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Food & Drink

The First of September is Gyro Day!

September 1st is National Gyro Day.  Perhaps the first things you need to know about Gyros is how to pronounce the classic Greek food correctly. In Greece, this classic dish of meat roasted on a vertical spit and turned in front with a source of heat (usually an electric broiler) is pronounced "YEE-ro," not JI-ro, GEE-ro or GUY-ro. The meats chosen to be roasted for Gyros are usually Lamb, but […]

todaySeptember 1, 2021

Food & Drink

CDC investigates Salmonella Outbreak linked to Fratelli Beretta Italian-style meats

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced an investigation into an outbreak of Salmonella that may be linked to Italian-style meats. According to a press release issued at the end of last week, they reported 36 illnesses and 12 hospitalizations across 17 states and found that most people ate Fratelli Beretta brand uncured antipasto trays before they became ill. This does not include Italian-style meats sliced at a deli. […]

todayAugust 31, 2021

Fashion

Fashion Fair Cosmetics is relaunching with New Formulas, a New Partnership with Sephora, and Kiki Layne

Fashion Fair Cosmetics — the beloved, iconic, trailblazing luxury makeup brand catering to Black women — is set for a major comeback. After undergoing a change in ownership, a rebrand and a formulation makeover, the legendary beauty brand is hitting the shelves at Sephora this fall. Originally launched in 1973 by Johnson Publishing (the company behind Ebony and Jet) to cater to Black women whose complexion needs were being overlooked by the mainstream cosmetics industry, the department store […]

todayAugust 31, 2021

Home Improvement

Labor Day sales 2021: early deals now live, plus what to expect on the day

The official Labor Day sales 2021 are less than a week away but leading retailers are already dropping promising early bird deals. Home Depot, Lowes, Best Buy, and a number of leading mattress brands have already updated their sites with a ton of great promotions. Mattresses, appliances, grills, and other traditional Labor Day staples are all up for grabs right now with juicy price cuts and free delivery options. Positioned […]

todayAugust 31, 2021

Food & Drink

Krispy Kreme Is Doubling Up on its Free Doughnuts for Vaccinations

Last week week, the FDA gave its full approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19. That official backing comes as the Delta variant continues to spread, coronavirus case rates are climbing again in many counties, and third doses of vaccines have been made available to immunocompromised people. Hopefully, all of those factors will encourage more Americans to get their first round of vaccination shots. But if not, Krispy Kreme has […]

todayAugust 31, 2021

Tech Made Simple

Jeff Bezos for files more lawsuits against SpaceX, and Elon Musk isn’t happy

Elon Musk has criticized fellow centibillionaire and space cowboy Jeff Bezos for filing lawsuits against the former’s aerospace company SpaceX. Earlier this month, Bezos’ space firm Blue Origin sued NASA after it lost a critical government contract to put astronauts on the Moon to SpaceX, which resulted in a delay of SpaceX’s own work on the project. But now, Bezos has upped the ante, and Amazon has urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to […]

todayAugust 31, 2021

Food & Drink

Jim Beam Just Started a Subscription That Sends Premium Whiskeys to Your Doorstep

Jim Beam is taking advantage of the ability to ship whiskey directly to customers out of Kentucky. The familiar whiskey brand has just launched a mail order subscription program for premium, hard-to-find Beam whiskeys. The Barreled & Boxed subscription will ship two "unique bottles" straight to your door once every season. (That's four times a year.) The program promises to deliver "the best of super premium whiskey to limited-time-only releases to the never before bottled." […]

todayAugust 30, 2021

Tech Made Simple

Hacker claims responsibility for T-Mobile attack and Bashes their Security Protocols

The Verge reports that the person claiming to be behind the T-Mobile data breach that exposed almost 50 million people’s info has come forward to reveal his identity and to criticize T-Mobile’s security, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. John Binns told the WSJ that he was behind the attack and provided evidence that he could access accounts associated with it, and he went into detail about how he was able to pull it off […]

todayAugust 30, 2021

Fashion

Allure magazine names Jessica Cruel new Editor-In-Chief

Condé Nast has announced that it has appointed Jessica Cruel editor-in-chief of its cornerstone beauty magazine, Allure. Cruel has been at the magazine since 2019, most recently in the role of content director. She worked under Michelle Lee, who announced in June that she would be leaving the magazine to join Netflix. Cruel will officially take the reins on September 8. "As a long-time beauty editor, working at Allure is a dream. It has […]

todayAugust 30, 2021

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