Most of us overeat at Thanksgiving, either because we can’t control our appetites or just because, come on, Thanksgiving food is delicious. But no matter how much mashed potato and turkey you manage to guzzle this year, you can take comfort in knowing that compared to some of...
There’s no meal quite like Thanksgiving dinner to remind us that we’re at the absolute mercy of our appetites. No one really needs that third helping of turkey-topped taters—except, perhaps, Tarrare, the disgusting French glutton we talked about in November’s issue of Bathroom Minutes. But since we’re...
Welcome to our biweekly podcast, “I Learned A Thing In The Bathroom,” where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, you’ll hear the shocking number of nuclear weapons that have been lost in this country alone; why there’s a giant...
Annoying as it is, there are parts of our bodies we should be getting checked out way more often than we do. In this edition, we’re taking a long, loving look into your eyes, alongside our expert advisor Dr. Andrea Thau, optometrist and president of the American...
With Thanksgiving looming, it’s likely that you’ll soon find yourself faced with a monumental decision as you fly to see your family—do you recline the seat, or leave it upright? Do you choose your own comfort, or the comfort of those around you? To help you make...
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.
In a recent survey we conducted, we found that 83% of the men we spoke to trimmed some or all of their body hair. In the chart above*, you’ll see the breakdown of who shaved what. Ears, eyebrows and noses made a predictably high showing, but the...
Welcome to our biweekly podcast, “I Learned A Thing In The Bathroom,” where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, you’ll hear about the infamous, bowel-voiding “brown note”; how a cruise ship defended itself from pirates with a sonic weapon;...
After we ran this piece on whether or not manscaping a lone body part looks odd, a few readers asked us what the term manscaping really refers to—does it simply mean any kind of trimming of body hair, or is it strictly referring to trimming below the...
Thanksgiving is a day of peaks and valleys: We get to spend time with family! But then there’s that cousin and those nephews. We get to stuff our faces with delicious food! But then we have to spend two hours with the meat sweats. We can all...
Football season is in full swing, and you know what that means: Hours of sitting on the couch, drinking beer and eating stuff that’s terrible for you. Nachos are delicious, but they’re also a salt and fat bomb that gives your arteries the equivalent of a shoulder...
Welcome to our biweekly podcast, “I Learned A Thing In The Bathroom,” where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, you’ll hear about the German word for men who sit down to pee; the Danish word for the feeling of disgust...
