A public display of affection — more commonly referred to as PDA — is a bit like the smell of a fart: If it’s your own, it’s inexplicably pleasant. If it’s someone else’s, it stinks of crap. In 2016, researchers looked into why people are so repulsed...
It’s a new year, and that means, for many people, finally getting into shape. (No, really, we mean it this time, right?) But for those looking to lose a significant chunk of their body weight — like triple digits — what does that really do to your brain and...
Fish is, in general, healthier than meat, since it contains more omega-3 fatty acids, which prevent heart disease, and less artery-clogging saturated fat. But among fish, which are the healthiest? I asked Dana Hunnes, senior dietitian at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, to help me rank...
The bathroom is a dangerous place filled with chemicals, sharp objects and slippery floors. For that reason, we enlisted primary care physician Dr. Marc Leavey to explain how to treat any damage you might incur behind the bathroom door. Here’s his advice: The Injury: Shaving Nicks The...
The year 2019 had scarcely begun when a few lucky fans ran into Lionel Messi, arguably the top soccer player in the world at the moment. He was all too happy to stop for a few selfies — selfies that conclusively showed he was driving without a...
If you don’t care that your desk is messy, you should. Or at least, that’s what a recent study from the University of Michigan tells us. To figure out to what degree the messiness of an office affected someone’s perception of the office holder, three researchers took two empty...
“Everyone is getting older,” Alan Castel, a professor of psychology at UCLA, tells me when I call to talk about his new book, Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful Aging. He’s right, of course: Literally speaking, every single person, from the moment they’re conceived to the...
It’s the perfect morning: The birds are chirping, the sun is shining and only three weeks in, you’re absolutely certain that 2019 will be your year. But then something unfortunate happens — you spill coffee on your shirt; you get a parking ticket; your boss decides that...
When you’re a dad, parenting questions often come up that you struggle to find an answer to. Since other parents are the worst and Google will send you down a rabbit hole of paralyzing, paranoid terror, we’re here to help by putting those questions to the experts....
Potty Talk is a one-panel comic about the funny thoughts, observations and fears men have in the bathroom. This week’s is from illustrator Burton Durand. Check out his Instagram here.
Kenton, a 38-year-old in Ontario, is a serial hands-down-the-pants guy. Whenever he’s relaxing on the couch or about to fall asleep, his hands are down his pants. He says he doesn’t remember when he started it, “but as far back as I can remember, I can clearly...
I’m embarrassed to admit that my daily routine is completely soiled with the internet. I check my email and scroll through Instagram before getting out of bed. I scroll through Instagram while walking from my car to my desk. I spend the workday glued to my computer,...
