Protein is now everywhere — from shakes and powders to granola bars. Meat, too, is part of our cultural DNA, whether it’s giant steaks or burgers that have quadrupled in size since the 1950s. Obviously you can’t live without protein — it’s the basic building block of...
“It’s easier to shave your balls when they’re loose-y goose-y [which they’ll be in a warm shower] because the razor can’t get to the hairs stuck in the nooks and crannies when they’re shriveled up,” explains Melanie Mari, owner and trained manscaper at Bare Skin Studio. With...
Injuring yourself while working out sucks. You’re finally starting to get where you want to be and BAM: A twinge in the neck; a sharp pain in the back; a dull throb in the knee. Whatever it is, it means your workout schedule is going to get...
The concept of the average schmoe working from home first found a footing in reality in 1979, well before Slack invaded our lives. Writing in The Atlantic a few years back, Jerry Useem explained that the initial reasoning for allowing some employees to do this was simply...
Manscaping is typically thought to be a job for clippers and razors. But hair removal creams, aka depilatories, promise silky smooth skin in a quarter of the time, without the possibility of nicks or cuts. So why aren’t more guys using them? According to Melanie Mari, owner...
You’re no doubt already familiar with the ways stress can ruin your mental health, career and relationships, but how does it manage to kick the crap out of your heart muscles, too? “Researchers aren’t 100 percent certain yet exactly about that answer,” says Dr. Jennifer Sumner, a...
There’s a shortcut for everything — even cleaning. Case in point: Tossing your dirty stuff in the dishwasher or the freezer is the equivalent of giving it a hand wash and detail, according to Debra Johnson of Merry Maids. Here’s how it’s done… Everything You Can Clean...
I like to think I eat pretty well: My girlfriend and I typically cook our own meals, which usually include a decent amount of fruits and vegetables. Because I don’t eat too much crap, I’m on the lean side — for an American, in fact, I would...
In my early twenties, I lived alone in a dark, dank garden apartment in the heart of Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood. I was convinced a long-ago tenant died in it and still haunted the place; why else would the rent be so cheap? And if that were...
Remember when stuff actually came with an airline ticket besides the seat, seatbelt, free magazine, a tiny bit of legroom and a pantomimed emergency demonstration? How spoiled we were, complaining about a mediocre free meal! Along with all the other charges, almost every major airline now makes...
The most common piece of seemingly useless advice everyone receives is to “sleep it off.” Obliterated on booze and got an early flight? Sleep it off. Sick as a dog? Sleep it off. So frustrated at work you almost rage-quit this afternoon? Yeah, sleep that off, too....
Mushrooms are weird as hell. Some grow in caves, some can kill you and others can make you enter a time warp that bends reality and helps you make friends with talking bear-men (s’up, Grar-R’owth, be seeing you later). Overall, edible mushrooms are super freaking healthy, but...
