Planning the wedding ceremony itself should, in many ways, be the simplest part of the whole process: The groom’s guests on one side, bride’s on the other, repeat what the officiant says, throw some rice in the air and then head off to the reception. But anyone...
More and more couples are being married by recently ordained friends or family. A recent study claims the Universal Life Church — an organization that offers “free and legal” ordinations — has ordained more than 20 million people since 1962 (including our editor-in-chief). Data from two popular nuptial websites backs this...
On the face of it, bachelor parties are barbarically simple: All you need is booze and pole dancers and you’re good to go, right? Sadly, many a best man has failed in his duties for thinking this way. There’s a ton of planning that goes into putting...
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.
Nick Benas dreamed of being a professional Wiffle ball player when he grew up. Not a professional baseball player, mind you. He wasn’t delusional. A 5-foot-7, 140-pound high school freshman, he knew he lacked what it took to play for the Yankees. But when Benas was growing...
The frying pan, it turns out, isn’t fungi’s friend. According to researchers from the Mushroom Technological Research Center of La Rioja in Spain (yes, the Spanish have a mushroom research center), the best way to cook mushrooms while still preserving their nutritional properties is to heat them...
In this installment of our “What Makes Me a…” column, we asked 10 people what makes them think of someone as a “real funny guy.” … Tracey Sturgal, professor in communication studies at Marquette University: As a linguist, I’ve learned there are as many perspectives on humor...
Last week in this space, we recounted a few of the things that lower the risk of prostate cancer — from balding to espresso to ejaculating once a day. The ejaculating part especially interested us, for obvious reasons but also because of the reason why. Per a 2003 study conducted by...
Dad jokes: They are, as we are all only too painfully aware, a real thing. Why dads feel the need to drop terrible puns is a mystery for the ages, but in honor of all those dads out there still chuckling at their own genius (“Dad, I’m...
Did you know dads have superpowers? It’s true: Besides the ability to unerringly find every Lego brick with their bare feet, dads also possess lightning fast reflexes. That’s according to the multiple “Amazing Dad Reflexes!!!!!” videos perennially doing the rounds, at least, in which average-looking middle aged...
“We mock the things we are to be,” noted Mel Brooks in his and Carl Reiner’s legendary 1961 comedy sketch “The 2000 Year Old Man.” Case in point: To celebrate March Madness this year, Jimmy Fallon invited viewers to tweet their favorite “dad jokes” using the hashtag...
The human body: An inspiring biological work of art? Or a meaty sack of germs and fluids? Either way, there’s still a lot we don’t know about what goes on in there — and that scientists are constantly attempting to figure out. Here are the most interesting things we’ve...
