“Just because you didn’t do marriage well doesn’t mean you can’t do divorce fabulously.”
That’s something my mother-in-law said to me when her son and I were ending our young, impetuous, and ultimately-not-right-for-us marriage. It stuck with me through the years.
These sweet images from Brittany Peck’s wedding have struck a chord with families across the Internet, and they seem to be getting that very same lesson about “doing divorce well” through to millions.
The photographer got a clue something unusual was about to happen.
Delia Blackburn, an Ohio photographer, was snapping pictures at the nuptials, as you do. She described to WKYC3 what happened when the father of the bride, Todd Bachman, approached her.
“He said, ‘I’m going to do something special, just be ready.'”
Before Bachman finished walking his daughter down the aisle, he turned around in the direction of his daughter’s stepdad, who was also in attendance.
Then Brittany’s stepdad details what happened next.
“And he came up to me and reached out and grabbed my hand and he said, ‘Hey, you’ve worked for this as hard as I have.’ He said, ‘You deserve this as much as I do. You’re gonna help us walk OUR daughter down the aisle.’ At that point, I had no clue what was going on.” — Todd Cendrosky, stepfather of Brittany Peck
Todd B. looks like a dad on a mission — to be the coolest guy ever.
“I got weak in the knees and everything — I couldn’t have had anything better in my life. That was THE most important thing in my life.” — Brittany’s stepdad
Todd C. is like, “What is even happening right now?”
Todd Bachmann explains his last-minute decision like this:
“It hasn’t always been peaches and cream, by any stretch of the imagination. … There’s no better way to thank somebody than to assist me walking my — walking OUR daughter — down the aisle.”
And that’s how you do it, folks.
And Brittany herself was pleased with the outcome.
The bride sent a video message from her honeymoon to WKYC, saying, “We’ve seen it all, been through it all, but at the end of the day we’re all happy.”
Divided families know that love isn’t a finite thing — there’s enough to go around.
One of the biggest problems with coffee production is that it generates an incredible amount of waste. Once coffee beans are separated from cherries, about 45% of the entire biomass is discarded.
So for every pound of roasted coffee we enjoy, an equivalent amount of coffee pulp is discarded into massive landfills across the globe. That means that approximately 10 million tons of coffee pulp is discarded into the environment every year.
When disposed of improperly, the waste can cause serious damage soil and water sources.
However, a new study published in the British Ecological Society journal Ecological Solutions and Evidence has found that coffee pulp isn’t just a nuisance to be discarded. It can have an incredibly positive impact on regrowing deforested areas of the planet.
In 2018, researchers from ETH-Zurich and the University of Hawaii spread 30 dump trucks worth of coffee pulp over a roughly 100′ x 130′ area of degraded land in Costa Rica. The experiment took place on a former coffee farm that underwent rapid deforestation in the 1950s.
The coffee pulp was spread three-feet thick over the entire area.
Another plot of land near the coffee pulp dump was left alone to act as a control for the experiment.
“The results were dramatic.” Dr. Rebecca Cole, lead author of the study, said. “The area treated with a thick layer of coffee pulp turned into a small forest in only two years while the control plot remained dominated by non-native pasture grasses.”
In just two years, the area treated with coffee pulp had an 80% canopy cover, compared to just 20% of the control area. So, the coffee-pulp-treated area grew four times more rapidly. Like a jolt of caffeine, it reinvigorated biological activity in the area.
The canopy was also four times taller than that of the control.
The coffee-treated area also eliminated an invasive species of grass that took over the land and prevented forest succession. Its elimination allowed for other native species to take over and recolonize the area.
“This case study suggests that agricultural by-products can be used to speed up forest recovery on degraded tropical lands. In situations where processing these by-products incurs a cost to agricultural industries, using them for restoration to meet global reforestation objectives can represent a ‘win-win’ scenario,” Dr. Cole said.
