Former chef, TV star and general wise man Anthony Bourdain once said, “You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together. If your date makes the experience uptight and restrictive, well, the sex is going to be horrible too.” I’m willing to bet that’s...
Farting at the urinal ranks among the top public restroom power moves — right up there with firmly placing your hands on your hips while peeing, or audibly groaning in the stall. But just as the unspoken rules of saddling up to the stall right next to someone else...
On a recent episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, as Larry David neared the end of a therapy session, he turned his attention to just how uncomfortable the chair was that the therapist had chosen for his patients. As I do embarrassingly often when watching Curb, I found...
I am, by my own admission, a terrible (but improving!) texter. Receiving a text almost always feels like an imposition to me, and nowhere does text feel like a bigger intrusion than when I’m at work. It doesn’t matter if I’m engaged in a legitimate heads-down jam...
When you’re a dad, parenting questions often come up that you struggle to find an answer to. Since other parents are the worst and Google will send you down a rabbit hole of paralyzing, paranoid terror, we’re here to help by putting those questions to the experts....
“Laser tattoo removal feels like burning oil straight from the frying pan,” says Marcus Lundqvist, a heavily-tattooed friend of mine (with an epic collection by world-famous tattooers). “I hate it.” Lundqvist knows what he’s talking about, since he’s currently suffering through the process of removing several regrettable...
I’ve heard more than a few times that “your wife has the patience of a saint.” While it’s true that my wife is pretty patient, people have only said this to me because I happen to own a ridiculously huge collection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles memorabilia,...
Anyone who’s ever been on a first date understands that trying to eat while pretending to be someone the other person might not find repellent is a tricky process. To make matters worse (because things can always be worse), in a moment of paralyzing anxiety, you said...
Earlier this month, Metro UK reported on a husband who was left bankrupt by his Indonesian wife, who unbeknownst to him, had accumulated a gambling debt of £3.5 million [$4,878,702] prior to them getting married. According to the article, Christopher Forte was “blinded by love,” and didn’t...
It happens all the time: You throw a big party; buy all the booze you could possibly need; the evening is a wild success; everyone goes home happy (well, okay, somebody drunk-dials their ex and someone else throws up in a cab, but almost everyone goes home happy);...
Until very recently, I was a firm believer in the “let’s just wing it” mentality. No matter the size of the presentation or the time I had to prepare for it, I held firm in the belief that my charm and quick wit would save me from...
Grief is bad for the heart (you’re 21 times more likely to have a heart attack the day after a death in the family), and bad for the immune system (you’re also more likely to contract an infectious disease), but it can also be bad for the...