Posts by Sophie Clearwater
You Should Be Washing Your Shoes. Experts Explain How
[ad_1] You wash your shirts, your pants, your jacket—all the things that bring you into contact with the outside world. But you probably don’t ever wash your shoes. That should absolutely change, says Anne Sharkey, a podiatrist in Cedar Park, Texas, who views shoes as mobile petri dishes of germs. “You might walk through a…
Read MoreWhy It’s So Hard to Make School Lunches Healthier
[ad_1] Students at the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District in California dine on locally sourced fruits and vegetables, homemade pozole (a Mexican stew), and fresh tuna poke bowls. Food in the school district is free of high fructose corn syrup, artificial dyes, and additives. Most of it is cooked from scratch by a full-time kitchen…
Read MoreEx-CNN anchor Chris Wallace advising private equity firm that bought piece of CBS parent company: report
[ad_1] Former Fox News and CNN anchor Chris Wallace is being paid as an advisor to the private equity firm that recently bought a stake in the company that owns CBS — the same network his father worked for as a “60 Minutes” correspondent, according to a report. Wallace, the 77-year-old newsman — son of…
Read MoreBrittany Cartwright Dating “Wonderful” New Man Amid Jax Taylor Divorce
[ad_1] Brittany Cartwright is finding a new peak after the valley of her divorce. The Vanderpump Rules alum is dating someone new one year after filing for divorce from Jax Taylor, with whom she shares 4-year-old son Cruz. “She has someone in her life that’s really amazing that I am head over heels for,” Brittany’s The Valley…
Read MoreSteve Sarkisian's press conference ahead of the season opener vs. Ohio State: live updates
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas and Ohio State are set to play one of the most anticipated season-opening games in recent college football history Saturday, and Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian plans to talk about the matchup with reporters Monday. Sarkisian will have his first game-week press conference of the season at 11:30 a.m., and…
Read MoreWhat We’ve Learned from the Texas Measles Outbreak
[ad_1] Texas health officials on Aug. 18 declared the end of a measles outbreak that had sickened more than 760 people across the state and killed two children. Doctors and public-health officials involved in the outbreak, most of whom had previously never encountered a measles patient, are now taking stock of what they’ve learned about…
Read MoreHow Sollip’s Bomee Ki and Woongchul Park Turned a Daikon Tart Into a Michelin Star
[ad_1] Bomee Ki and Woongchul Park. Brian Dandridge The first dish Bomee Ki and Woongchul Park created together was an unconventional version of a classic French tarte Tatin, made with daikon instead of the traditional apple. The husband-and-wife team have been collaborating on menu items since they conceived Sollip, a Korean-inspired modern European restaurant that…
Read MoreThese Bring It On Secrets Are the Poo, So Take a Big Whiff
[ad_1] 18. Most of the routines performed by the Toros and the Clovers featured stunts that aren’t actually allowed in high school competitions. “There are illegal moves,” Reed confirmed in an interview with HuffPost. “There are some collegiate moves in there that are not high school moves…that would probably be disqualified. At the time, when we were making…
Read MoreDaniil Medvedev loses it on chair umpire after cameraman sparks wild US Open delay: ‘Are you a man?’
[ad_1] A wild scene unfolded at the US Open when a photographer entered the court during the match between Daniil Medvedev and Benjamin Bonzi, leading to chaos and a nearly seven-minute delay in the match as Medvedev let his emotions get the better of him. With Bonzi serving for the match — leading 6-3, 7-5,…
Read MoreAustin recovery coach puts spotlight on mental health
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin recovery coach is taking a different approach to tackling mental health struggles. Davis Collins founded Amethyst Coaching Collaborative, which mixes both physical workouts with therapy sessions to help people who are struggling with their mental health. “There are people that need something different, there are people right now that…
Read MoreRemembering Hurricane Andrew 33 years ago
[ad_1] AUSTIN (KXAN) — 33 years ago on this date (August 24), Hurricane Andrew made landfall as a major Category 5 storm in Dade County, which is located in South Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 165 mph and a minimum central pressure 922 millibars, according to the National Weather Service. For several years, Hurricane…
Read MoreSpotify will raise prices as music giant introduces new features, eyes 1 billion users: report
[ad_1] Spotify will raise prices as it invests in new features and targets 1 billion users, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing the music streaming provider’s Co-President and Chief Business Officer Alex Norstrom. The increases would be accompanied by planned new services and features, the FT quoted Norstrom as saying in an interview. Spotify did not…
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