If the results are repeatable it’s a win-win for coffee drinkers and the environment.
Researchers believe that coffee treatments can be a cost-effective way to reforest degraded land. They may also work to reverse the effects of climate change by supporting the growth of forests across the globe.
The 2016 Paris Agreement made reforestation an important part of the fight against climate change. The agreement incentivizes developing countries to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, promote forest conservation and sustainable management, and enhance forest carbon stocks in developing countries.
“We hope our study is a jumping off point for other researchers and industries to take a look at how they might make their production more efficient by creating links to the global restoration movement,” Dr. Cole said.
Yesterday (April 19), during Lana’s closing set as Coachella 2024’s headliner, she temporarily put her doom-and-gloom sonic signature aside. As a special treat to festival attendees, Lana brought out yet another guest — Camila Cabello. Instead of performing a debut, Lana granted Camila full control over the stage to deliver a high-energy showing of her latest single, “I Luv It,” which features Playboi Carti.
Although Carti wasn’t present, Cabello’s was far from lacking thanks to the sharp choreography with her army of supporting dancers.
After Cabello’s breakout moment, the pair joined hands on stage to share their praises for one another. Lana even took a moment to sing parts of the track back to Cabello, which, by the bright smile on her face, she thoroughly enjoyed.
Well, Coachella 2024 is far from over. But for Lana, it is. With a robust set of her biggest hits, two guests (Billie Eilish for weekend one and Camila Cabello for weekend two) she’s more than fulfilled her contractual obligations. View our Coachella 2024 coverage here.
In tequila circles, the word “smooth” is a contentious one. And I get it — great tequila, with its bright and spikey agave-rich flavors, isn’t exactly smooth the way something like a high-quality and twice-filtered Irish whiskey might be. On tequila boards across the internet, I’ve seen posters get angry at other posters for simply requesting a “smooth tequila recommendation,” by telling them “If you want smooth go drink whiskey!”
Because you know, people on the Internet can be so helpful.
I get where the tequila snobs are coming from. But I think when someone is looking for smoothness, in relation to alcohol, they’re identifying a spirit that lacks a harshness. In relation to tequila, I prefer the term “mellow,” but I’m not going to jump down people’s throats for wanting something “smooth.” The point is that they want something that is easy to drink.
There are a lot of great tequilas that fit that bill (and a lot of great ones that don’t), so to help guide you in the right direction, we’re building out a list of delicious reposado tequilas that strike a balance between being smooth (mellow) and agave-forward. These bottles still have that agave bite, but that note been smoothed out a bit via light barrel aging.
Suerte is another affordable bottle that covers a lot of the same ground as Cimmaron (sweet, affordable, easy to drink) but leans even sweeter. Produced at NOM 1530, Tequilera Simbolo, this tequila utilizes agave harvested from a single estate and cooked low and slow in stone ovens before being extracted via a tahona, fermented in open-air stainless steel tanks, and aged in American ex-bourbon barrels for seven months to reach the repo state.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The oak character wafts from the glass backed with caramelized agave and butterscotch candies.
Palate: A strong emphasis on the caramel here backed with agave, some citrus, cinnamon, and a hint of earthy cracked black pepper.
Finish: Agave and oak, it echoes the nose surprisingly well with a slightly syrupy mouthfeel.
The Bottom Line:
Sweet with a strong dessert-like baking spice influence. Despite its syrupy quality, it still has some palpable agave flavor.
At well under $30, Arette’s Reposado is an absolute steal. Everyone should have this bottle on their bar cart. It’s additive-free, made at a distillery that bears its name, and strikes a good balance between agave-forward and mellow barrel-aged flavors.
Produced at NOM 1109, Tequila Arette de Jalisco, Arette cooks its agave in a high-pressure autoclave before roller mill extracting the juices, fermenting in open-air stainless steel tanks, and distilling twice in a stainless pot with a copper coil.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: A rich blend of caramelized agave and vanilla contrasted by a bit of ethanol burn.
