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Sort of like the order in which you stretch and workout—or pour lemonade and iced tea into your Arnold Palmer—it’s not important whether you brush or floss first. The important thing is that you’re brushing and flossing (or flossing and brushing) frequently; your toothbrush and roll of...
January 19, 2015
Devin Plaut, a DSC member since May 2012, aspires to rule the chocolate business like Willy Wonka, the ultimate candy capitalist. And so, the founder of Laughing Fox Chocolate has decided to give away a Golden Ticket of his own for Valentine’s Day—his chocolate truffle recipe. Sure, it’s not his top-secret Paleo...
Hey puzzlers! February’s #DSCRompecabeza is brought to you by our friends at American Mensa. Teaming up with the world’s oldest I.Q. organization seemed only logical considering our members are already some of the smartest people in all the lands. That’s why, from now on, we’re only providing puzzles befitting their exceptional...
January 17, 2015
Welcome to Pop Culture Haikus, where we let you know what’s happening this week in television, film and music in the style of short-form Japanese poetry. In a world of tl;dr, there’s no quicker way to the “get it.” 12 Monkeys premieres Friday, January 16, at 9 p.m. ET/PT...
January 12, 2015
Ever thought about running a marathon in full firefighter gear? Neither have we. But it’s an experience that fireman, triathlete and DSC member Jose “Fireman Joe” Zambrano knows full well. Of course, running with roughly 45 pounds of gear on your back sounds crazy, but Jose does it...
January 9, 2015
Figuring out how much money you need for retirement is enough to make you drink. Some quick math: Say you need $50,000 a year to live. And say you plan on retiring at 65 and living to 85. That means you need to save roughly $1 million...
January 6, 2015
It depends on where you most look like a human werewolf. If your body hair is thickest on your arms, legs and back, you might be mocked as much as the Chia Pet you resemble. But it won’t cause you to smell any worse than your smooth-skinned...
January 2, 2015
Yippee ki-yay mother truckers! The answer to January’s #DSCRompecabeza has arrived with a vengeance. Check below to see how you did: Fill 5-gallon jug. Fill 3-gallon jug with water from the 5-gallon jug. Pour out 3-gallon jug. Transfer water from the 5-gallon jug to the 3-gallon jug. Refill...
December 30, 2014
If Kevin Lavelle is sweating the start-up life, it’s impossible to tell. But that’s partly because of the shirts, pants and blazers his clothing line Mizzen + Main offers. They look business casual cool but incorporate the kind of fabric found in gym wear. His idea being that no...
December 27, 2014
For those of you familiar with the five o’clock shadow, the irritation begins mere hours after you shave. Or put another way, the exact moment your sharp, razor-shorn hairs poke through the surface of your skin. “Shaving your beard with a razor cuts the hairs at an...
December 23, 2014
No single leather bag made by Jed Frost is like any of his others. Which is the point. Each one is customized for its owner. And so, each owner works with Frost to incorporate elements of their life and personality into the design. In fact, no memory is...
It’s no coincidence that the holiday season’s mascot is a morbidly obese guy who gorges himself on cookies. Forget about presents and obnoxious sweaters, binge-eating is the true star of December’s holiday festivities. But it’s not your fault that you keep reaching for seconds and thirds and...