todayMay 7, 2020
insert_link Fashion Vanna White, Bob Mackie Team Up for ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Collection Viewers of beloved game show “Wheel of Fortune” may have noticed co-host Vanna White is looking particularly glam this week. The letter spinner has been modeling Bob Mackie archival gowns to help promote a new “Wheel of Fortune” collection by the designer available at shopwheeloffortune.com. “I have been watching ‘Wheel’ and ‘Jeopardy’ since the Eighties. They are part of American life. Some nights I get all the answers and some […] todayMay 7, 2020
insert_link Home Improvement 5 Ways to Spruce Up Your Home’s Walls Interest in home improvement has reached unpreceded levels throughout the COVID-19 pandemic because people finally have the time and opportunity to make changes they’ve thought about for a while. Spending time in quarantine means constantly staring at your walls — your plain, blank walls, in some cases. This makes them the perfect place to start, as far as home improvements are concerned. Here are 5 ways to enhance your walls […] todayMay 6, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Apple and Google set to share Coronavirus Tracking System with Public Health Organizations Apple and Google’s joint effort to help public health authorities track the spread of COVID-19 began testing last week. When the companies announced their collaboration earlier this month, the rare joint venture made people instantly stand up and take notice. The two tech giants will deliver an initial version of their exposure notification API to a small number of developers working on apps for public health organizations and test it […] todayMay 6, 2020
insert_link Food & Drink And the Herb of the Year for 2020 is… In 1991, the International Herb Association established National Herb Week to be celebrated every year during the week prior to Mothers Day. The purpose of National Herb Week is to develop and coordinate national attention on herbs, herbal uses, herb businesses, and the IHA. And if that weren't enough to whet your herbal appetites, every year since 1995, the International Herb Association has chosen an Herb of the Year™ to highlight. Spearheaded by IHA's […] todayMay 6, 2020
insert_link Fashion Virtual Consultations Are Paying Off for Beauty Brands Across the Internet, aestheticians, makeup artists, hair stylists and beauty educators are holding consultations, classes and beauty confabs. And while the explosion in online activity was born out of necessity from the coronavirus pandemic, the popularity of such events — including a boost in sales and increased conversion rates — means most brands will continue doing them in a post-crisis world. Gretchen Saegh-Fleming, chief marketing officer of L’Oréal USA, said […] todayMay 6, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Apple and Google have begun testing their COVID-19 exposure notification API Apple and Google’s joint effort to help public health authorities track the spread of COVID-19 began testing last week. When the companies announced their collaboration earlier this month, the rare joint venture made people instantly stand up and take notice. The two tech giants will deliver an initial version of their exposure notification API to a small number of developers working on apps for public health organizations and test it […] todayMay 6, 2020
insert_link Fashion This year’s Met Gala goes Virtual – and Everyone’s Invited The first Monday in May was supposed to be a pinnacle day and night in the world of fashion with the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art unveiling its exhibition and fans flocking to see arrivals for the annual celebrity-studded Met Gala. While the pandemic-induced shutdown has caused the actual gala to shift to a date of to-be-determined, all is not lost. With the Fifth Avenue museum […] todayMay 5, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Put down your Weapons and Party Royale in Fortnite’s new Experimental Mode It’s time to party in Fortnite. Epic just launched a new, violence-free mode for the game, dubbed “party royale,” which removes two of the biggest elements from the experience: weapons and buildings. The mode introduces a new, smaller map, and Epic describes it as an “experimental and evolving space.” The mode is playable right now, and the new island is already pretty full of things to do. At the […] todayMay 5, 2020