“You’ve been dumped? Ah, crap, sorry man. Let’s all get drunk and go to a strip club.” That’s about as far as most men go to console their friends after a bad breakup. As psychology professor Nancy Kalish told us when describing what causes men to perpetually pine...
You likely spent Valentine’s Day doing one of two things: Spending the evening with someone you love, or staring into the deep abyss of potential matches flashing across your phone. Because, after all, this is the modern world, and serendipity is a lot like dial-up internet: It...
We’re all faintly aware that when you’re out on your ass and the bills are piling up, bankruptcy is an option for escaping the mountain of debt. But how does it work? What are the pros and cons? And does it really get you off the hook?...
Smokers are really easy to hate, if for no other reason than that you can usually smell them from a mile away. Yet the idea persists that some people are “secret smokers” who successfully hide their smelly habit from coworkers, friends and loved ones for years, even...
This morning, while at one of the many rogue Los Angeles coffee shops where waiting 10 minutes for a coffee — even an iced coffee, black — is standard, I finally saw a guy lose it. After several minutes of waiting for his coffee, he cut back into the front of the...
It might sound absurd enough to be a joke, but some men really are allergic to their own semen. “In medical terms, this is known as postorgasmic illness syndrome (POIS),” says Bayo Tojuola, a board-certified urologist in Houston. “It usually involves experiencing flu-like symptoms shortly after each...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s weekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, learn why people used to wash themselves with mutton fat; find out why syphilis helped end centuries of regular bathing in the 1500s; and discover...
We’ve written before about how there’s a cure for chronic lateness, which basically boils down to recognizing your lack of empathy and embracing your innately selfish nature: “Chronically late people need to find a motivation for making punctuality a priority,” says Ron Helpman, a psychotherapist in New...
One of the unfortunate byproducts of my newfound sobriety has been an inability to sleep in past 7 a.m. It used to be that a noxious combo of booze and other stuff could reliably knock me out until noon. Now, however, my well-rested, ascetic brain is awoken by...
When you’re a dad, parenting questions often come up that you struggle to find an answer to. Since other parents are the worst and Google will send you down a rabbit hole of paralyzing, paranoid terror, we’re here to help by putting those questions to the experts....
Dudes: Hapless incompetents who shortcut everything and have a bold lack of self-regard for how things look. They mess up the laundry and burn water. They can’t work a dishwasher properly, and wouldn’t know what to do when you hand them a baby. At least, that’s long...
Beards: Are they hot? (Sometimes.) Do they always make a guy better looking? (No.) Do women prefer them? (Some.) Are men with beards more likely to be sexist? (Yes.) Does having one signal to women your desire to commit and have a baby? (Yes.) Is there such...
