Our homeowner association (HOA) is considered both a blessing and a curse throughout our neighborhood. On one hand, it ensures that the house next door doesn’t become the dumping grounds for old fixer vehicles. But on the flip side, if our kids leave their bikes on the lawn for 15 minutes and the inspector drives by, […]

When you’re running a University biology department, it’s vital to keep your labs well-stocked with the best possible equipment. In a competitive field, the advantage of having quality equipment can not only attract the top talent in the field, it can allow your students and researchers to do more advanced research and experiments with the […]

In an age of digital media, it can sometimes be easy to forget the simple pleasure of sitting down with a magazine, book, catalog, or newspaper. There is something special about having an object in your hands, feeling the paper, and seeing images exactly the way they were meant to be viewed. After all, paper […]

For the past several years, contouring has been all the rage in cosmetics. By carefully applying shadows and highlights in the forms of creams and powders, you’re able to bring out your best features and reduce the visual impact of those you’d rather minimize. But as with all trends, the contouring craze may be coming […]

Over the past decade, popular awareness about the environmental impact of everyday consumer products has exploded. While eco-friendly products were once a niche market reserved for those with a passion for environmental protection, today it has become increasingly common for a routine shopping trip to take the environment into account and eco-friendly options are now […]

There are certain truisms when it comes to home renovation: buy 10% more flooring than you need. Measure twice, cut once. And, in my case, buy double the amount of paint you end up using. Unfortunately, I am not alone in my overzealous paint buying; according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), “10% of […]