In gyms the world over, no body part inspires quite as much hushed awe as the coveted six-pack. In the modern male beauty stakes, sporting a rippling midriff is the closest men can come to physical perfection. And yet, six-pack envy — this fixation with what are...
Imagine for a second that you lived life without all your texts, your favorite apps and the internet in your hands. Now, stop imagining because we asked three guys who don’t have a smartphone (or at least tried not to have one) so you don’t have to...
Ireland and the humble potato have a lengthy, tumultuous relationship. In the 1700s, potatoes were extensively cultivated in Ireland — many sources even claim that the average Irish peasant consumed about 10 pounds of potatoes each day, which, life goals. At the time, potatoes were the ideal...
Like many young men, Taylor, a 22-year-old in Maryland, hates peeing in public restrooms. He’d rather just get in and out without being noticed or, worse, finding someone in line behind him — but the anxiety makes him freeze up. Unable to pee, he ends up standing at...
It was Freddie’s 30th birthday, and as if on cue, he suddenly began to notice some aches and pains. “I started getting problems doing normal everyday stuff, not just exercise,” says Freddie, now 31 and living in London. “Like wearing a backpack — even with it fully...
As anyone who’s ever experienced a post-bender hangover knows, booze does some gnarly stuff to your body: It breaks your heart, erases your memory, scrambles your brain, fills your stomach, and arguably worst of all, impairs your penis (like, come on, was that really necessary?) Amidst all...
Whoa! Some super attractive person is kissing your neck! You have literally no idea who they are, but you like it! You grab that booty, they’re into it! You both get naked! There’s… also a flying turtle singing “Hallelujah?” But never mind that! You’re about to get...
Here’s a good reason to invest in (and actually use) a scale: According to the National Weight Control Registry, 75 percent of people who successfully lose weight (and keep it off) weigh themselves at least once per week. A 2012 study published in the Journal of Nutrition...
Ahh… the involuntary, thunderous sneeze. Or, sternutation, if you want to be pompous about it. It sneaks up on you without warning like an anatomical earthquake: Your lungs spontaneously fill with air, your abdominal and chest muscles compress like a vice, your eyes close tight and… Achooo!...
When you’re losing weight, some jerk will always tell you, “Oh, you didn’t really lose five pounds, that’s just water weight.” On the flip side, when you’re packing on the pounds, you’ll tell yourself that you’re, “Pretty sure it’s all water weight.” I submit it to you that,...
Are you a cracker? Do you like to crack? Is cracking your way of releasing tension after a long day of work? Well, fellow crack enthusiast who’s probably been told that too much cracking can lead to myriad health issues, here’s a quick anatomy lesson on what’s...
Here’s something you were probably never told as a teenager: If it’s exams week and you’re super-stressed trying to memorize scientific theorems or understand the allegory of the old man and the marlin, you can probably forget about using condoms when you have sex, because in all...
