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What’s in Your Cup? DrinkSavvy Helping Stave Off Date Rape
Piecing together the reality of rape and sexual assault in the United States so often proves a painfully frustrating endeavor, as the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) estimates that around 54% of these crimes will never go reported. Up until January of 2012, the FBI only counted female survivors in its numbers, and [...] Continue reading
Toxic Kisses: Lead in Lipstick Still Center of Controversy
A sultry red may be the perfect hue to paint your pucker this Valentine’s Day, but lipstick enthusiasts beware: your favorite shade of crimson could make you, and possibly even your kissable date, sick. An alarming 55% of drugstore and department store lipsticks tested positive for detectable traces of lead, some as high as 3.22 [...] Continue reading
Ooh-La-La: Book Your Boudoir Photography Session for Valentine’s Day
It took her years to get up the courage to even think about. To even talk about as a possibility. But three months ago, after a four-hour photography session, Nina Ullrich found herself feeling more confident and more beautiful and more sexy than she’d ever felt—something the self-proclaimed “private and uptight” mother and modest dresser [...] Continue reading
Meet Your New Neighbor: Single Female Homeowners Invade Millennial Marketplace
Tyesha Boudreaux recently made arguably one of the biggest purchases of her life: her very first home. Like many Millennials, Boudreaux, 28, grew tired of paying the apartment rent increases that accompanied each renewal. “Rather than throw money away, I thought ‘why not invest in a home that I could possibly sell down the line?’” [...] Continue reading
Hack Attack: What Cell Phone Hackers Are After
Observe the average computer user and you’ll see him or her avoiding suspicious websites, protecting accounts with strong passwords, and practicing caution while on public wifi. But hand this same person a smartphone, and caution goes out the window. While consumers have had years of hard lessons that have schooled them in desktop computer security, [...] Continue reading
So You’re Thinking of Learning an Instrument? Read This First
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. But if your New Year’s resolution is to pick up a few tunes on the piano as a party trick, finally learn “Stairway to Heaven” on the guitar, or become proficient enough to join that weekly ukulele jam session, don’t let the saying discourage you. [...] Continue reading
Can Electronic Cigarettes Overtake Big Tobacco?
If you know at least one cigarette smoker, chances are you have heard the increasing buzz about the electronic cigarette (e-cigs). E-cigs have surged in popularity and availability over the last few years, with prominent manufacturers like V2 Cigs and Blu touting them as a less toxic alternative to traditional tobacco products. In fact, the [...] Continue reading
Going Greek: Tips for Mediterranean Dieters
Ten years ago, most Americans wouldn’t think to buy, let alone try, some of the Mediterranean staples we now know and love. Hummus is the partygoer’s dip of choice, grocery stores now have their own self-serve olive bars, and Greek yogurt is so popular that even traditionally conventional yogurts are switching to Greek style. But [...] Continue reading
Money-Saving Coupon Apps Every Consumer Should Use
Coupons have always been a way to save, but increasingly, clipping newspaper coupons is a futile act. You’ll spend time cutting and sorting, just to have the majority of them will expire before you even get to use them; and even if you had valid coupons, you’d likely forget them at home until they expire [...] Continue reading
The New Father: Wrapping up the First Year
As my wife and I were working on invitations to our son’s first birthday party, neither of us could believe that nearly a year had already gone by since rushing to the hospital in the middle of the night, hoping and praying that there were no complications during the delivery, and getting to see and [...] Continue reading