In this installment of our “What Makes Me a…” column, we asked seven people how a person should behave to be considered smart. Turns out, it’s not all about your IQ. … Rachel Winograd, assistant research professor at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health: Someone smart is...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover what “traumatic insemination” means, and who’s doing it inside your apartment right now; find out why some bees have exploding testicles; and learn which...
In 2001, Cary Carbonaro and her then-husband were on their way to buy a new car when he told her, “I can’t put the car in my name because of my credit.” Carbonaro was confused. The newlyweds were living in New York, and she was under the...
Don’t have three hours a day to spend at the gym? Not interested in bulging like a bodybuilder? Unmoved by promises of “fat-blasting, ab-chiseling monster workouts”? This is the column for you, fellow regular human with very little free time. … The Man Jason, Los Angeles, California...
Are you one of those guys who wants to look stylish but finds it doesn’t come all that naturally? We feel you. Don’t fret: With some advice from LA-based stylist Rayne Parvis, we’re all going to learn how to dress a little better. In this edition, we’re...
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.
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover how caffeine directly affects the chemicals in your brain; find out what it is about a strong cup of coffee that might send you...
Shrinkage: Nature’s humble pie. Why does the cold seemingly make everything below the belt seem smaller? I’ve always assumed it was fight-or-flight related, like a turtle retreating into its shell to hide from the elements. Or was that just a matter of resemblance? It turns out, however,...
Mocha Lattes Will Wake You Up Better Than Regular Coffee Cocoa and coffee truly are a match made in heaven, according to Clarkson University researcher Ali Boolani, who recently performed a study on the matter. Lucky test subjects were asked to execute various tasks after drinking brewed...
Every man’s stream fires off in an unintended direction from time to time. But what’s actually causing that to happen? According to Adrienne Carmack, board-certified urologist and author of The Good Mommy’s Guide to Her Little Boy’s Penis, complications caused by circumcision (or other surgeries on the...
Doing your taxes sucks—there’s no denying that. But even the worst of tasks can be made bearable with the right tunes. That’s why we put together a “Money, Money, Money” Spotify playlist to help ease your Tax Day dread. Make it rain! If you’re not a member...
I was fired as a writer’s assistant on The Cleveland Show because I couldn’t type fast enough. You had to be a veritable court reporter to keep up with Seth MacFarlane’s staff of snarky motor-mouths, and I was hunting-and-pecking and missing jokes. After the executive producers gave...
