This morning, while at one of the many rogue Los Angeles coffee shops where waiting 10 minutes for a coffee — even an iced coffee, black — is standard, I finally saw a guy lose it. After several minutes of waiting for his coffee, he cut back into the front of the...
It might sound absurd enough to be a joke, but some men really are allergic to their own semen. “In medical terms, this is known as postorgasmic illness syndrome (POIS),” says Bayo Tojuola, a board-certified urologist in Houston. “It usually involves experiencing flu-like symptoms shortly after each...
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 people used to wash themselves with mutton fat; find out why syphilis helped end centuries of regular bathing in the 1500s; and discover...
We’ve written before about how there’s a cure for chronic lateness, which basically boils down to recognizing your lack of empathy and embracing your innately selfish nature: “Chronically late people need to find a motivation for making punctuality a priority,” says Ron Helpman, a psychotherapist in New...
One of the unfortunate byproducts of my newfound sobriety has been an inability to sleep in past 7 a.m. It used to be that a noxious combo of booze and other stuff could reliably knock me out until noon. Now, however, my well-rested, ascetic brain is awoken by...
When you’re a dad, parenting questions often come up that you struggle to find an answer to. Since other parents are the worst and Google will send you down a rabbit hole of paralyzing, paranoid terror, we’re here to help by putting those questions to the experts....
Dudes: Hapless incompetents who shortcut everything and have a bold lack of self-regard for how things look. They mess up the laundry and burn water. They can’t work a dishwasher properly, and wouldn’t know what to do when you hand them a baby. At least, that’s long...
Beards: Are they hot? (Sometimes.) Do they always make a guy better looking? (No.) Do women prefer them? (Some.) Are men with beards more likely to be sexist? (Yes.) Does having one signal to women your desire to commit and have a baby? (Yes.) Is there such...
Recently, the following came to our attention: “The clitoris keeps growing in size and power to the time a woman hits 32 years of age, where it quadrupled in size from puberty.” Which, naturally, raises the question: Does the same happen with our penises? That is, will...
Don’t have three hours a day to spend at the gym? Not interested in bulging like a bodybuilder? Unmoved by promises of “fat-blasting, ab-chiseling monster workouts”? This is the column for you, fellow regular human with very little free time. … The Man Name: John F., London,...
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.
“MOTHERF*****!” That’s my curse word of choice every time I drop something, or bang my motherf***ing knee into my motherf***ing desk a-motherf***ing-gain. But then, perhaps I shouldn’t call it my word of choice, because it feels completely involuntary: I can’t help myself from blasting out this phrase every single...
