Despite what appears to be a steadily declining unemployment rate, the actual percentage of working-age Americans who have a job — or who are actively looking for one — continues to slump. This might sound counterintuitive: How can the unemployment rate drop if less and less people are...
In 1594, Italian physician and anatomist Gabriele Falloppio suggested that a linen cloth be soaked in chemicals, dried and then used as protection against syphilis. According to Spafe.com, 1,100 brave participants lined up to test out this first-of-its-kind condom, which was fastened onto the penis with ribbon. Hot! Fast...
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.
Some couples have no problem sharing a razor, while others flat out refuse. So who’s right? As much as, professionally speaking, I should probably give you a well-balanced, point/counterpoint on the topic, weighing all the evidence on one side versus the other, I’m absolutely not going to...
We all sleep through our alarm every so often, and when this happens, many of us attempt to make up for lost time by speeding to work and honking at EVERY MORON along the way. But does speeding really get us to our destination any faster? Not...
The internet is filled with stories of couples passing away within hours of one another, and new research might help explain this somber (but strangely comforting) phenomenon. Researchers from Rice University found that people who have trouble dealing with the loss of a loved one experience heightened...
Self-improvement is rarely exciting, because cutting out your favorite indulgences is no one’s idea of a thrill. Pondering the suggestion to just substitute your burger for a big bowl of vegetarian chili, or park farther away from the grocery store to get more free walkin’ in does not...
It used to be that people couldn’t help but stare into the flames of a terrible car accident, or peer relentlessly into the hydrophilic chaos of a waterfall. And maybe people still do, but increasingly, it’s all about staring mercilessly into that glorious three-by-five inch illuminated screen...
My eyes spotted the bowl of pho emerging through the kitchen doors, leaving a tail of fragrant steam as it floated past a dozen diners and settled gently on the table in front of me. In that moment, I forgot what my girlfriend and I were chatting...
After years of showering on a daily basis, you’d think stepping out completely clean is a given. Some body parts, however, are easy to miss, and so are often left unwashed for weeks at a time. Below is a list of every hard-to-reach body part, how to...
Thanksgiving is upon us. But ’tis not yet the season of Black Friday, Cyber Monday and a month-long, crazy mess at every store in town: ’Tis instead the season of actually feeling thankful for all the important, nonmaterial stuff we usually take for granted, and of thinking about...
Two years ago, one sadistic redditor asked, “What’s the best on hold music you’ve had?” Assuming he meant “heard,” other redditors responded with actual examples of hold music they’ve heard and why they liked it. “I really like to get my groove on to [a tech company’s] hold music....
