To grunt, or not to grunt? That’s the question new gym-goers might be asking themselves when preparing to lift a heavy weight. And according to recent studies, perhaps they should: It turns out, grunting may actually improve one’s ability to go the extra mile. The first and...
“Laser tattoo removal feels like burning oil straight from the frying pan,” says Marcus Lundqvist, a heavily-tattooed friend of mine (with an epic collection by world-famous tattooers). “I hate it.” Lundqvist knows what he’s talking about, since he’s currently suffering through the process of removing several regrettable...
I’ve heard more than a few times that “your wife has the patience of a saint.” While it’s true that my wife is pretty patient, people have only said this to me because I happen to own a ridiculously huge collection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles memorabilia,...
Hemp has a reputation as the boring, sober cousin of the cannabis family. That’s because it contains low levels of THC — less than 0.3 percent — making it virtually impossible to get high from smoking or eating it. But hemp-based food products — particularly hemp seeds — have been donning their letterman jackets and...
Modern adult life all but requires us to borrow money for something or other, and your credit score is getting ever more important. It may one day literally determine your social standing and which friends you hang out with, as with what’s happening in China right now....
Anyone who’s ever been on a first date understands that trying to eat while pretending to be someone the other person might not find repellent is a tricky process. To make matters worse (because things can always be worse), in a moment of paralyzing anxiety, you said...
If we’re to believe the results that come up with a Google search, the phenomenon of becoming a cantankerous old fart as you age is exclusively a male problem (you’ll notice there is no female equivalent of the 1993 Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon classic, Grumpy Old...
Earlier this month, Metro UK reported on a husband who was left bankrupt by his Indonesian wife, who unbeknownst to him, had accumulated a gambling debt of £3.5 million [$4,878,702] prior to them getting married. According to the article, Christopher Forte was “blinded by love,” and didn’t...
Some foods were born best friends — salt and pepper, peanut butter and jelly, chocolate and caramel. Others have more recently become best friends — pineapple and pizza, mango and chili, bacon and jam. But since most of us don’t have the wisdom of a Michelin-star chef, we’re breaking down some...
South Korea is a hard-drinking country. On average, each member of its population drinks 12.3 liters (3.25 gallons) of alcohol per year — a fact that led to more than $8 billion in lost production, hospitalizations and early deaths in 2013 — and 13.7 shots of liquor per week. To put...
It happens all the time: You throw a big party; buy all the booze you could possibly need; the evening is a wild success; everyone goes home happy (well, okay, somebody drunk-dials their ex and someone else throws up in a cab, but almost everyone goes home happy);...
Until very recently, I was a firm believer in the “let’s just wing it” mentality. No matter the size of the presentation or the time I had to prepare for it, I held firm in the belief that my charm and quick wit would save me from...