Palate: That burn is absent on the palate, instead what we have here is a bouquet of vanilla and black pepper, a hit of floral honey, and a grassy vegetal character.
Finish: The oak comes out on the finish, which is smooth and supple. Very easy to drink.
The Bottom Line:
There is a lot of caramel, vanilla, and honey sweetness here, but just enough grassy green character to keep it from coming across as too sweet.
Budget-friendly and delicious Cimarron is going to be your best bet if you’re after that balanced flavor profile.
Yes, it’s a touch harsher than the other bottles on this list but for the money, you’re getting a lot here, this bottle is additive-free and made using estate-grown agave that is slow-cooked in an autoclave, roller mill extracted, and rested for three to six months in American white oak barrels.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Spicy cinnamon, roasted agave, and just a bit of oak. There is a very mellow and pleasing quality to this inviting tequila.
Palate: The smell translates directly to the palate. Agave and cinnamon dominate with some caramel notes, a bit of brown sugar molasses, and some of that barrel.
Finish: Floral with a mix of vanilla and dry oak.
The Bottom Line:
Surprisingly mellow and smooth for the price. It leans heavily on cinnamon and oak influence.
Additive-free, traditionally made, affordable — what’s not to love here? This tequila fits the bill perfectly for what we’re looking for with this list.
Produced at NOM 1139, the famed La Alteña, Tapatio cooks agave in stone brick ovens, extracts the juice via a roller mill, and ages the liquid in bourbon barrels for a mellow tequila that still retains some of that characteristic agave bite.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Roasted agave, some warmth from oak, rich vanilla and a gentle hint of banana peel.
Palate: Agave and earth, with some caramel, cinnamon, and creamy butter. There is a confection quality to the flavor here.
Finish: Mellow and soft with a bit of citrus.
The Bottom Line:
Sweet and mellow with just enough agave in there for a bite on the finish.
Straight up, Siete Leguas Reposado is one of the best bottles of tequila you’ll ever drink, regardless of price range. It also fits the bill of our search for well-balanced flavors perfectly. Hailing from NOM 1120, Tequila Siete Leguas, where it is the only brand in production, this tequila is cooked low and slow in stone brick ovens, roller mill extracted, and aged for eight months in American white oak barrels.
It is an additive-free tequila (noticing a trend here?).
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Warm agave notes waft from the pour with an inviting herbaceousness and some zesty citrus.
Palate: More warmth on the palate with some vanilla and citrus notes mingling with oak and the slightest hint of wet grass.
Finish: The finish has this wonderful dry quality to it as notes of oak, earth, and a little eat linger on the tongue.
The Bottom Line:
Mellow and comforting with just a hint of agave character. This one leans much more toward the sweet and smooth, so keep that in mind.
Don Fulano is an interesting brand. It’s produced at NOM 1146, Tequileña, that same distiller that is home to higher-end (more expensive) brands like Cierto and Tears of Llorona, yet it’s nearly half the price of those expensive bottles. We consider that a steal!
Don Fulano’s repo is made from agave harvested from the highlands of Jalisco that are cooked for 28 to 32 hours, extracted with a screw mill, and fermented in open tanks for 72 to 96 hours before being aged for 8 to 11 months in French Limousin oak casks.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: Crushed black pepper tickles the nose with rich vanilla undertones and a strong agave presence.
Palate: Sweet stone fruit mixed with coconut, cinnamon, caramel, and orange zest. It’s almost dessert-like but has a vegetal quality and some herbs and grass keep it from tasting too sweet and overwhelming.
Finish: Soft oak notes with a nice kick of spice on the backend that slowly fades. Once that spice is off the tongue, that’s your cue to take another sip.
The Bottom Line:
Sweet, yet vegetal, with a long spicy finish that masks some of the typical harshness of tequila.
