Why is that the case? It’s got to be more than the cold short days of winter. And in fact, it is. Our brains were set up to help us survive (not only the holidays, but the entire winter and beyond). We evolved to find food, and to remember where we found it. We evolved to notice danger and to avoid it in the future. We evolved to learn all sorts of behaviors that make us efficient at what we do, every day....

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Watermelon Hair Watermelon Hair 1. Watermelon Undercut Serah Shirley, hair stylist, colorist and self-titled Fantasy Color Specialist, is the mastermind behind this watermelon undercut. This watermelon undercut incorporates the signature pink and green colors in the longer portion of the style while also including a literal piece of watermelon in the undercut. 2. Edgy Bob Shirley created this look, as well, and we can’t get enough of these edgy layers she incorporated into the style....

Since entering lockdown mode, my days are narrow and familiar, but at the same time, different and undependable. The footholds I counted on to scale my day have given way. In place of a reliable routine are last-minute Zoom meetings, round-the-clock emails, willy-nilly walks, and family meals that resemble cows grazing in the field with all of us nibbling from the refrigerator at whim. One day flows into the next, and entire days have changed personalities....

After the past year, the feeling of turning on your phone and bracing yourself for the worst has become all too familiar. Headlines with the words: injustice, intolerance and other inhumanity have become the new normal. As we near the 1-year mark of the pandemic outbreak and navigate our new normal, it can be hard to witness it all and maintain a sense of hope. To combat this feeling, I sit and follow my breath....