Author name: Connie Stokes

Connie Stokes is a freelance writer and editor who has been working in the publishing industry for more than 11 year. She has written for lifestyle, books, sports, education, and tech publications, as well as websites and blogs. She enjoys writing about everything from celebrity culture to parenting issues to the latest gadget trends.

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The International Space Station May Need More Microbes to Keep Astronauts Healthy

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February 27, 2025 4 min read The International Space Station May Need More Microbes to Keep Astronauts Healthy The overly sterile environment of the International Space Station is missing important microbes, a new detailed map shows. If we want to live off Earth, we may need to take more of our bacterial friends with us […]

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Rent Out Art-Filled Residence at Saint Lucia’s Sugar Beach Resort

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Nestled between the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Petit and Gros Pitons – soaring volcanic plugs emerging along Saint Lucia’s increasingly popular Caribbean coastline – Sugar Beach unfolds within a dense rainforest. The 100-acre resort comprises a wide variety of classically styled guest rooms, bungalows, and villas with light, bright, and breezy architectural details harkening back to

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Couple breaks Guinness World Record for longest marriage—84 years, 13 kids, 50+ grandkids

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They’ve spent more time together than any other living married couple. Manoel Angelim Dino and Maria de Sousa Dino, a Brazilian couple, recently set the Guinness World Record for the longest marriage among living couples—84 years and 77 days. Beyond their remarkable milestone, they’ve built an extraordinary family legacy—raising 13 children, welcoming 55 grandchildren, 54

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Take 5: Surreal LEGO Art, a Dreamy Sweater, Puffy Lamp + More

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Vancouver-based multidisciplinary artist Katherine Duclos has been sharing her LEGO mosaic art on Instagram over the years and I’m forever intrigued every time they pop up. As a LEGO lover, I can only imagine how painstaking the process is to create each piece, but assembled they appear well worth the effort (and cramped fingers, I

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Mummy Pig is expecting baby no. 3—and fellow pregnant mom Kylie Kelce helped announce it

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Mummy Pig has some exciting news—she’s pregnant with baby number three! The beloved Peppa Pig matriarch shared the announcement on the February 27 episode of Not Gonna Lie, hosted by Kylie Kelce, who is also expecting. “Well, I’m thrilled to say I’m pregnant. Baby number three is due in the summer,” Mummy Pig told Kelce

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N4 Architecture Crafts a Living Room Among the Trees

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Like the best examples of contemporary design, the Birch Pavilion in London’s Stoke Newington reveals its sophistication through restraint, allowing the existing landscape to guide its form and function. As the name suggests, light filters through three birch trees, casting dappled shadows across a micro cement floor – an interplay of nature and built form

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From Sleep to Skincare: My Exact Morning Routine for a More Intentional Life

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I find so much comfort in those first rituals of the day: a splash of water on my face, my coffeemaker sputtering to life, the rays of morning light peeking over the hills outside my window. Their repetition brings calm and comfort no matter what’s in store for the day ahead. I first began cultivating

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