We all know gold is valuable and pretty much always has been. For much of human history, it was money itself. Then we switched to paper money, which was… somehow tied to gold? Basically, anyway: It was called the gold standard, but it’s no longer actually our...
In this edition of “Step Into the Chair,” hairstylist Cleve McMillan weighs in on your burning questions about the mysterious adventure that is getting a haircut. My barber always trims my sideburns perfectly, but I can never maintain them. How do I keep them even? First off,...
First there was the coffee trend that required a precise mixture of low-mold coffee beans, butter from grass-fed cows and a coconut oil extract made from medium-chain triglycerides. The elixir claimed to suppress your appetite, provide long-lasting energy and make your brain work better. More recently, there was CBD coffee,...
Sunscreen vs. sunblock is arguably the least heated debate ever — most of us grab whatever’s on the shelf, slap it on and, so long as we’re not a luminous pink when the sun sets, we’re happy. We should care, though: The sun protection we use today...
So you drank too much beer yesterday, and now you feel like a rubber chicken that’s been run over by Optimus Prime, who then proceeded to pour 100 pounds of cement directly into your surprisingly stretchy chicken mouth. This, basically, is you, trying to get anything done...
Anyone who’s experienced a swift hit to the nutsack knows just how painful that is, and has most definitely proceeded to ask (in a very high pitched voice), “Why must my testies be so tender?” We’ve felt your pain, so we sat down with Dr. Muhammad Mirza,...
We’ve already written about how yellow underarm stains are caused by the aluminum in your antiperspirant. But what about the gross ochre stains that appear on the collar of your button-down shirts? After all, it’s not like you’re rubbing deodorant on your neck. According to just about...
Here’s the most important thing you need to know about how to trim a beard neckline: If your beard is shorter, you can take your neckline higher. If it’s longer, you’re better off allowing the hair to grow lower down your neck. With that out of the...
Face moisturizer has been a more recent addition to most men’s grooming routines, but its popularity is soaring, with 54 percent of the men we surveyed telling us that they now moisturize their faces at least somewhat regularly. Since so many of us are novices when it...
I have a bad habit of eating an entire bag of chips, an entire jar of salsa and some toast with peanut butter on an almost nightly basis, so I can totally relate to this recent Reddit thread that poses a very, very important question: “Rather than eating...
It’s an all-too-common feeling: You’ve left work, run some errands and ordered delivery for dinner from the convenience of your car. You think you’ve got everything under control (the contents of your bladder most of all), but once you exit your vehicle and insert your key into...
In this edition of “Step Into the Chair,” hairstylist Cleve McMillan weighs in on your burning questions about the mysterious adventure that is getting a haircut. This cold weather has my hair frizzing up like a cotton ball. How can I get it to calm down? To...