Tequila Ocho doesn’t miss, but its reposado is the best expression in the lineup because of its balance of agave and barrel characteristics.
Produced at NOM 1474, Tequilera Los Alambiques, the agave is simmered in brick ovens, extracted via a roller mill, and fermented in open-air wood vats before being twice distilled in a copper pot and rested for 8 weeks and 8 days in American white oak, old whiskey and used barrels. It is an additive-free tequila.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: You get a lot of the oak character on the nose mingling with rich caramelized agave, crushed black peppercorn, zesty orange rind, and earthy rainwater.
Palate: A light sense of vanilla hovers over a green and grassy flavor with hints of warm caramel, rosemary, citrus, and some minerality.
Finish: Dry and oaky contrasted with tropical coconuts and a slight creaminess.
The Bottom Line:
Well-balanced between rich dessert-like tones and natural grassiness.
G4 is a favorite amongst tequila snobs, and while my expression of choice from this brand is the blanco (and still strength) don’t sleep on the reposado — it’s amazing. But keep this in mind, in my experience, there is a lot of variation in flavor between lots, so sometimes this is going to edge more toward the agave character than the more mellow tones.
This additive-free tequila is produced at NOM 1579, Destileria El Pandillo, using agave cooked in a traditional stone oven before being crushed by a tahona and proofed down with rainwater. The liquid is then fermented in open-air stainless steel tanks before being twice distilled in a copper pot and rested in George Dickel Tennessee whiskey barrels for six months.
Tasting Notes:
Nose: The bottle I have has a lot of oak on the nose, with a touch of vanilla and a bit of a tickle of black peppercorn.
Palate: A bitter cocoa character with some caramel, butter, and citrus zest.
Finish: Long and smooth with a lot of herbaceous mint character mixed with citrus and minerals.
The Bottom Line:
Fantastic, herbaceous, and sweet, while still providing some spikiness characteristic of agave.
The best advice isn’t always obvious, or else we would have thought of it ourselves. It often comes out of left field and can be counterintuitive. When it comes to marriage, the best advice tends to be centered around keeping a focus on the long game.
One of the best pieces of marriage advice I ever received was, “Buy her a bottle of shampoo from time to time without her asking.” Now, that doesn’t mean to get shampoo specifically, but just pick up something here and there to show you care and are thinking about her.
Marriage, if done right, is forever, so that often means taking a loss in the short-term to enjoy the long-term benefits of a happy life with someone. This is great as a concept but in practice can be pretty darn hard, day in and day out.
Reddit user thecountnotthesaint put out a call to the AskMen forum for some of the best marriage advice that “sounded absurd” but was actually helpful.
The question was inspired by some advice the Reddit user had received from their father, who claimed that a king-sized bed is the key to a happy marriage. “I’ll be damned if that wasn’t one of the best decisions we made aside from getting married and having kids,” they wrote.
A lot of the advice was about being careful not to escalate small disagreements into larger arguments that could turn personal and ugly. A lot of people think that to have a successful marriage means being able to compromise and to let things go quickly.
Here are some of the best responses to the question, “What random marriage advice sounded absurd but was actually spot on helpful?”
1.
“Dad said ‘Be kind even if you’re not feeling it. Maybe especially if you’re not feeling it.’” — semantician
2.
“At my wedding, my wife’s Grandmother offered so funny, weird, solid advice. She said, ‘If you get angry with each other, go to bed naked and see if you can resolve it before you go to sleep.’ So far, so good. Anniversary on Monday!” — drizzyjdracco
3.
