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We tend to assume that fresh food is always better than frozen food, and when it comes to comparing pre-packaged frozen meals to their homemade counterparts, yeah, that’s a pretty safe bet. But fortunately for anyone who has trouble using produce before it inevitably becomes all green and fuzzy...
If you’re like me and your knowledge of science fiction far outweighs your knowledge of actual science, when you hear the word “xenotransplantation,” what comes to mind first is the deadly xenomorph from the Alien movies. In reality, though, it’s more closely connected to another, far less acclaimed movie. Who...
Pregaming is almost always a precarious venture. The goal is to get perfectly tipsy before heading out so you show up to the party feeling frisky and only having to buy one or two drinks. The problem is, pregaming can easily (and I mean easily) spiral out...
It’s that time of year when people everywhere, after months of long, dark winter, are ready to fry themselves like a Scottish Mars Bar. To help you avoid that fate, take a look at the horror stories of three unfortunate souls who eschewed sun protection — and...
In another exceptionally unsurprising turn of events, a new study found that one in five American children and teenagers drink literally zero water on any given day — and compared to water drinkers, those in this hydro-hating cohort consume about 200 more calories a day imbibing sugary beverages instead. This is, needless to...
Eating the hottest chili peppers until you scream, puke and then hyperventilate while wishing the sweet release of death would come now, right this second, please, has become a popular YouTube challenge. But while this might seem both reckless and idiotic (which, yeah), one thing that might...
This one’s for the procrastinators out there. The ones who knew this summer vacation was coming up, who knew months ago that winter flab needed to be shed, but kept putting it off until it was too late. Because now, you’re just about out of time, and...
Being a journalist, I perform close to zero physical labor over the course of a workday, and yet, I’m utterly exhausted by the time I take my 50th step of the day out of the office, craving nothing more than to sink into my couch and let...
Premature “Happening, arriving, existing or performed before the proper, usual or intended time” — Merriam-Webster Ejaculation “The act or process of ejaculating, especially the discharge of semen by the male reproductive organs” — Dictionary.com Premature Ejaculation “The sad condition of a pathetic half-man who can never hope...
One of the all-time classic comedy pairings was enshrined in cultural history in 1968, when Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau appeared together in the original movie version of The Odd Couple. As well as spawning a hit TV show, the film christened a whole subgenre that sitcom creators...
You’re busy. I’m busy. All of us are painfully, gruelingly busy. Such is life in the ever-draining gig economy. And all that busyness means that other stuff falls by the wayside — stuff you used to consider important, like sleeping, or making sure your body isn’t falling...
The early morning is arguably the best time to get stuff done: Nobody else is awake to bother you, traffic tends to be lighter than any other time of day and you (hopefully) feel refreshed after a full night of sleep. The problem is, waking up before...