Standing desk fans may want to sit down for this news. A new study finds that long-term standing does not improve cardiovascular health compared to sitting, and may actually increase the risk of circulatory problems, such as varicose veins and blood clots in the veins. deep. “The bottom line is that standing for long periods […]
Life changed for Re’Shae Green in a minute in New York. The Maryland-based millennial traveled to NYC as the girlfriend of longtime boyfriend Corey Fields over Labor Day weekend. But after an encounter with a very special cabbie, she left the Big Apple bride. Fields surprised Green with the secret cab proposal over Labor Day […]
Deal with this – a new analysis of 10 grocery websites found that retailers provided nutrition facts and other relevant information online only 35% of the time. “The government has clearly intended that you should be able to know some things about your food,” said the study’s senior author and Tufts University professor Sean Cash. […]
Phone scams have been around for a while, but recent advances in artificial intelligence technology are making it easier for bad actors to convince people they’ve kidnapped their loved ones. Scammers are using artificial intelligence to replicate the voices of people’s family members in fake kidnapping schemes that convince victims to send money to scammers […]
If Mark Langowski marks you down on the sidewalk, it’s a good thing. The 44-year-old stops New Yorkers who look especially fit and asks them what they do to stay in shape. Doing so yields great social media fodder — he has 1.5 million followers on Instagram and several hundred thousand more on TikTok and […]
It’s a whole other kind of space age. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are stranded on the International Space Station until at least February because of their faulty Boeing shuttle — but there’s an upside to their extended adventure in orbit. The pair will return slightly younger than they would have been if they […]
If it seems too delicious to be true – it probably is. Ethos’ social media is filled with great images of aesthetically pleasing, ‘gram-worthy dishes, from delicious chicken wing bouquets and indulgent honeycomb donuts to intricate creations of dinosaur-shaped croissants and Moo Dear Deng from the Internet. But the seemingly popular restaurant in Austin, Texas, […]
A woman wrote in a parenting advice column after she and her husband adopted her sister-in-law’s twins. “My husband and I became parents thinking we would like to have three or four children,” she begins. “My first pregnancy had some serious complications at the end, but my doctors agreed that a second pregnancy was still […]
The biggest room in the world is room for improvement, right? And as biohacking techniques like cold showers and intermittent fasting go mainstream, New York City’s most dedicated health seekers are venturing into more extreme territory. HigherDose co-founder Lauren Berlingeri (left), seen here with Lydia Moynihan, breaks down some of the more extreme trends in […]
A bag of Lays and a $106,000 watch? In an age where quiet luxury reigns supreme, the ultra-rich have found new and subtle ways to signal their status, opting for simple foods and seemingly inconspicuous jewelry. When it comes to handbags, the 0.1% are abandoning visible signs of wealth, opting instead for accessories known only […]