Humans have been imagining words and phrases to categorize others by how they look since the advent of language itself. For men — and particularly fathers — two contemporary examples of this are ‘dad bod’ and the more recent interpretation of ‘father figure,’ both of which are...
Taking a decent profile picture is never easy, even for the most photogenic and tech-savvy among us. But those of us who were born into a world of camera phones and social media have a slight advantage over everyone else, including our dads, who have quite the...
Holy [beeeeep]! I just saw a large hunk of balled-up shag carpet saunter across my living room! Oh phew, that was just my dog, Tucker, who, like me, has gone without professional grooming since the start of quarantine and now looks like a stray tumbleweed. Clearly, I...
Much like how a certain lemon-lime soda from a certain fast food joint (you know the one) is on another level, a carbonated God among the very same lemon-lime soda served at other establishments, air conditioners in hotel rooms are transcendental, capable of discharging an interminable barrage...
Like probably everything else you had planned for the rest of your life, sports, too, have been cancelled by the coronavirus. Gone are the days when you could safely assemble the boys for a casual round of grappling, sweating and panting on each other while chasing a...
Here’s a situation every man will relate to, even if they don’t admit it: You just got home from a long day of work, during which your balls were cramped between your underwear and your thigh. You reach down to rearrange your fellows, maybe enthusiastically scratch that...
On the lengthy list of things you might be inclined to do after an exhausting day (sit on the couch; lie down on the couch; pass out on the couch), washing your face probably hovers somewhere near the bottom, if it made the list at all (it...
Having your mailbox perpetually flooded with letters addressed to someone other than yourself is a reality that almost everyone deals with at some point in life. When I first moved into my most recent apartment, I was receiving so many letters to so many different people that...
Despite many states and business reopening — at least to some extent — we should still be doing our part by staying home as much as possible (and certainly working from home if your employer allows it). But as you plunge further and further into quarantine, the...
Freezing food is an excellent way to extend its lifetime while preserving its nutritional value; an expert move for anyone holed up in their homes, stress eating like never before as quarantine persists. As a rule of thumb, raw meat, cooked meat, prepared foods and just about anything else you store in...
Like many of us, you may be using quarantine as an opportunity to experiment with your facial hair. And like many of us, you may be, well, disappointed with the less-than-magnificent result. It can be easy to disparage your own looks, though, and you might just need...
Being stuck at home for weeks on end can be hard on just about any relationship, romantic or otherwise. Combine that constant exasperation with the stress we’re all experiencing nowadays, and you may find yourself in constant disagreement with your quarantine partner, actively searching for a way...