There has never been so much meat available as there is today. We’re so far beyond our local hunting ground days that not only can you buy your familiar beef and pork at the supermarket, you can even bid on exotic meats like Spanish octopus or green iguana on Facebook. One day all...
Who doesn’t love it when you’re at the beach and a big wave sends a gallon of saltwater up your nose? Don’t you just want to replicate that experience at home? Maybe even pay money to do so? Well, you can! And actually, maybe you should. Despite...
Let’s get one thing straight: Once a tattoo has fully settled into the skin, it’s exactly the same as non-tattooed skin, meaning shaving is A-okay. That said, shaving tattooed skin during the healing process can damage the tattoo. “You run the risk of slicing the healing tattoo,...
Question: Would you pay more to send your kid to preschool or to college? Don’t laugh! Preschool — the land of finger painting, naptime and jelly sandwiches with the crust cut off — really can be more expensive than college. Nationally, it runs from $6,000 to $19,000...
I had all four of my wisdom teeth plucked from mouth back when I was in high school — not because I was in pain, but simply because my dentist at the time told me to. Had I waited much longer to have them removed, he explained,...
Even in an age where it’s more accepted for guys to be open about their feelings, for many of us, there’s still that part of our brains that says it’s not manly to be vulnerable. And if someone hurts your feelings — especially one of your buddies...
Taking the time to shower and put on deodorant or antiperspirant before sweating on an elliptical and then sweating even more on a workout bench that was already saturated with foreign sweat might seem like an absurd and pointless endeavor. But before heading straight to the gym...
I once professed my undying love for downing liquor and then eating enough Chinese takeout to feed the Pentagon. But a man can only handle so much, and I had to make some serious lifestyle changes. So I stopped ordering crab rangoons — a huge loss, I know. Despite...
One of our greatest collective aspirations is achieving the appearance of eternal youth. Our depleted wallets, brimming bathroom cabinets and Botoxed foreheads are just a few testaments to that — the global anti-aging market is predicted to exceed more than $271 billion within the next five years....
For 49 and a half years, Doug never rose above walking speed unless he was late for a flight. The Northern Virginia resident had always been pretty skinny, he says — happy enough with his figure to avoid paying attention to his eating habits. And then, with his...
We mostly all agree that hot tubs, massages and the like feel good, but ask anyone why and you’ll get a shrug (which is fair! That person was trying to relax, after all). Understanding what these self-care activities are doing to your body — and more importantly,...
Paid parking lots: Those slabs of asphalt in the middle of cities with narrow spaces and often extortionate rates are pretty much a necessary evil if you own a car and spend any time in the city. But what’s their side of it like? Why even run...
