You can see stories by writers you follow in true chronological order — I feel a bit dumb that I am only learning today about a feature that was introduced in August. I have long lamented that my Medium homepage doesn’t show the latest and greatest from the writers I follow, but instead, a hodgepodge of stories that can date back for months…

Thanks to Dunkin’ Donuts, the season began in August this year — I know there are a lot of haters out there, but I have reasons to believe beginning pumpkin spice season early isn’t such a bad thing. Dunkin’ Donuts announced this summer that its fall lineup would appear even earlier than usual. Starting August 17, customers could find pumpkin-themed coffees and…

In the 1950s, thousands of people suffering from polio relied on tank respirators for their survival — Twelve thousand people in the U.S. with paralytic polio used iron lungs to help them breathe in 1959. By 2004, it was 39. Today just two people in the U.S. remain reliant on the large breathing machines. In 2019, there were three people using iron lungs. Today it’s two. Martha Lillard and Paul Alexander are the last known Americans still using the…

Mobile editing is back, and it’s only going to get better. — Maybe you’ve already noticed the update. I’m late to the game, and this is not breaking news. At the time of this writing, mobile editing on the Medium app has been functional for about a week! I learned about it by accident when I happened across the article from Shannon…

South African artist, Daniel Popper has placed his largest exhibition of work in the world in the Morton Arboretum in Illinois — “The new sculptures explore more ethereal and otherworldly understandings of the natural world.” Where I live, you don’t have to go far from the city to wander through majestic gardens and wooded hiking trails. Step into the Morton Arboretum in the Chicago suburb of Lisle and you’ll feel like you’re…

I should have stayed away from animals — Artificial Intelligence generated images are having a moment right now. Curious to see if I could create an artful masterpiece by simply entering text into a box, I decided to check out the popular AI program, DALL-E2. According to the website, “DALL·E 2 is a new AI system that can…

This month is all about dogs and back to school — NewsBreak is running two content campaigns this month, and there is still time to submit. I recently wrote about NewsBreak’s content campaign for back-to-school topics and explained why I like to submit articles for their competitions. NewsBreak Is Running a New Fall Competition for Contributors The back-to-school content campaign is happening now until September 5thmedium.com

“The program did what it was supposed to do.” — Yesterday, I received an email that Quora’s Partner Program was being discontinued. “Thank you for being part of the Quora Partner Program. Your efforts over the past 4 years really made a difference for Quora and we love hearing about the difference the program made in your lives. We are…

Unsplash has gorgeous photos, but they can be overused. — (This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, I may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.) Online article writers and bloggers know it’s not just the headline that draws attention to your article. The image is just as important. You don’t have…