5 Summer Fashion Steals To Add To Your Amazon Cart

08/12/22 7:00 AM

I wanted to pull together a quick little roundup of 5 Amazon fashion steals to add to your cart this summer The post 5 Summer Fashion Steals To Add To Your Amazon Cart appeared first on Scout The City.

7 Questions to Ask Before Paying for Your Child’s College While Running a Business

11/09/26 6:32 AM

Business owners tend to be careful about the big decisions. A new hire gets weighed against the workload, a new service gets tested before launch, and a major purchase gets compared against the return it should bring. Paying for a child’s college, on the other hand, often gets decided on emotion. An acceptance letter arrives, […] The post 7 Questions to Ask Before Paying for Your Child’s College While Running a Business appeared first on Grit Daily News.

A job that changed me: As a bookseller I realised reading is more than an insular pleasure – it builds connection too

11/09/26 2:00 PM

I learned how to recommend the perfect book for a child whose parents were divorcing and how to identify something based on vague descriptors such as ‘the cover is orange’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI was in my early 20s when I landed my dream job. It was early 2018 and I had just started a master’s degree at the University of Melbourne, mostly because I didn’t know what to do with a bachelor of arts.I had majored in creative writing without really thinking about a future career, certain only that I had always loved writing and reading books. But it turned out debating the pros and cons of Ernest Hemingway and penning poems about teenage breakups didn’t exactly land you a job.Sign up for our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Sunday morning Continue reading...

A new start after 60: I was burnt out and facing redundancy. So I set up a bee farm – and learned the joys of a simple life

11/09/26 6:30 AM

Jeff Lee had spent decades as an investigative journalist. But when he upped sticks with his wife to buy a farm in rural British Columbia, he didn’t just change jobs – he found a different way to liveJeff Lee became interested in beekeeping in his late 50s after his wife, Amanda, took part in a “beard of bees” event at Science World’s “science of fear” exhibition in Vancouver, Canada, where they lived. She stepped into a Perspex booth, a caged queen bee was placed beneath her chin and thousands of bees climbed her neck – hence the “beard”. She was so calm that the stallholder was impressed. “You should keep bees,” he said.Lee had a small collection of books on the insects – “the idea of homesteading and having something of an independent life, rather than a rat-race life, always appealed to me” – and the pair enrolled on a beekeeping course. Before long, they had put two hives in their back yard. Fast-forward to 60 and he and Amanda had moved 300 miles east to rural British Columbia to buy a bee farm. For Lee’s part, however, he didn’t just acquire a business. The bees taught him a completely different way to live. Continue reading...

Advent calendars are a daily delight. Unwrap our top 14 picks for 2026

11/09/26 3:15 PM

If you’re looking to brighten up every day of the upcoming holiday season, these 13 Advent calendars will bring you sweet joyRevolve’s beauty advent calendars and 11 more beauty Advent calendars we loveSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsThe run-up to the holidays is always a festive affair. It’s a time packed with parties, friends, family and finding the perfect gifts for all your favorite people. But no matter what holiday you celebrate, be it Christmas, Chanukah or Kwanzaa, an advent calendar is always a fan favorite. And though the ceremony of the Advent calendar is in no way new, the sheer glut of choices we have these days is turbocharged to what was available when I was a kid.A daily ritual that lets you ease into the festive action, Advent calendars give you the small pleasure of a little surprise, but without all the unwrapping. But with so many options, which one do you buy? From wine, cocktails and jewelry to trinkets, pets and art, here’s a smattering of our favorites to cover everyone on your list. Continue reading...

Ava Ryan Reveals the 2016 Trends That Still Hold Up: From Taco Bell Throwbacks to the Snapchat Dog Filter

08/19/26 1:00 AM

Ava Ryan tells ET the 2016 trends that still hold up today while celebrating Taco Bell's Decades #TBTB Menu.

Beyond Reading Scores: Are We Measuring What Children Understand or What They Struggle to Answer?

11/09/26 10:09 AM

Why peer-authored literature deserves a place in the conversation about reading comprehension and elementary education Did you hear? We’re in a literacy crisis. According to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 31% of fourth-grade students nationwide performed at or above NAEP Proficient in reading. In Florida, that figure was approximately 33%. Meanwhile, […] The post Beyond Reading Scores: Are We Measuring What Children Understand or What They Struggle to Answer? appeared first on Grit Daily News.

Biopsies, aerial drills and a personal pizza: a day in the life of a shark scientist

09/06/26 4:00 PM

Jasmin Graham, a shark scientist and science communicator, also makes time in her day to practice her hobbies and play music bingo with friends“Sharks are not monsters, they just need better PR,” writes Jasmin Graham. And she should know: Graham is a shark scientist and science communicator.Here’s what a day in Graham’s life in Sarasota, Florida looks like. Continue reading...

Carrie Julier of SEV Reveals How to Put Your Razor Into Retirement With Laser Hair Removal Tips

08/12/26 10:31 PM

Carrie Julier of SEV tells ET what not to do before and after laser hair removal for the smoothest results.

Celeb Plastic Surgeon Dr. John Layke Shares the Sneaky Summer Skincare Mistakes You Might Be Making

06/15/26 4:00 PM

Celebrity plastic surgeon Dr. John Layke tells ET the summer skincare mistakes you might be making, and how to avoid them.