Over the last month of increased #BlackLivesMatter protests in the name of ending police brutality and racism, it has largely felt like a dam has burst, with a huge surge in the number of people supporting the movement and its goals. And while that’s a good start,...
I first came across this phrase when passing through Amsterdam one night when I was a more daring, adventurous young person. I vividly remember being stopped by a sickly-looking guy with small eyes on one of the many bridges. “You want [drugs], man?” he proffered. “Make you...
Life as we knew it paused when the pandemic appeared, and that may have included your attempts at mashing lips, falling in love and everything else that lands under the broad umbrella of dating. After a few months of quarantine, you might be feeling especially alone, antsy...
These past two-plus months of quarantine have been an exercise in “making the best of a difficult situation,” and how we work out is now different. The giant, potential coronavirus breeding grounds formerly known as “gyms” are currently closed. Home gyms, on the other hand, are all...
We can thank shoes for many things: They keep our feet clean, comfortable and protected (and most importantly, they prevent stubbed toes). There is, however, something to be said about the glorious, godlike sensation of stepping outside barefooted every now and again. The sunbathed concrete warms your...
Mistook your monthly magazine for a pack of One Wipe Charlies and flushed it down the toilet? No worries, here’s the online version! In this edition: How to Take Care of Your Balls The (Ball) Pit of Doom? How Low are My Balls Gonna Go, Anyway? A...
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If there’s one thing the long history of nutrition fads teaches us it’s that, whether they’re prescribed for weight loss or healthy living, blueprint diets have their drawbacks. With the vinegar diet, for example, popularized in the 1820s by the English poet and legendary narcissist Lord Byron...
Nobody actually enjoys applying sunscreen. Rubbing some lightweight SPF on your face in the morning is one thing, but reapplying it all over your body, all day long can seriously mess with your beach/pool vibes — especially when sand, chlorine, dirt and other summer-y residue are in...
Sure, there’s a biological reason why most people prefer to breathe out their nose, but there’s a social one, too. That is, a lot of people don’t want to be a mouth-breather, a trait culturally associated with stupidity. But now that everyone is wearing a mask in public, you...
It may be the year 2020, but living in a home with a dishwasher is still a luxury to many. Hand washing dishes after each and every meal is a necessary evil across much of the world, and with much of that same world in some level...
I remember my first chip-filled sandwich like it was yesterday. My friend and I — both early adolescents — had just endured a routine, but strenuous water polo practice at our community pool. As we stepped out of the modest aquatic center, our hair still damp and...