“The advice I’ve given people is this: if you can go grocery shopping with your person and have the best time ever, you have yourself a keeper. It’s all about making the best of the mundane things, because after years of being together, life becomes predictable. You’ll need to keep the spice going, regardless of what you’re doing. Source: married 15 years.” — LemonFizzy0000
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“My grandfather told me ‘Never go to bed with dirty dishes in the sink.’ What I learned is that he would always help my grandma and that is when they did their most talking.” — t480
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“When our kid was about to be born, someone told me to change the first diaper. If you can handle the first one, the others will be easy.’ So I did. I didn’t know what I was doing, so I asked the nurse at the hospital to teach me, and I changed the first several few diapers while my wife recovered from a difficult labor. The advice was correct, no other diaper was as disgusting as the first one. It got very easy and I never minded doing it, and my wife was really really grateful. And I loved that I could take on some of the parenting chores, since there was so much that she was the only one… equipped to provide.” — wordserious
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“Focus on tackling the problem, not each other.” — bobbobbobbobbob123
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“Don’t have too high of expectations. My dad told us that, but we found most of our early fights were when one or the other had unspoken expectations of the other or marriage. It is positively life changing to be married, and an amazing experience, but still life goes on.”— nopants_ranchdance
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“Marry him for who he is. Not his potential.” — There-is-No-beyond
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“My stepmom just passed away, and dad said something that has profoundly changed my attitude: ‘The little things that annoyed me are the things I now miss.’ So, like, yea for some reason she squeezes a massive glob of toothpaste which mostly falls into the sink basin and she doesn’t wash away the toothpaste spit. If/when she’s gone, that little constant annoyance that reminds me she’s there will be gone too. Don’t nag on the little things, rather, embrace them. (still, let her know she has made progress on other things I’ve pointed out, as I try to adapt to her wishes).” — drewkungfu
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“Say thank you for day to day things, even taking out the trash, sweeping the floor, or folding laundry. Audibly hearing thank you reinforces the feeling of being appreciated.” — BVolatte
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“Randomly give your partner a cold beverage on a hot day. It’s the little things that show you care.” — Purple12Inchruler
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“You don’t just marry her, you marry her whole damn family.” — crazypersn
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“One of my colonels told me: ‘Just buy two damn pizzas, instead of arguing over the toppings.'”— MgoBlue702
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“Be honest. Don’t lie to your partner.” — Mikeydeeluxe
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“Don’t marry a woman whose dad calls her ‘princess,’ because she probably believes it. Much to his regret, my brother ignored this advice from our dad.” — Toadie9622
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“My fiance always says that ‘just because’ flowers are the best kind of flowers.” — agaribay1010
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“My Gramps who was married for over 50 yrs said: ‘tell her you love her every single day.’ Kind of obvious, but I definitely took it to heart.” — sorellk
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“Love isn’t about having ‘nice feelings for each other.’ It’s about acting for the betterment of someone else, even if you don’t feel like it. Emotions will change. Your willingness to treat your spouse a certain way doesn’t have to.” — sirplaind
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“Bill Maher said “The three most important words in a relationship aren’t ‘I love you’, they’re ‘let it go.’ Oddly, this has proven to be some of the best relationship advice I’ve ever heard.” — KrssCom
The expectation to put on an air of happy, fun, pleasant nonconfrontation through baring teeth, otherwise known as smiling, is something many, if not most, women know very well. What’s more, this pressure is often introduced to women at a very early age.
And obviously, while there’s nothing inherently wrong with naturally being a happy, smiling person, issues arise when kids are taught that being themselves, just as they are, isn’t acceptable.
That’s why people are so impressed with North Carolina-based photographer Brooke Light’s (@bdlighted on TikTok) hands-off approach when it comes to taking pictures of young girls.
Her philosophy is simple, but oh so poignant: Allow girls to show up, take up space, and perhaps most importantly, not smile if they don’t want to.
Light posted a video showing some of her recent portraits, and truly, the work speaks for itself. Each of the girls’ distinct, unique personalities shine in these black-and-white images. Plus the lighting is moody and artsy and cool as hell. So much better than a forced, cheesy, smiling pic.
Comments began flooding in commending Light for how she authentically portrayed the girls as individuals, rather than producing cookie-cutter images of them.
