Getting a good haircut can be a challenge under the best of circumstances. It’s often hard to communicate exactly the hairstyle you want. Sometimes, even the most talented hairstylist won’t recreate what you saw in your head. But if last year’s lockdowns taught us anything, it’s that cutting your own hair is harder than finding …
Almost as long as people have been around, we’ve come up with ways of preserving our food. Some of the oldest methods involved storing foods in boxes of salt, or submerging them in jars of honey. People in early civilizations also figured out that food lasts longer in a cold environment. After all, we’ve been …
Coffee is one of the most widely-consumed beverages in the US and the world over. It seems like there’s a coffee shop in every third strip mall, and it’s easy to understand why. Whether you need a boost of energy, or whether you just want a hot beverage, coffee is the ideal choice. And if …
For as long as people have been taking pictures, they’ve been hanging them up. Some of the earliest portraits we have come from ancient Egyptian wall paintings of their pharaohs. Of course, pictures have gotten more sophisticated over time. The Romans commissioned sculptures and elaborate mosaics. In the Renaissance, painting techniques had evolved to the …
Few things are as warm or as welcoming as the glow of an LED lamp. Whether you want a night light, an accent light, or even a colorful atmospheric light, it can get the job done. This sets it apart from an ordinary bedside lamp or desk lamp. A smart LED lamp is, by definition, …