In 2016, one of the candidates for Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of the Year was “hygge.” Pronounced “HUE-guh,” this Danish word has no exact equivalent in English. Its closest translation is “coziness,” but it means a lot more than that. It…
These days, you can get nearly anything in a monthly subscription box. From beauty sample boxes to meal delivery services, these companies will deliver a fresh selection of products to your door, month after month, for a flat monthly fee. People love subscription boxes…
Everywhere you go, you’re surrounded by advertisements. You see them every time you surf the Web, watch TV, read a magazine, or drive down the highway. A report by Media Dynamics estimates that the average American adult is exposed to…
If you’re like most people, when you hear the word “freezer,” you picture the little compartment in your fridge where the ice cream lives. It’s not very big – probably between seven and nine cubic feet – but that’s plenty…
There’s a lot to be said for shopping online. The Internet is basically the biggest shopping mall the world has ever seen, with every product you could ever imagine available for sale – and it’s open round the clock. You…
The Internet has completely changed the way we shop. A 2016 survey by UPS found that just over half of all purchases in the U.S. are now made online rather than in stores. Internet shopping offers convenience, a wider selection,…
All across the United States, nonessential businesses have closed as we battle the COVID pandemic. Since we can no longer go out to stores, we’re doing more and more of our shopping online. Hitting the virtual mall is convenient, and…
It’s official: Our planet is hotter than humans have ever seen it before. In August 2019, The New York Times reported the previous July was the hottest month on record, and the hottest five years in history had all occurred since…
The Affordable Care Act has been around since 2010, but there are still millions of Americans living without health insurance. According to the United States Census Bureau, over 27.5 million Americans, including more than 77,000 children, lacked health insurance in 2018….
Nov. 1 is the beginning of open enrollment — the period when people can sign up for new health insurance plans in the health insurance marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Many private employers hold their annual enrollment…
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