Back in college, I had a roommate who would wrap himself in a thick comforter while our apartment hit 78 degrees. The AC was broken, windows were open, and there he was—cocooned like he was camping in the Arctic instead of sweating through a Brooklyn heatwave. “Aren’t you dying in there?” I asked. “Can’t sleep without it,” he mumbled through …
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When it comes to bedtime routines, people fall into two camps: those who can’t stand even a thin sheet in warm weather, and those who can’t drift off without being fully cocooned, no matter how sweltering it gets. How blankets make some people feel Experts say this isn’t just about personal comfort. The urge to sleep under a blanket, even …
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A fire near the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona has grown more than 20 times in size in 24 hours as an intensifying wildfire season sees the return of Canadian wildfire smoke into the U.S. The White Sage Fire, located in Kaibab National Forest, has forced hundreds to evacuate. It has scorched over 20,000 acres and hasn’t been contained, …
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