For those who are always looking for a new way to experience the slopes during the winter months, Tngnt Ski Bikes might be just the thing they need. Pronounced "tangent," these bikes are essentially sledges that can be steered and come with runners. They are designed to offer a...
Robert Moses was a renowned urban planner and visionary in New York City, one of the most accomplished and influential individuals in the grand scheme of the city’s development. In 1929, while planning and constructing Jones Beach State Park, he envisioned and actualized clean, convenient rooms for mothers to...
“Say it with flowers.” Say it even better with flower-pressed cookies. Loria Stern created the original Flower Pressed Shortbread Cookie, each one uniquely designed with handpicked edible flowers and herbs pressed into shortbread.
The cookies were a natural evolution of Loria’s varied interests. In her youth, Loria was on her...
Instances of skin cancer continue to rise. In 2022, in the US alone, there were close to 100,000 new cases diagnosed. Sunscreen is a simple way to protect your skin from the sun’s UV radiation. Though simple, however, it is not always convenient for the necessary reapplications, particularly for...
“Chub Rub” may elicit a chuckle, but chub rub is definitely dreary. It is the painful, unsightly chafing on the inner thighs due to skin rubbing against skin. The skin can be left mildly itchy to severely blistered, a whole spectrum that includes bumps and burns and swollen, red,...
“Kahawa” is “coffee” in Swahili. “1893” is the year coffee returned to Africa after traveling around the globe since it was discovered in Ethiopia in the 7th century.
African farmers produce the most celebrated kahawa in the world. Kenya, in particular, has the perfect climate and terroir for growing coffee...
Slick Barrier is a revolutionary system designed to prevent crawling insects and rodents from entering your home. The barrier is a smooth, clear coating painted onto the home’s foundation that keeps those pests from climbing the exterior walls and getting inside.
The Arizona Bark Scorpion was the impetus for developing...
Fatty McFatberg is not the latest addition to a fast food menu. Nor is it a new character on South Park. Fatty McFatberg has the dubious honor of being the largest known fatberg. It was found in London in 2017, all 140 tons and 250 yards of it. That’s...
Nopalera artisan bath and body products are a celebration of Mexican culture. The star ingredient, the nopal cactus (aka prickly pear), grows wild in Mexico and has been used for its nutritional and healing properties at least as far back as the ancient Aztec civilization. In fact, in Aztec...
David Attenborough’s documentary, A Life on Our Planet, had a profound effect on Alicia Long and Dane Turk. Although they were already careful stewards of the planet, they were not fully aware of how drastically the health of the planet has declined and the dangers that await it. The...
Next time you’re in a drugstore, really look at it. The aisles and aisles and shelves and shelves of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. For pain relief, colds and flu, allergies, digestion and sleep. Multiple brands, multiple formulas, multiple dosages. Notice all the plastic bottles. Would you believe 190 billion produced...
Kinfield, Nichole Powell’s skin care line, is a celebration of the outdoors.
Nichole grew up backpacking and rock climbing, camping at Lake Superior and foraging through the surrounding woods. Her outdoorsy family taught her well. She remains as much an outdoor enthusiast as ever and is reaching out to others...
It started simply enough. A warm sunlit day in Austin, Texas. A patio. Lisa and Randall Pawlik relaxing at a local wine bar with perfectly chilled white wine. It’s a perfect picture—but then the wine warms up and it’s ruined. Lisa to Randall, “If only there were something I...
Diapers created by MIT engineers? Yes! Kudos are the only disposable diapers to have 100% cotton touching baby's skin. Cotton—“the fabric of our lives.” It is also super soft, sustainable and doctor-recommended to prevent rashes and eczema. Kudos have been certified by the strictest safety standard, OEKO-TEX® Standard 100.
Amrita...
We may have the latest Rubik’s Cube or Fidget Spinner here. ZipString is similarly addictive and enthralling. The idea itself is simple: the ZipString gently floats a loop of string in the air. From there, it balances gravity, lift, tension and drag to create different shapes from how you...
Meet ChessUp, chess coach, game analyst and worthy opponent. From the novice to the master, ChessUp has something for everyone. The smart, connected chess board has a built-in instructor who will teach you at your individual level. Touch a piece and the board lights up with three possible moves...
Slime was first made for children. It came in a plastic trash can and was squishy, oozy and a putrid color of green. Kids loved it. Then adults caught on. The slime feels so good—smashing it, stretching it, pounding it, poking it, letting the goo flow through your fingers....
John Creed has been fascinated with hummingbirds since he was a boy spending summers at the family’s cabin in Westcliff, Colorado. Hummingbirds swarmed the deck that was lined with feeders and he was entranced. When he wasn’t watching them, he was learning as much as he could about them—the...
Julie and Aaron Menitoff’s catering business came to a screeching halt when COVID-19 reached the US. All of our traditional celebrations were canceled: weddings; bar mitzvahs and quinceaneras; birthday, graduation and anniversaries parties, as well as fundraising galas, corporate-wide dinners, and conventions.
That left Julie and Aaron in a precarious...
When you grow up in Detroit, it’s hard to escape the influence of cars. So no surprise when four friends got together to brainstorm business ideas and cars were the inspiration.
Donovan Brown and Garrett Mitchell went to high school together and were part of DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of...
When Whitney Gates was young, she loved to go to her uncle’s house and watch him make wine. He used fruits and vegetables, even corn on the cob, rather than grapes, and his wine had more of a “kick” with its higher alcohol content. Whitney was too young to...
Beer on-tap has long been preferred over beer in cans and bottles. It’s crisper, fresher and richer. Now, other beverages served on-tap are increasing in popularity—beverages such as wine, cocktails and coffee. In addition to tasting better, beverages in kegs are easier to deliver, store and serve, and a...
Bananas check off all the boxes: They are delicious, healthy, convenient and, compared to other fruits, inexpensive, while being low in calories, nutritious and filling. They are good for your heart and your digestion and might even help with losing weight.
If you’re like me, your favorite way to eat...
Ashley Young discovered there was a large untapped market in the bridal industry when she was planning her own wedding. She wanted her bridesmaids to look sensational, but found traditional bridal shops did not typically have styles that flatter curvy women nor colors that complement brown and black skin...
