Welcome to DSC Original Content’s weekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, learn what level of gluttony causes you to be lynched by an angry mob; find out what “The Great Eater of Kent” ate for breakfast;...
Pounding shots, chain-smoking cigarettes and stuffing your face with burritos are usually late-night activities, and for multiple good reasons: You have a job to do; you have kids to look after; you have an ailing relative to care for. Whatever it is, it’s not getting done if...
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.
We’ve written before about how men are increasingly forgoing medical checkups, and recent research indicates that millennials are following their lead by avoiding the dentist for years on end. They’re facing unfortunate repercussions, too: A study by the American Dental Association (ADA) found that more than 30...
There are certainly worse things than finding yourself caught in a love triangle, but try telling that to someone stuck in one. Case in point: A very tortured man has written to The Guardian asking for help in choosing between his girlfriend and his ex because he...
As if the afterlife weren’t mysterious enough, it just got even more mystifying: The largest study of its kind claims we’re all aware we’re dead in the first few moments, because our consciousness continues to function even after we’ve flatlined. Theoretically, this means you could hear yourself...
We know that people who brag the most about their relationships on social media tend to be the most insecure, but no word on the people who claim to have married their best friend. “Today, I married my best friend!” or “Ten lucky years ago, I married...
If any cocktail ever successfully crossed over into the world of nonalcoholic beverages, it’s the mojito — with the mint, lime and simple syrup, the rum hardly matters. I’d say that four out of the five times I hear or see the word “virgin” at work, it’s followed by...
Welcome to DSC Original Content’s weekly podcast, where we explain a weird, tricky or surprising subject in mere minutes. In this edition, learn why you view food as a cuddle substitute; find out what subconscious worries turn you into a plate-clearer; and discover what the heck “vanishing...
Women who are pregnant have long been told in no uncertain terms that everything they eat, drink, do, and even think about will probably screw up their baby — for life. Science has slowly helped balance out the scales of justice by proving what logically had to be true: That everything...
Cheating: It can be so easy, particularly if the only person you’re cheating on is yourself. And especially when, as the internet insists, it may even be good for you. Browse the the web and you’ll find plenty of stories praising the benefits of a “cheat day”...
Jerks are everywhere. Every day we see them, cutting into lines, starting pointless arguments, making service workers’ careers a living nightmare. Occasionally, regrettably, we’re the jerk. And yet, for a mode of being that’s so commonly witnessed, it’s a surprisingly tricky one to define. So for a deeper exploration...
