Category: Health & Beauty

In recent weeks, we have seen announcements by such brands as Eskimo Pies, Uncle Ben’s, and Aunt Jemima, that their names will be changed due to presenting negative connotations. Now, within recent days, other brands have jumped on the bandwagon, this time taking the reason for their changes a bit further. Now, it seems that worlds that are believed to possibly cause offense are being removed as well. It seems that now the words “whitening,” “fair,” and “master bedroom” have come [...]

CVS, the largest drugstore chain nationwide, is adding men's cosmetics line from Stryx to 2,000 of its stores.The move aims to give more legitimacy and credibility to the growing trend for men's makeup, a niche market already popular across high-end stores.In a news release CVS said that men's grooming has marked a significant growth during the coronavirus lockdown. The store chain also noted that adding Stryx to its product offering is part of a long-term corporate strategy to focus on [...]

The next time you are in the mood for a Big Mac and decide to stop off at your local McDonalds, you might notice some significant changes from the burger joint of old.In the ongoing effects of the recent nationwide stay at home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic, the fast-food industry may never be able to return to the normal that we all knew.During the pandemic, consumer's desire for the quick, convenience of fast food never wavered. As a result, McDonald's was able to keep as much as 99 [...]

With the lockdowns and stay at home orders lifting more and more every day, residents of the US are learning a "new normal" when it comes to those things in life that we took pretty much for granted just a short six months ago. One of those things—our day to day shopping at Walmart.With the coronavirus pandemic's introduction into our lives, we have had to learn to readjust our perceptions and how we do everyday chores, including a whole new way to go about our grocery shopping. Walmart is [...]

This past week, President Trump announced, under the new guidelines set down by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), that houses of worship are to now be classified as "essential." This means that after being closed during the lockdowns related to the coronavirus, Trump called up the governors of all fifty states to open the houses "right now."During a briefing at the White House on Friday, Trump announced the new policy as it relates to churches, synagogues, and mosque’s nationwide. He [...]

A professor at Iowa State University has found herself in hot water for releasing a syllabus to her students that warned of disciplinary actions if students chose to undertake any projects that spoke out against Black Live Matter or abortion.The syllabus, labeled as a "GIANT WARNING," had a section that banned such areas as "instances of othering," which is defined as "sexism, ableism, or homophobia," as well as a variety of other issues. In the syllabus, the instructor stated: “The same goes [...]

As college students begin to return to campuses across the nation for the fall semester, concerns are heightened as to the still current coronavirus pandemic. Those concerns were even more evident at the University of Connecticut this week.Several students at the college were subsequently kicked out of their dorms when videos posted to social media showed them gathered in a large party crowd, without masks and failing to social distance.So far, most of the UConn students have been reportedly [...]

A recently reported surge in first-time gun purchasers, there is a push for a more significant understanding of the importance of those buyers realizing the process of both licensing and the permitting of their purchase, as well as the overall safety.It has been estimated that in the first four months of 2020, there were more than 2.5 million first time purchases of firearms. The most commonly stated reason for the purchase was personal protection, followed by hunting and target shooting.The [...]

For as long as I can remember, I was always told that for every year we humans age, it was like seven years for our furry companions. However, it may be that this ration isn’t necessarily correct. A new study, conducted at the California San Diego School of Medicine, has discovered that one “dog year” may not be the equivalent to seven “human years” as has always been thought.As a result of the data collected, the researchers have been able to come up with a better equation for [...]