The message carved into Ernie’s high school locker was clear: “Ernie has no eyebrows and a frying pan forehead.” Now 24, Ernie tells me that he’s “reasonably good looking and fit,” save for, of course, the non-existent brows. Ernie tried to fill them in with his girlfriend’s...
“Put yourself in their shoes,” people say when they want to remind us that perhaps the person we’re judging has shoes with way more piled-up crap on them than our own. It means, essentially, show some empathy: Stand where they stand and see the world from their...
IT’S OVER! Screw everyone, I’m taking time for myself! I’m going to LIVE! ….I’m lonely and I need a hug. SCREW THAT! I’m wild and free and single and I’m going to have sex with all the things! …..I miss spooning while watching three seasons of The Great...
Like pretty much all men, I hate going to the doctor. The only time in recent memory that I’ve made an exception to my medical professional-avoidance policy is when I got poison ivy on my penis (don’t ask) and I went to urgent care immediately. Outside of...
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....
There’s nothing more anti-American than giving up — you might as well strangle a bald eagle, wrap it in an upside down American flag and burn it on the steps of the White House. The “never give up” adage is the cornerstone of our culture: It’s in our songs,...
Ah, the screw up in your friend group. You know the one: The one guy who manages to be notably more of a screw up than the rest of you. Perhaps he can’t keep a job, or still lives with his parents in the exact same room as he...
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....
Now this is just sad: According to a recent survey, nearly half of Americans have no summer vacation plans, with a quarter of respondents citing affordability as the biggest factor for not planning a getaway. On the flip side, respondents who do plan to go on vacation...
Turn off the tap, put the toothbrush down and slowly back away from the sink. Look to your right. Is the toilet seat down? Good, now get out, and never come back. You may not realize it, but sharing a bathroom could be killing your relationship. Admittedly,...
Returning to the gym locker room can be even more intimidating than returning to the actual gym to achieve that summer body. For good reason, too: There are a bunch of new faces (with the same idea as you) who don’t yet understand the laws of the land,...
Summer is officially here, with its usual comely disposition and clammy conundrums. Do hot drinks cool you down? Why do we love beaches so much? And what actually is that mosquito’s problem? These are just a few of the questions to which Gloucester University science kingpin, Professor...