There’s an old wives’ tale that eating cheese right before bed will give you weird dreams — or in some versions, outright nightmares. Most studies, of course, have found this to be BS. Although one of those studies was conducted by the (pun-built-in) British Cheese Board, which...
I have always struggled with numbers. I must have been sick the day they taught us how to tell time in elementary school because I still mess that up; I have no idea what the mathematical difference between a permutation and a combination is; metric conversions are...
For many of us, lunch is followed by a single thought: Is there a way I can take nap breaks at work? But what exactly is it about our midday meal that sends us straight to dreamland? Liz Weinandy, resident dietitian at The Ohio State University Wexner...
When it comes to weight gain, few foods have been as overwhelmingly demonized — predominantly by low-carb fanatics — as pasta. But apparently, the hate is unwarranted: Researchers recently performed a systematic review of 30 control trials, where almost 2,500 people ate 3.3 servings of pasta (one...
Garry Pelton was nervous to talk with his girlfriend. Not that anything was wrong; in fact, Pelton was considering asking her to marry him. But before he did, he knew they had to talk about money — specifically, whether they had similar personal finance goals and philosophies....
Not only is it harder to get hard in space, we recently got some more bad news about off-Earth travel: It might give you herpes. That’s right: According to a study recently released by NASA, a variety of latent herpes viruses have been reactivating in more than half...
Everyone has a body part that seemingly collects every calorie they’ve ever eaten, ever. For men, it’s usually their gut, while for women, it tends to be their hips and thighs. But is there any rhyme or reason behind why our fat goes where it goes? Liz...
I have Austin Powers teeth. Starman-era David Bowie teeth. They’re snaggly and yellow, and when I smile, I look like a Dickensian dog. It’s not necessary for me to speak: If you saw them, you’d immediately know I was British, while wondering what it’s like to carry...
Are you one of those guys who wants to look stylish but finds it doesn’t come all that naturally? We feel you. Don’t fret: With some advice from menswear blogger Jessica Chance, we’re all going to learn how to dress a little better. In this edition, we’ll...
It’s pervasive in what you might call the Success Literature: Powerful, accomplished people know something you don’t. Not just about sleep habits and morning routines, but also the company they keep. In short: Successful men aren’t friends with losers. Their time is too precious; they can’t afford to lose the...
Life as we know it in 21st-century America is dictated by your credit score. Those mysterious three digits — decided in secret, and as vulnerable to simple accounting mistakes as to willful misdeeds — are the biggest factor in whether the bank decides to give you that...
Got stuck? No problem. Here are the answers to this month’s puzzles: ROMPECABEZA UNO: Apex, Bled, Life, Espy ROMPECABEZA DOS: P=4, Q=2, R=9, S=7, T=3, U=6, V=8, W=1, X=5