“I love how they are not trying to be anything ‘extra’ just their own raw and savage selves,” one person wrote.
Another added, “I can feel their power through my phone.”
Light redirected the praise toward her clients, saying, “They are even more amazing in person! Like that vibe you feel is ALL THEM. I’m just there capturing it.”
For many women who had their own memories of being told to smile for photos, seeing the images had a profound effect.
“CHILLS! This healed something in me. Thank you.” one person commented.
“The Sears family photo trauma was REAL” wrote another.
And for the record, Light doesn’t make boys smile either. Here’s the proof in her follow-up video:
In the post, Light shared how touched she was by the overwhelmingly positive response.
“I’ve never had my creativity or my photography validated so much in my life. Thank you for the outpouring of love on these photos this week. It’s meant more than you can ever know,” she wrote.
Imagine that…celebrating others for their authentic selves, then being celebrated yourself. Now that’s something worth smiling for.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, people took toilet paper—especially its availability—for granted. Everyone who experienced those hectic days probably has a new appreciation when they roll down the aisle of their local supermarket and see fully stocked shelves of TP.
A new trend shows that people aren’t only appreciating their toilet paper but finding new ways to use it that go beyond its traditional use: keeping toilet paper in their refrigerators. The most common reason is that it is an effective and affordable way to keep them smelling fresh and clean. It seems that TP’s absorbent qualities go far beyond the bathroom.
The new practice has been popularized on TikTok, where most new life hack trends seem to be springing up these days.
In late September, TikTok user @Ezenwanyibackup shared a toilet-paper-in-the-fridge hack, and it received over 1400 views. The hack involves creating a paste out of baking soda and applying it to the top of the roll. “Now, just stick it in your fridge,” the TikTokker said. “This simple hack is going to neutralize all the smell and moisture that messes up your fridge, keeping your food fresh and tasty for way longer.”
Just put a roll of toilet paper in your fridge, and you won’t have that problem anymore! #ezenwanyibackup #foryoupage #homemaderemedies #healthy #homemaderecipes #foryou #diy #naturalrecipes #recipe #fypシ゚viral @ezenwanyibackup @ezenwanyibackup @ezenwanyibackup @This Recipe @Queen ezenwanyi1
Smartfoxlifehacks has also helped promote the new trend in kitchen cleanliness with his video, where he shares how he keeps toilet paper in his fridge. He recommends that people change their rolls every 3 to 4 weeks. He claims the “trick” comes from the hotel industry because the toilet paper “absorbs odors.”
This is a secret Trick from Hotels… 😱🦊 #lifehack #tipsandtricks #cleaningtricks #cleaninghacks
Another TikTokker, @Drewfrom63rd1, has a unique use for the toilet paper in his fridge. He chills it and then uses it as an ice pack to keep his food cold. “You can use this as an ice pack,” he says, putting a roll out of his fridge. “It does really work. It lasts about 8 hours.”
House Digest explains why toilet paper is so effective at keeping your fridge smelling fresh.
“For obvious reasons, toilet paper is designed to be extremely absorbent,” Brooke Younger writes at House Digest. “However, it doesn’t just absorb liquids on contact; it can also pull them from the surrounding air. If you’ve ever touched your bathroom’s toilet paper roll after a steamy shower, you might notice that it feels a bit damp. Placing a clean toilet paper roll in your fridge will absorb some of the internal humidity and, with it, those stinky particles.”
The site adds that toilet paper can also help keep dark, damp parts of your house, such as a closet or basement, stay fresh, too.
The toilet paper hack is effective, and it’s also a great way to save money. The average roll of TP costs about $1, which is much cheaper than a refrigerator deodorizer that can set you back about $10.
Now, for the sake of all the people who love this hack, let’s hope that word spreads so that no one gets any side-eye for having stacks of TP in their fridge. But we should also hope it doesn’t become so popular that people start hoarding toilet paper again. That wasn’t fun the first time.
