June 10, 2019
How to Shield Your Skin from Summer Sunshine
Although the sun has vitamins and nutrients that are vital to our wellbeing, its ultraviolet (UV) rays can be detrimental to our skin.
Category: Science
June 8, 2019
What’s with the Weather in Pa?
We’re only half way through the year and Pa residents have already found themselves subject to 31 tornados.
Considering that our state averages 16 tornados annually, it’s time to hunker down and buckle up for how the climate is changing right before our very eyes.
June 6, 2019
Body Piercings, Migraine Relief, and More at Spoil Me in the Springfield Mall
Spoil Me is a local store and cart in the Springfield Mall run by sisters Krishna Persaud and Rose Maleene that specializes in jewelry, accessories, and body piercings.
Among their fine collection is the best, most hidden gem of all: Persaud’s ability to cure migraines with an ear piercing.
June 2, 2019
Strain of the Week: Lime Sorbet Live Resin Sauce by Cresco
Lime Sorbet’s namesake is no joke. This strain of live resin sauce by Cresco really does taste just like a blast of fresh, sweet limes.
May 28, 2019
The Burgundy Zine #5: Be Present – Culture
May 26, 2019
Strain of the Week: East Coast Sour Diesel Diamonds by Grassroots
As precious as their namesake, Grassroots’ East Coast Sour Diesel Diamonds will leave you dazzled.
May 20, 2019
How Smoking was Denormalized
Cigarettes? Yuck. Cigars? Even yuckier… As the kids these day would say. Teen tobacco use was at an all-time low with only 10.4 percent of youths smoking in 2017, Truth Initiative reports. This marked a 45 percent decline since 2011, when 18.6 percent of teenagers smoked cigarettes.
How did we get here? When did smoking stop being cool, despite it remaining an over romanticized aesthetic?
May 19, 2019
Strain of the Week: Blueberry Budder by Liberty
Blueberry Budder is a concentrate manufactured by Liberty that produces a bit of a physiological domino effect.
May 18, 2019
What is the Soda Tax?
You’re carousing the aisles of your favorite convenience store in Philadelphia, parched, your mouth as dry as the Sahara desert. Craving a bubbly, sugary Coke, you quickly navigate to the beverage section only to find the price has jumped to $2.12 – and that’s not including the city’s 0.08 percent sales tax, either.
May 16, 2019
Webinar: The Physiological Effects of a Life Out of Balance
Neurology Professor Hayley Nelson, P.h.D., and Tina Curry-Logan demonstrated the physiological effects of stress during webinars on the evening of Apr 25 and afternoon of Apr 26.