How did an outlaw weed farmer from Oklahoma become a medical-marijuana grower in California and produce hundreds of pounds of premium estate-grown cannabis in a sustainable and environmentally conscious facility? Take an insider’s tour of THC Design’s massive indoor marijuana garden in the heart of Los Angeles and see just what it takes to grow […]

If you’re interested in exploring the notorious 10-step Korean beauty routine, whether it’s natural, or even have questions about where to start, you’ve come to the right place. As an esthetician and the founder of Korean beauty boutique Peach & Lily, I’ve seen firsthand how the K-beauty routine can help people truly see a profound improvement […]

Apple is showering its investors with cash. The company spent $22.8 billion buying back its own stock in the first three months of this year — more than any company in any quarter in American history, according to Howard Silverblatt, a senior industry analyst for S&P Dow Jones Indices. And Apple (AAPL), the most valuable company in […]

Defense Secretary James Mattis on Tuesday sought to temper media reports that the Pentagon has taken a more optimistic outlook on Afghanistan, a day after a pair of suicide bombings in Kabul killed at least 35 people, including 10 journalists. Mattis, when asked how to reconcile the bombings with recent Pentagon statements suggesting an improving outlook, said he would “not […]

Soviet-era cosmonaut Vladimir Lyakhov, who logged almost a year in Earth orbit living aboard three different space stations, has died at the age of 76. The Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center, where Lyakhov prepared for his three space missions in Star City, Russia, confirmed he died on Thursday(April 19), noting only that it was sudden. “A bright […]

Brooklyn design buffs will have plenty to do this month at a slew of local design shows that are part of NYCxDesign, an annual celebration of design organized by the New York City Economic Development Corporation and other city agencies. The celebration includes exhibitions, installations, trade shows, panels, product launches and open studios across the […]

Exercise is the best way to combat age-related muscle and bone loss, but that’s often not enough of a motivator to get adults moving. Over half of adults in the United States don’t get the recommended amounts of exercise they should, and nearly 30 percent of seniors are completely inactive, meaning the only movement they […]

While others may be born with it, Josephine Skriver isn’t afraid to tell you she’s not. The newly-announced face of Maybelline and Victoria’s Secret Angel undoubtedly has blessed genes, yes, but she won’t pretend she doesn’t put effort into looking the way she does. “Being a model everybody’s like, ‘Oh, are you skinny by nature? […]

eXeBlock Technology Corporation (CSE: XBLK) is pleased to announce the development of a blockchain sidechain that will allow all Bitcoin owners direct access to the Company’s decentralized applications (DApps) and DApps being developed by third party developers. eXeBlock has invested nearly 1,000 hours in programmer and development time on the sidechain, which is nearing completion. Once […]

Cryptocurrency advocates are constantly trying to convince non-experts of the advantages of permissionless blockchains, typically by explaining how a decentralized system of consensus-based record-keeping produces an immutable, censorship-resistant ledger. But this doesn’t exactly square with reality. There’s a strong argument that first bitcoin, and now other permissionless cryptocurrencies, have become less decentralized over time, even as their value has grown. The […]