Playground wisdom is usually flawed. For instance, swallowed chewing gum does not (repeat, does not) stay in your body for seven years—a It’s Not A Stupid Question post for another day. But some facts shared around the monkey bars actually have merit. Case in point: It’s generally...
Frank Verga can make iron bend to his will. Of course, he does so with the help of a massive fire, which burns at temperatures approaching 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit — as hot as lava. A working blacksmith who also teaches his trade at the American College of...
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. Ever had...
When President Obama recently called to remove tax breaks from 529 college savings plans, he was loudly booed, Snoopy-at-Christmas-pageant-style. Not a big surprise considering that a college education—whether our own or our children’s—is pretty much the new mortgage. For instance, a traditional four-year college can run anywhere...
Hot. Salty. Crispy. The French Fry is as simple a culinary treasure as it is delicious. Sure, you can tart it up with truffle oil, but you can also just stuff the greasy, fast food version into your mouth with equal pleasure (plus a generous heaping of...
A bear does it in the woods, campers do it in a groover and cats prefer to do it in the dirt. While you don’t have as many acceptable options concerning the location of your bowel movements, when it comes to the frequency of your poops, there’s...
Let’s talk tacos. For the better part of a decade, Rasta Taco founder Mario Melendez has been slingin’ his brand of the Mexican street-food staple (with a Caribbean twist) from a custom-made food cart. (Take that food-truck trend.) And with a brick-and-mortar location in the works, he...
Dollar Shave Club members are amongst 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...
If all you needed to reverse the course of male-pattern baldness was some over-the-counter hair-thickening shampoo, don’t you think Hulk Hogan and Donald Trump would have ditched their bandanas and combovers (respectively) by now? Unfortunately for the Hulkster, the Donald and millions of other men around the...
Dollar Shave Club members are amongst 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...
Little, yellow, different. Not just a way to describe the Advil of yesteryear, but also a way to describe the armpit region of the shirts you wear most often. The yellow, crusty residue taking up permanent residence inside your favorite shirts is due to an unfortunate reaction...
The Leader of the Free World needs to use the bathroom every now and again, too. This Presidents’ Day, we look back at some of the memorable moments in the executive washroom. Jefferson believed the secret to his good health was the cold foot bath he took...
