I have a friend whose now-ex-boyfriend had an elaborate ritual he performed after taking a dump. She affectionately referred to it as “a** rag.” He kept a bag under the sink with a special washcloth in it. After wiping with toilet paper, he’d take out the rag,...
No matter how old you are, dropping a thousand bucks on anything feels horrible. That mostly means it’s easy to put off long-term investments and make Future You, the sucker who has to deal with Present You’s laziness and bad ideas, deal with it. After all, Future...
Bruh. I give up, breh. I’m telling you, brah, I endeavored to find a pattern: I wanted so badly to uncover the blueprint or even the architect behind the “Bro,” “Bruh,” “Breh,” “Brah” and “Bruv” complex. Which bros used which version, and where, and why. I believed...
Never, ever pop a pimple yourself. We repeat: Never, ever pop a pimple yourself, no matter how tempting. Doing so is an open invitation for red, splotchy skin and infection, according to dermatologist Rajani Katta. Three words you never want used in conjunction with your face? Red, splotchy and...
Here’s a sticky — or should I say, flaky — situation: Your scalp is incredibly itchy, but scratching will undoubtedly prompt a downpour of dandruff. The itch grows stronger, but so does your desire to maintain the integrity of your unfortunately-chosen black T-shirt. You’re in a dandruff-induced...
Like many young men, Taylor, a 22-year-old in Maryland, hates peeing in public restrooms. He’d rather just get in and out without being noticed or, worse, finding someone in line behind him — but the anxiety makes him freeze up. Unable to pee, he ends up standing at...
Listing your love of chess and skeet shooting and your days as a summer camp counselor on your resume may seem like a no-brainer. Such pastimes help distinguish you from hundreds of other applicants who know how to use Microsoft Word and also demonstrate specific skills that...
Are you one of those guys who wants to look stylish but finds it doesn’t come all that naturally? We feel you. But don’t fret: With some advice from McKenzie Dowler, lead stylist at Rag & Bone, we’re all going to learn how to dress a little...
While it might feel like the most modern of metrosexual maneuvers, the truth is that men have been shaving pubes for at least 30,000 years. That’s when the earliest flint razors have been dated to. Supposedly, our cave-dwelling forebears also made use of everything from clamshells to...
The contents of most gym bags are, clothing sizes aside, pretty interchangeable. Everyone has the standards: Shoes, shorts, socks, headphones, etc. The other thing most gym bags have in common is that their contents rarely, if ever, get updated. Sure, you switch up your T-shirts now and...
You’re in the shower, and everything’s splendid: The water’s warm, the scent’s uplifting and you’re belting out your favorite showertime tune. But then, a stray drop of shampoo lands in your eye, feeling like the red-hot soapy trident of Satan himself. What makes this stuff hurt so...
There are certain experiences — like waving back at someone who wasn’t actually waving at you — that leave you feeling like slightly less of a person. Chief among them for me is the sign-language seminar I’m required to conduct in front of an automatic faucet’s sensor...
