insert_link Health & Wellness Skip the #depressionnaps and Do This Instead Anyone who has spent time on Twitter lately has likely read about #depressionnaps. People usually take these naps to escape emotions, surrender to depression, and temporarily avoid anything negative in your life—and while the connotations are serious in theory, Twitter users have quickly escalated depression naps to meme status. According to Daniel Amen, MD, a psychiatrist and best-selling author, depression is a common problem among women especially. He says that […] todayFebruary 13, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple The logo for Trump’s Space Force looks strangely familiar President Donald Trump on Friday revealed the official logo for the Space Force, the newest branch of the armed forces and part of the existing United States Air Force department, in a tweet. The Space Force, a fixation of Trump’s throughout his presidency, became a reality last month when Congress passed a $738 billion military bill that created the sixth branch of the military. And now the Air Force is […] todayJanuary 30, 2020
insert_link Health & Wellness Jillian Michaels under fire for “Fat Shaming” Lizzo Fitness expert and personal trainer Jillian Michaels has a message for fans of Lizzo, a singer whose chart-topping anthems preach self-love: celebrate her music, but not her body. “Why are we celebrating her body? Why does it matter? Why aren’t we celebrating her music?” Michaels asked during a Wednesday appearance on BuzzFeed News’s morning show, “AM to DM.” “’Cause it isn’t going to be awesome if she gets diabetes.” Michaels’s […] todayJanuary 13, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Spotify joins Google and Twitter, will ‘pause’ political ads in early 2020 As first reported by AdAge, Spotify states that it will “pause” political advertising early in 2020 on its ad-supported tier and its original and exclusive podcasts, saying it doesn’t have the resources to properly vet such ads. “At this point in time, we do not yet have the necessary level of robustness in our processes, systems and tools to responsibly validate and review this content,” the company said in […] todayDecember 30, 2019
insert_link Home Improvement Forbes’ 2020 Kitchen Trends: Movement Away From Open Concept, Towards Hidden Appliances With the beginning of 2020 just days away, experts are taking a closer look at the trends that will influence interior design in the year to come. Special attention is given to trends in the kitchen and bathroom space, the two most popular rooms to remodel among Americans. Forbes spoke with several industry experts to gauge the kitchen trends they expect to reign supreme in 2020. Space Planning And Layout […] todayDecember 26, 2019
insert_link Fashion National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day Fans Celebrate With Horrible Style The Friday before Christmas is a last-minute scramble for thousands of shoppers and many more are dressing the part in honor of National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day. While ugly holiday sweaters have been around for decades — either by intention or thanks to misguided gift givers — the actual National Holiday began only eight years ago, in 2011. Celebrated annually on the third Friday in December, ugly Christmas sweater lovers […] todayDecember 24, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Yap is becoming the New “It” Room for Chatting Are you a fervent chatter? You might want to check out Yap, the new chat application built by Postlight, a digital product studio, that seems to be the new "it" room for chatting it up. Yap is pretty simple. It’s a six-person chat room (“Because seven is annoying,” says the official blog), where every message you post erases the one you posted before it; you can only say one thing […] todayDecember 18, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Disney+ Is Here! Disney’s foray into an online streaming subscription service, Disney+, launched globally on November 12th, and it's got quite the impressive lineup right out of the gate, dating back to classics from decades past to recent blockbusters to brand new exclusive series. Don't forget that Disney gets to pull from more than it's impressive vault - it now owns the rights to everything in the Marvel Universe, Star Wars, Pixar, and […] todayNovember 13, 2019
insert_link Tech Made Simple Fortnite Came Back from its Black Hole With a Bang It’s been just over a week since Fortnite came back online following a two-day, black hole-induced hiatus. But the event, which ushered in the game’s eleventh season and its all-new redesigned map, was one of the biggest singular online gaming events to date — with more than 7 million concurrent viewers across Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube. In an interview with The Verge, Epic Games stated that the black hole event, […] todayOctober 24, 2019