In certain corners of the Instagrammed world, celery juice is celebrated and lovingly photographed as the latest wellness tonic. Its proponents call it a miracle elixir that can cure a host of bodily ills. The science is dubious at best, but the juice’s bright green hue makes it photogenic, and at least it seems healthy.
February’s full moon occurs on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
A facial recognition company contracted by Chinese police has been monitoring the GPS coordinates of almost 2.6 million people in the locked-down region of Xinjiang, according to ZDNet. The area of northwestern China, home to 12 million Uyghur and other indigenous Muslims, has become one of the most heavily policed areas in the world, in what China says is a fight against Islamic radicalization and Uyghur separatist movements.
After I returned to work from maternity leave, the first time I went to a spin class on my lunch break, I had a startling thought: “This class isn’t worth my time.”
Recently, on an average weekday evening, I had an average mom meltdown.
The thing I remember most clearly about my first pregnancy is the moment the fog lifted after it was all over.
Fanny packs are back in fashion—so much so that they accounted for nearly a quarter of the US accessories industry’s growth in the first 10 months of 2018. These days, we call them “waist bags” or “belt bags.” The unfortunate moniker “fanny pack” (or in the UK, “bum bag”) just doesn’t have a luxurious connotation, and today’s iterations can indeed be luxurious.
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The term “bull market” refers to a stock market that has been rising; a “bear market” is one where prices have been falling. In both cases, the zoological terms tend to kick in when prices rise or fall by 20% or more. When it comes to individual investors, a “bull” expects stocks to rise, while a “bear” acts on the assumption they will fall.
Americans are divided on a lot of issues right now. LaCroix, the sparkly water, is not one of them.
A few days ago, Kim Jong-un addressed North Korea on his state-sponsored TV station with a new boast: The country had finished amassing its nuclear arsenal, and he even has a shiny new “nuclear button” on his desk, ready to go.