If you were to ask a random group of people, “How often do you wash your sheets?” you’d likely get drastically different answers. There are the “Every single Sunday without fail” folks, the “Who on Earth washes their sheets weekly?!?” people and everyone in between.
According to a survey of 1,000 Americans conducted by Mattress Advisor, the average time between sheet changings or washings in the U.S. is 24 days—or every 3 1/2 weeks, approximately. The same survey revealed that 35 days is the average interval at which unwashed sheets are “gross.”
Some of you are cringing at those stats while others are thinking, “That sounds about right.” But how often should you wash your sheets, according to experts?
Hint: It’s a lot more frequent than 24 days.
While there is no definitive number of days or weeks, most experts recommend swapping out used sheets for clean ones every week or two.
Dermatologist Alok Vij, MD told Cleveland Clinic that people should wash their sheets at least every two weeks, but probably more often if you have pets, live in a hot climate, sweat a lot, are recovering from illness, have allergies or asthma or if you sleep naked.
We shed dead skin all the time, and friction helps those dead skin cells slough off, so imagine what’s happening every time you roll over and your skin rubs on the sheets. It’s normal to sweat in your sleep, too, so that’s also getting on your sheets. And then there’s dander and dust mites and dirt that we carry around on us just from living in the world, all combining to make for pretty dirty sheets in a fairly short period of time, even if they look “clean.”
Maybe if you shower before bed and always wear clean pajamas you could get by with a two-week sheet swap cycle, but weekly sheet cleaning seems to be the general consensus among the experts. The New York Times consulted five books about laundry and cleaning habits, and once a week was what they all recommend.
Sorry, once-a-monthers. You may want to step up your sheet game a bit.
What about the rest of your bedding? Blankets and comforters and whatnot?
Sleep.com recommends washing your duvet cover once a week, but this depends on whether you use a top sheet. Somewhere between the Gen X and Millennial eras, young folks stopped being about the top sheet life, just using their duvet with no top sheet. If that’s you, wash that baby once a week. If you do use a top sheet, you can go a couple weeks longer on the duvet cover.
For blankets and comforters and duvet inserts, Sleep.com says every 3 months. And for decorative blankets and quilts that you don’t really use, once a year washing will suffice.
What about pillows? Pillowcases should go in with the weekly sheet washing, but pillows themselves should be washed every 3 to 6 months. Washing pillows can be a pain, and if you don’t do it right, you can end up with a lumpy pillow, but it’s a good idea because between your sweat, saliva and skin cells, pillows can start harboring bacteria.
Finally, how about the mattress itself? Home influencers on TikTok can often be seen stripping their beds, sprinkling their mattress with baking soda, brushing it into the mattress fibers and then vacuuming it all out. Architectural Digest says the longer you leave baking soda on the mattress, the better—at least a few hours, but preferably overnight. Some people add a few drops of essential oil to the baking soda for some extra yummy smell.
If that all sounds like way too much work, maybe just start with the sheets. Pick a day of the week and make it your sheet washing day. You might find that climbing into a clean, fresh set of sheets more often is a nice way to feel pampered without a whole lot of effort.
Amongst fans, Drake is known by many nicknames, including the 6 God, Drizzy, Certified Lover Boy, and Champagne Papi. But the “First Person Shooter” rapper’s latest jab at Kendrick Lamar has users online calling him the technology tyrant.
Seemingly unsatisfied with the reaction to his first diss response (“Push Ups“) aimed at his longtime frenemy, today (April 20), Drake doubled back with “Taylor Made Freestyle.”
As he had hoped, the track quickly gained traction online, but not for the lyrics. Despite his extreme dislike for AI-generated verses, Drake dialed his petty notch up a level to formulate some bars for Snoop Dogg and the late Tupac.
