You need water to live. And if you’re hungover, you also need it to drown the demons that are assaulting your brain with spiky noisemakers. It’s the latter occasion on which you’re most likely to stand naked in front of your fridge, chugging water like a fever-ridden...
Age affects everyone differently. Maybe you’re baby-faced and still get carded for R-rated movies at 27. Or maybe you were habitually put in charge of buying the booze in 8th grade because you could already grow a full beard at 13. We are all blessed in different...
There’s something undeniably Shakespearean about a hangover poop. It may not be a tragic love story between two people per se, but it’s undeniably harrowing, climactic and humorous, and its irreverence is open to myriad interpretations. For a more recent literary endorsement, Charles Bukowski dug them too...
Here’s a deadly combo: You shave every morning, but you have sensitive skin. As a result, your face is chronically plagued with dryness, razor bumps and ingrown hairs. But you (and your face) don’t have to live like that. Equipped with these tips from dermatologist Anthony Rossi,...
We all know that smoking is bad (mmkay): Tobacco kills more than seven million people each year, and nearly 900,000 of those deaths are the result of non-smokers being exposed to secondhand smoke. But what you might not know is that some smokable tobacco products are (kinda,...
Each person who goes through the grieving process does so in their own unique way. Some may fill the void in their heart by filling the void in their stomach with comfort food. Others may turn to alcohol and/or drugs in a desperate attempt to forget their...
Love doing nothing but can’t stand having to think about your nothingness (aka mindfulness)? Well, have I got a concept for you: It’s called niksen, and it’s a Dutch lifestyle trend that encourages you to do nothing. Or rather, the word means “doing nothing for nothing,” or...
Some couples have no problem sharing a razor, while others flat out refuse. So who’s right? As much as, professionally speaking, I should probably give you a well-balanced, point/counterpoint on the topic, weighing all the evidence on one side versus the other, I’m absolutely not going to...
It’s okay giving yourself ‘a bit of a talking to’ once in a while, right? It’s almost an act to be admired. The moment when a sentient human being realises that they are not happy with their lives and consequently has a word with themselves about what...
The bad thing you said to a close relative who passed soon after. The career-altering mistake you made. The relationship that failed because you messed up. Why are these the thoughts that bounce off the inside of your skull when you wake up at 2 a.m? It just doesn’t...
Whenever I catch a whiff of chlorine, I’m reminded of the frigid early mornings and tiring late nights that I spent playing water polo as a teenager. The chlorine-induced memories are so strong, in fact, that I can even feel the cold water splashing against my skin....
“You’ve been dumped? Ah, crap, sorry man. Let’s all get drunk and go to a strip club.” That’s about as far as most men go to console their friends after a bad breakup. As psychology professor Nancy Kalish told us when describing what causes men to perpetually pine...
