Taking my temperature almost every day has helped me alleviate some COVID-19 anxiety, but only because every time I do it, I end up more worried that I’m the walking dead. To wit: The other morning I had to take my temperature three times just to get a...
Ever since I’ve started protesting, I’ve been coming in hot with my every interaction. Whether I’m going off about something someone said on the internet or fighting with my family about why people loot, I’ve been a bit much. Even with friends I agree with, since I started protesting,...
Before the coronavirus pandemic, it was relatively easy to spot a sick person: coughing, sneezing, red eyes and a runny nose are all classic tells. Recognizing a sick building, however, takes a lot more expertise, explains Joseph Allen, a professor of exposure sciences at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School...
“If you’re into running, then you have a sh***ing story,” Jessie, a 36-year-old playwright in L.A., tells me. As a marathon runner for the past six years, she definitely has a few tales. The worst occurred at a half-marathon at the Red Rocks outside of Santa Barbara,...
There’s at least one good reason men should floss, but most dentists are too cowardly to share it: healthy boners. Poor dental hygiene is strongly associated with erectile dysfunction, or ED, so if the bad breath doesn’t disappoint in the bedroom, your penis might. Men in their...