On “Push Ups,” when Drake claimed to receive more love in Lamar’s hometown (Compton), folks laughed. So, Drake took it into his own hand to secure the co-signs from California’s biggest rappers, even if it is artificial. While most responses online aren’t in Drake’s favor, dubbing the move “clownish.” Others have applauded him for putting a spin on Lamar’s AI-generated onscreen cameos from stars the state proudly embraced (Nipsey Hussle, Kobe Bryant, and more) in the music video for “The Heart Part 5.”
Tupac’s estate hasn’t responded to having been inserted into the ongoing war of words between the emcees. However, Snoop surely had a good laugh at it. View his response below.
Back in 2022, Bridgerton overtook itself to remain the most-watched English language show on Netflix. Can the Shondaland series achieve the same feat with the third season? The show knows its audience and gives them what they cannot find in too many other places these days. That would be the attention to the female gaze within the show’s abundance of (consensual) butt-grabbing scenes, and presumably, that trend will continue after the second season put Anthony Bridgerton together for the long haul with his new wife, Kate.
This followed after Daphne Bridgerton initially set the streaming world on fire by marrying The Duke, who had a thing with blankets that will never stop being funny. Let’s move on to this season’s central pairing, which will follow the will-they-or-won’t-they pattern before providing a definitive answer.
Plot
As shown ^^^ above, the Bridgerton sibling whose heart goes boom this season would be Colin. In the most recent season, he ended up disappointing Penelope Featherington, his long-time friend who has obviously crushing on him. She did, however, hear Anthony telling his friends that he would never be into her. And this season, she has decided that it’s time to leave the nest and find an appropriate match. This arc follows Julia Quinn’s novel series, and you can probably guess from a mile away that Penelope still adores Colin even though she will peruse the incoming selection of suitors.
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To complicate matters, Penelope is still kind-of juggling her gossip-column alias of Lady Whistledown. She also cannot say no when Colin offers to help her find the right match, and yup, that will not go as swimmingly for his own heart as planned when lords start asking Penelope for her hand in marriage.
In the meantime, we will still see Kate and Anthony getting hot and heavy.
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From the synopsis:
“…Eager to win back her friendship, Colin offers to mentor Penelope in the ways of confidence to help her find a husband this season. But when his lessons start working a little too well, Colin must grapple with whether his feelings for Penelope are truly just friendly. Complicating matters for Penelope is her rift with Eloise, who has found a new friend in a very unlikely place, while Penelope’s growing presence in the [town] makes it all the more difficult to keep her Lady Whistledown alter ego a secret.”
Cast
The Bridgerton family will remain a large focus, but the Featherington family dynamic will receive plenty of scrutiny this season. Ms. Penelope Featherington/Lady Whistledown will be portrayed by Nicola Coughlan with Julie Andrews still doing the Whistledown voiceover. Her good friend/apparent eventual suitor, Colin Bridgerton, is portrayed by Luke Newton. Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley will be back as Anthony Bridgerton and Kate Sharma, respectively.
The rest of the vast ensemble cast includes Golda Rosheuvel (Queen Charlotte), Adjoa Andoh (Lady Danbury), Ruth Gemmell (Violet Bridgerton), Luke Thompson (Benedict Bridgerton), Will Tilston (Gregory Bridgerton), Hannah Dodd (Francesca Bridgerton), Polly Walker (Portia Featherington), Harriet Cains (Philipa Featherington), and Bessie Carter (Prudence Featherington).
New actors on the scene include Sam Phillips (Lord Debling), Daniel Francis (Marcus Anderson), and James Phoon (Harry Dankworth).
Release Date
Netflix is doing the split-season thing with this series. As a result, four episodes will arrive on the initial premiere date of May 16. The final four episodes of the season will then surface on June 13. Will there be a fourth season? Yes, that’s been greenlit in advance.
Trailer
Take a gander at Penelope’s suitors below.
Additionally, here’s Kate and Anthony still hot and bothered.
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