The ring floor beneath my bare feet is warm. The man I only know as Korn smiles and holds the ring ropes open for me. I clumsily step through them onto the blue mat. There are no walls where Korn works—Master Toddy’s Muay Thai Academy—only a corrugated...
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 it’s possible to steal the Mona Lisa once, but sell it six times; find out what “the man who sold the Brooklyn Bridge”...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover why drunk sleep leaves you feeling exhausted; learn what’s causing that thumping headache; and find out the reason for those dispiriting hangover blues.
Pooping at work can be daunting for many reasons—no one likes the thought of their coworkers either hearing or smelling their bathroom activities (unless they really hate their coworkers). That work toilet is also never going to be as comfortable as your throne at home. So the...
There are two things that make the world go round: Music and alcohol. Why not combine the two this St. Patrick’s Day by drinking (and shouting!) along to our “Drink, Drink and Be Merry” Spotify playlist—just make sure to put your arms around all your best buds...
You probably think that there’s not much financial advice a millionaire CEO could give you that would apply to your life. And you could argue that there’s little relevant wisdom that someone who’s already retired can impart when you’re still in the process of starting out. Same...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s biweekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, discover the unlikely history of the Bat Bomb; find out why the Department of Homeland Security’s “puke-light” never got off the ground; and learn about...
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 Michael, Portland, Oregon Age:...
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.
While public figures like Donald Trump and Jay-Z have gained attention for eschewing wedding rings, matrimonial bands for men are actually more popular than ever before. Men’s wedding bands first caught on in America with GIs in World War II; thanks to increased economic prosperity, a push...
For the more socially awkward male, getting a haircut is a double whammy of discomfort: Sitting facing a mirror for an extended period of time, and having to make conversation with someone with whom the only thing you have in common is a shared interest in not...
I recently came upon a hair in my entree at a restaurant, but I didn’t send back the meal. At least it wasn’t curly, I reasoned. Plus, it could’ve been mine; I am, if nothing else, a hairy beast. The follicle in question, however, had an amber...
