Medically Reviewed by Whitney Seltman, OD on June 15, 2020 A cataract is a progressive, painless clouding of the natural, internal lens of the eye. Cataracts block light, makin
Year: 2022
5 Best Jeans to Flatter and Fit Any Woman’s Body Type
Here’s where to get them and how much they cost. By Kim Marcum Jeans are to Americans what the beret is to the French and the thong to Brazilians. They define us. They unite us. They speak t
Mental Health Among African American Women
Erica Martin Richards, M.D., Ph.D. It’s true that everyone experiences temporary periods of sadness, and times of worry and nervousness. But what about when those feelings won’t go away? Too of
Weird sounds and smells in your home you should never ignore
Updated Dec 3, 2021 By Francesa Singer Weird smells and strange noises are a part of life. The problem is that when those smells and sounds happen inside your home, they can mean trouble. And th
Your Feelings Are No Excuse
Acclaimed novelist, essayist, and poet Margaret Atwood was awarded the 2022 Hitchens Prize. Her full remarks from the Prize ceremony can be read on The Atlantic’s website
Serena Williams: What my life-threatening experience taught me about giving birth
By Serena Williams I almost died after giving birth to my daughter, Olympia. Yet I consider myself fortunate. While I had a pretty easy pregnancy, my daughter was born by emergency C-section a
What’s On My Reading List (2/22)
A Sunlit Weapon: A Novel (Maisie Dobbs, 17) by Jacqueline Winspear The Choice: The Dragon Heart Legacy, Book 3 (The Dragon Heart Legacy, 3) by Nora Roberts Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi Black Cake by
Perspectives on Ukraine
The Economist Brookings The Guardian Center for American Progress Wall Street Journal Council on Foreign Relations The New Yorker Cato New Republic Bloomberg (video) Foreign policy think tanks
If You Have This in Your Wallet, It Could Be Hurting Your Credit Score
By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox March 25, 2022 Credit cards can be handy financial tools that build your credit score and tide you over in emergencies. But as life changes, so do your credit nee
Turkey Meatloaf
Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 large onion, chopped (1 1/2 cups) 2 garlic cloves, minced ¾ teaspoon salt, divided ½ teaspoon pepper, divided 1 ½ tablespoons Worcestershire sauce ⅓ cup
What White Men Say in Our Absence
By Elaine Hsieh Chou When I graduated from college, I moved to Taipei to teach ESL. One afternoon on the train, I overheard two white men discussing Asian women with an unfiltered openness ach
Prayer’s immediate impact
Is prayer effective in the face of conflict? A military veteran explores how acknowledging everyone’s God-given ability to value and do good can make a real difference in hostile situations. Marc
Sweet Pineapple Casserole
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 10 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours YIELD: 10-12 servings. Ingredients 2 large eggs, beaten 2 cans (20 ounces each) unsweetened crushed pineapple, undrained 1 cup sugar 1/4 c
These are the 20 most common passwords leaked on the dark web — make sure none of them are yours
By Tom Huddleston Jr. Lookout, which makes cloud security apps for mobile devices, noted in a December blog post that, on average, 80% of consumers have had their emails leaked onto the d
Three Black soldiers executed by Confederates are finally being honored in Virginia
By Gillian Brockell “We captured three Negro soldiers, the first we had seen,” Private Byrd Willis wrote on May 8, 1864. “They were taken out on the road side and shot and their bodies l