You can’t throw a rock lately without hitting a restaurant that hasn’t jazz-handed its menu with a massaged kale salad or shaved Brussels sprouts with squeezed lemon and pecorino cheese. That shit is everywhere. Not that kale and Brussels sprouts don’t taste great. They do, but they’re...
Your testicles house the equipment that allows you to procreate and retain your masculine characteristics through the production of testosterone. But instead of getting the credit they deserve, they always seem to take a backseat to your hot-dogging penis. They’re like the offensive line of your anatomy—doing...
Most people don’t give bugs a second thought—other than to swat them away with a rolled-up newspaper. But for Riley Tedrow, an entomologist at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, thinking about bugs is his life’s work. One insect in particular fascinates him—the praying mantis, or the sucker with the...
As the saying goes, the grass is always greener. Sometimes that’s true in your job. Sometimes that’s true when you get order envy. What if the saying was actually “the green is always grassier?” Normally, that wouldn’t make a whole lot of sense. Unless you’re Carl Spackler, or in...
When we’re at the office, we basically speak our own language. A mix of clichéd metaphors and hyperbolic buzzwords such as “mission critical” and “scaleability,” the ubiquitousness of which will make you feel like you’re taking crazy pills. Because if you work in an office long enough you know this seemingly innocuous office jargon is...
There are a few lessons to be learned from the infamous Dress: (1) It doesn’t take much to become an internet sensation; (2) the guy who sits next to you at work is a color-blind monster; and (3) perspective matters when it comes to perceived appearance. The...
When it comes to food, sugar and spice is always nice. Something Matthew Hilla knows full well. Case in point: His smokey habañero hot sauce, Hotmaple. It relies on maple syrup as its key ingredient, which provides the right balance of sweet and heat in dishes such...
DSC members are among the smartest people in the world. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be smarter. With the help of our friends at American Mensa, DSC is proud to bring you weekly Rompecabezas (Spanish for “head breakers”) to boost your IQ into the thermosphere. You...
You can build up quite an appetite trying to figure out what to eat for lunch. But should it really be that hard? When you think about it, lunch is actually kinda easy. Check out the flow chart below, and see if you agree.
While launching into an off-key rendition of the Pointer Sisters’ classic “I’m So Excited” isn’t the reaction most of us have after drinking too much coffee, maxing out on caffeine can cause plenty of negative side effects—trouble sleeping, anxiety, upset stomach and the frequent need to pee...
With the help of master artisans from the African country of Namibia, twin brothers Chris and Doug Akin have started the Base Project, an eco-friendly fashion brand that brings locally sourced bracelets, cuffs and hand-sewn bags to the U.S. They’re giving back, too, by re-investing their profits in Namibian humanitarian...
DSC members are among the smartest people in the world. But that doesn’t mean they can’t be smarter. With the help of our friends at American Mensa, DSC is proud to bring you weekly Rompecabezas (Spanish for “head breakers”) to boost your IQ into the thermosphere. This...
