2020 brought the travel industry to a halt. While we isolated inside our homes, our passports were also left unused. However, the updated Henley and Partners Passport Index of 2021 has come out with a new ranking of the world's most powerful passports, and India ranks 85th on the new list. Last year, India held...
Kamala Harris will be sworn in as Vice President on January 20 and her new Vogue cover made a splash this week. The February cover, which features the Vice President-elect standing in her signature Converse sneakers in front of pink and green drapes (the colors of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the sorority she was a member of while at...
‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama and ‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ by Delia Owens were among the most popular ebooks borrowed from libraries in 2020, recent data shows. Data by OverDrive, the leading digital reading platform for 65,000 libraries and schools worldwide, shows that readers worldwide borrowed 430 million ebooks, audiobooks and digital magazines in the past 12 months, a 33...
After millions of Americans moved to work from the office to working remotely, working from home has undergone the largest test trial to date. Even though many employers are set to reopen offices in 2021, it has been proven that telework is plausible, and many companies will allow for a hybrid model of home...
When it comes to vices during the pandemic, simply put, it's been difficult to say "no." Drinking an extra glass of wine here, eating half a birthday cake in one sitting there — whatever it takes to escape the constant strain of life under lockdown. That seemed reasonable in March 2020, anyway. But nine months...
Barack Obama is a doting father, and he keeps setting these dad-goals, which may look impossible to some. But if it makes his daughters happy, he is game. At least that is what we have understood ever since we found out that the former president of the US had opened his house to daughter...
The colors Ultimate Gray and Illuminating Yellow are chosen to be the Pantone Color of the Year 2021 as they express 'Strength' & 'Hopefulness.' s 2021 nears, Pantone releases its Color of the Year 2021. Pantone announced that its last year’s color was Classic Blue and 2019’s color was Living Coral. This time, the Global...
People are finding creative ways to safely celebrate the holidays during the COVID-19 pandemic, from virtual caroling sessions to visits to Santa through plexiglass. Now there’s a growing trend of bringing Christmas plays and productions online for audiences to enjoy from the safety of home. “We started at the very beginning of the year in...
Since the pandemic started in March, the majority of the celebrations and events we know and love have gone completely online. With COVID-19 numbers still on the rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggest that holiday gatherings should continue to be hosted virtually or exclusively with members of your own household...
