In a 2014 episode of Modern Family, Mitchell’s friend Brett gets calf implants and confides in Mitchell that he plans to debut them at the beach on Memorial Day. Brett explains he’s always wanted to be “one of those guys who could run around in tights,” but...
Real estate is obscenely expensive these days: The median home price nationwide in April 2018 was $312,000, which is an eye-watering 50 percent increase over the past 10 years. But if you live in or around a city like New York, San Francisco, Boston, Seattle or basically...
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....
We typically think of women as the gender that is uniquely beholden to mystifyingly restrictive rules of fashion — no mini skirts after 35, always remove one accessory, every woman must own a little black dress. Turns out, men have one clothing item that’s at least, or arguably even...
Benjamin Franklin once said, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.” But surely this is yet another instance of the Man keeping us down? Growing scientific evidence suggests that some of us are hardwired to be night owls, and we’re...
One of the things I’ve learned in my few short years of writing about personal finance is that people hate being given personal finance advice. I mean, they absolutely hate it! In particular, they hate being told that they should spend less and save more — which is terribly...
Who gets bored with monogamy faster in a relationship: men, with their roaring libidos, or women, with their faithful, low-sex-drives? Though new research suggests it’s men who tire more quickly of sex with the same old ball and chain, don’t let the science or the stereotypes fool...
No one wants to fight in front of their children. But life is complicated and people are short-circuiting experiments in evolution, so parents must make a choice: hash it out in front of the kids over Saturday morning cartoons, or retreat behind closed doors to go head...
Getting blitzed in the middle of the day, unless you meant to, can be far more unpleasant than getting accidentally hammered at night. This is because day drinking (usually) requires maintaining at least the appearance of real-world competence while you continue to challenge that competence with a...
For politicians, rolling up their sleeves is a way of signifying they’re a relatable, hardworking Average Joe. For magicians, it’s to show there are no rabbits tucked therein. For everyone else — including magicians and politicians, presumably — it’s all about trying to stay cool (and maybe also to look hot)....
Any dermatologist will tell you that wearing a T-shirt in the pool (or on the beach) is a good decision for the long-term health of your skin. This one, for example: “I highly recommend wearing sun shirts, rash guards or other forms of sun-protective clothing,” says dermatologist...
Perhaps you invested in the wrong cryptocurrency; perhaps you drank it all away at the local pub. Maybe you suffered a terrible event like a fire, or someone got sick and now you have to pay off their medical bills. Or it could be that you just...