Ally Hirschlag
Associate Editorial Director at Dotdash Meredith
Senior Editor @DotdashMeredith. Other words @WaPo @NatGeo @BBC @Guardian @sciam @Audubon @Elle @Scishow @McSweeneys. Loves animals. Hates pulp. Views my own.
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Ally Hirschlag
'If we can come back from that, we can come back from anything': The burning river that fuelled a US green movementGetty ImagesOhio's Cuyahoga River used to be so polluted it regularly went up in flames. Images of one dramatic blaze in 1952 shaped the US's nascent environmental movement, long after the flames went out. The last time Ohio's Cuyahoga River notably caught fire was 22 June 1969.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Ally Hirschlag
'Meadowscaping': The people turning their lawns into meadowsSara Weaner CooperTurning lawns into meadows can have big benefits for people, wildlife and the climate. Here's why 'meadowscaping' has become the latest gardening craze. When Sara Weaner Cooper and her husband bought their first home in Pennsylvania, they knew they didn't want a perfectly manicured front lawn like their neighbours.
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2 months ago |
byrdie.com | Ally Hirschlag
Byrdie I’ve come to love my naturally curly hair, but it took a lot of trial and error. After years of fixing weirdly bent ringlets with curling irons to just giving up and flattening them with a hair straightener, I’ve finally figured out how to produce healthy, happy curls that last. Yes, the products I use matter (looking at you, mousse, curl cream, leave-in conditioner, and hair gel), but the key player is an all-star, curly hair-friendly hair dryer.
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Dec 10, 2024 |
byrdie.com | Ally Hirschlag |Grace Gavilanes
Byrdie A skincare fridge might look like an accessory for dolls, but it’s a super cute way to make your skincare products more effective. They can hold everything from eye creams to face masks to gua sha tools, and keeping them cool (but not too cool) increases their soothing (and depuffing) abilities tenfold. But it goes beyond that.
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Dec 5, 2024 |
byrdie.com | Ally Hirschlag
Byrdie After years of struggling with my curly hair, I finally “got” it for one key reason: I learned how to use a diffuser. Diffusing curly hair can be the difference between voluminous, frizz-free, defined curls and, well, the opposite. When I started using curl creams and gels, I was admittedly scared to try diffusing because blow-drying my hair had typically resulted in a lot of frizz and flyaways.
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The video I created for @BBC_Future last year is making the rounds again in this recent article highlighting the turtle that's often credited for being a catalyst for the anti-plastic movement. Happy almost #EarthDay!
The bloody turtle video that sparked a plastic straw revolution https://t.co/Vfwqnh34rP
RT @BBC_Future: Why insects are drawn to artificial light at night https://t.co/mNbHiCV38I
RT @thebachelwhore: leslie and gerry may have broken up but on the bright side, caitlyn and kris jenner seem to have mended things #TheGold…
