The “I wish I could be someone I’m not” market — known more commonly as self-help — is worth nearly $10 billion in the U.S., which means there are a lot of people out there who are desperately trying to change. Like a lot, a lot: One 2014 study followed its...
Potty Talk is a one-panel comic about the funny thoughts, observations and fears men have in the bathroom. This week’s is from illustrator Burton Durand. Check out his Instagram here.
Got stuck? No problem. Here are the answers to this month’s puzzles: ROMPECABEZA UNO: Shin, Want, Taxi, Knit. ROMPECABEZA DOS: R=8, S=5, T=1, U=7, V=9, W=2, X=4, Y=6, Z=3.
Planning a new career move? How’s that resume looking? To make it competitive in today’s job market, you might want to think about adding a couple of competencies to that list of generic skills everyone includes. For example: Alongside, “I thrive on pressure,” “I’m a committed team...
Late last week, the CDC tweeted out a PSA to not reuse condoms: We say it because people do it: Don't wash or reuse #condoms! Use a fresh one for each #sex act. https://t.co/o3SPayRf9m pic.twitter.com/AwkPqE9YMl — CDC STD (@CDCSTD) July 23, 2018 And once we’d stopped facepalming...
Making a relationship work when you and your partner are on different schedules can be difficult, frustrating and downright painful. I know this from experience. Until recently, my girlfriend and I were in what you could call a drive-by relationship — we saw each other only in passing, with...
The thing about makeup is men act like they prefer women who don’t wear it, but what they really mean is they want a woman who is so naturally beautiful and flawless that she doesn’t have to. The thing about makeup is even that woman wears it,...
Men spend an average of one hour and 35 minutes on the toilet each week, according to a recent study—that’s about 14 minutes per day. This should surprise no one, considering that 53 percent of guys get caught up staring at their phones while sitting on the...
Conventional wisdom argues that whole-fat dairy products are less healthy than their low-fat counterparts. But because there’s no study on food that won’t be immediately contradicted by a different study, new findings published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition challenge this notion by suggesting that consuming...
There’s a popular saying: Before you diagnose yourself with depression, you should check to make sure you’re not just surrounded by jerks. The funny thing about it is that it’s wrong: Being surrounded by jerks is actually very stressful, and stress and depression are closely linked. What’s more,...
Ruh-roh: Research published this week reveals that city dwellers are regularly inhaling antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). What does this actually mean for you, a regular guy who breathes air? It means that your once easily-treatable infections may acquire the ability to survive antibiotic treatment—and eventually evolve into...
When spirals occur in the real world—say, for instance, in cacti or croissants—no one stops to think, That succulent/pastry needs to be mindful, ignore those spirals and focus on a completely different succulent/pastry until it stops being a spiral. Obviously not: It’s only in terms of the...
