A tiny, portable television was one of the most invaluable items in my home growing up. It was ancient and useless — at best, it might pick up portions of a mattress commercial once every few months. The rest of the time, the shoebox-sized device blared “snow,”...
The phrase, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” has me sprinting toward the grave. I am a Sleeper. I love my sleep, I never sacrifice it and I can never truly get enough of it. Yet despite my allegiance to slumber — or perhaps because of it —...
We’ve all been there: In the bathroom at 2 a.m., bleary-eyed with a pounding headache and fumbling through the medicine cabinet in search of the child-proof bottle of over-the-counter pain medication to help take the pain away. Problem is, that bottle of Advil or Tylenol or —...
Every winter I trot out giant sheets of plastic and tape them over my windows in a futile attempt to insulate myself from the frozen hellscape outside. And every winter, the absolute misery of this project feels less and less worth it. Working from home in a rickety...
Mistook your monthly magazine for a pack of One Wipe Charlies and flushed it down the toilet? No worries, here’s the online version! In this edition: No Birthday For You This Year! How to Not Look Like a Marshmallow This Winter Do I Really Need to Wear...
So, you missed your flight, and now you have to sleep at the terminal to catch the next one out in the morning. Or maybe your dad and his travel anxiety resulted in your family getting to the airport eight hours early, and you want to take a quick nap to...
Parenting a pet, no matter what kind, can be a frustrating and bewildering experience. Animals can’t tell you what they want and need (directly, at least), so we’re here to help you answer any questions you have about your favorite companion — whether they be furry, slimy,...
I’d argue that the primary purpose of having your own place is to be nude (and free) whenever you want. I know that taking off my clothes is the very first thing I do when I arrive home from work — before checking whether my living room windows, which...
In college, I had a friend who was a little overweight — let’s call him Mike. Senior year, Mike returned to school after summer break in surprisingly good shape. Of course, I had to ask him about his transformation, having gained a good 15 to 20 pounds...
50 years ago, a hairy chest was considered to be a badge of machismo, modeled proudly by any man fortunate enough to have hyperactive follicles. Lindsey Buckingham of Fleetwood Mac, for example, championed the male scoop neck tee, which broadcasted his twisty tangle of chest hair. Virtually...
My most toxic habit is reusing my one-day contact lenses. They seem good as new after a day of wear, so I just plop them into a case with some fresh solution. I usually only reuse a pair once but I’ve been known to do it twice....
When it comes to working out, we’re not all strongmen like Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (aka the Mountain from Game of Thrones). In fact, many of us could go our entire lives and still have no clue how a lat pull-down differs from an incline bench. Which is to say, there’s...
