Many of us grew up thinking that our tongue was like a four-piece band: Each section tuned to hit a single flavor note, that when combined, creates the sweet (and salty, sour and bitter) music of taste. That concept, while a fun idea, is inaccurate, because it’s...
It’s official: A chili exists that’s hotter than pepper spray. The Carolina Reaper, a.k.a. the hottest chili in the world, peaks at 2.2 million Scoville heat units (SHU)—or 140 times hotter than a jalapeño and 200,000 SHU hotter than your average canister of pepper spray. But while...
You’re driving down the interstate when, all of the sudden, the car comes to a slow stop. Shoot—the fuel gauge must be broken. Luckily, there’s an old barn right up the road. but as you knock on the door, it slowly opens with a groan to reveal —*gasp*—this month’s Rompecabeza: You and...
“What is love?” No other question has inspired more poets to write, singers to sing and car windows to be broken by Chris Kattan. Thanks to Rutgers University anthropologist and renowned romance researcher Helen Fisher, though, we have an answer: “Love,” it turns out, can be broken...
Leg hair is one of those things that, when it comes to grooming, doesn’t get a lot of pub. And it wouldn’t, really. Unlike something like say, ear hair, the jury really isn’t out on whether leg hair is working for us or isn’t—it is, or so...
Whether it was Colonel Mustard or Miss Peacock in the study with the rope, nothing beats a classic murder mystery. But if a game of Clue no longer brings out your inner Sherlock, it’s time to kick things up a notch. Which is why Sean Homrig began...
Put on some Blink 182 and crank it to 11, because we’re not sure how old we are in this week’s Rompecabeza: My age is a perfect cube. Two years ago it was a perfect square. Next year it will be a triangle number. How old am I? Check...
College football is great… unless your team isn’t. But for all those not-so-skilled squads out there, there is something that can always rile up the crowd: The mascot. Whether they’re the best catcher on the field or the worst runner on the court, the men and women...
A mix of clichéd metaphors and hyperbolic buzzwords such as “mission critical” and “scalability,” the ubiquitousness of office clichés will make you feel like you’re taking crazy pills. Because if you work in an office long enough you know this seemingly innocuous jargon is actually loaded in hilarious subtext. This week in Office...
Kitchen equipment is weird, man. Turkey basters have those big bulbs, whisks look like they’re straight out of a sci-fi flick and colanders… let’s not even start. But hey, whatever it takes to make a proper meal. Anyway, put on your apron because you’re going to need it for...
What do you do when a devastating hurricane levels your hometown, leaving its future in doubt? If you’re Alan Citron, New Orleans native and a former reporter for the Times-Picayune, you turn that pain into laughs. New Orleansland, Citron’s new novel, takes a satirical look at the...
With football season upon us, it’s time for America to do what it does best: Planning what to eat during the big game. And there’s nothing better to chow down on while the ol’ pigskin is being tossed around than, you guessed it, pig. But not the...
