BY: CAROLINE ROLF Is the sound of the coffee maker clicking ‘on’ the only thing getting you out of bed in the morning? For many of us, a cup of java is the fuel we need to make it out…
Body Vs Mind
This sex toy company wants to sell you a tuxedo for your penis
BY: KATE SLOAN Human beings have been having sex since the dawn of time, but it’s still an occasion worth dressing up for. At least, that’s what sex toy company Lelo thinks. This month they launched “TUX™,” a miniature tuxedo…
New labels that show how much exercise is needed to burn off junk food will change how you eat
BY: SWIKAR OLI The Royal Society for Public Health, a leading independent British public health charity, is calling for food to come with packaging labels showing the amount of activity required to burn the calories it contains. The updated packages…
A simple guide to the best and worst ways to stimulate creativity
BY: ROB HOFFMAN Creativity is an elusive mother-fucker. When deadlines approach, it’ll leave you staring deadpan at a blank sheet of paper for hours on end, only to strike when you’re already on the bus home without a paper or…
I asked a stranger these 36 questions to see if we’d fall in love. And we did.
BY: SYDNEY MCINNIS About a year ago, I caught wind of a questionnaire that was meant to increase intimacy between two people, or even foster a kind of love – specifically between two people who aren’t already familiar with each…
Spending at least two hours a week engaged in the arts improves overall mental health
BY: ALEXANDRIA LEE Thinking of getting back into painting, playing guitar or writing? A healthier mind is another incentive to return to your neglected hobby. Engaging in the arts for therapeutic reasons is often recommended by professionals, but spending at…
This infographic will forever change the way you think about sleep
BY: JESSICA BEUKER It’s an important part of personal health, and lack of sleep or poor sleeping habits can even cause certain health problems and contribute to a variety of illnesses. You can make sure that you get a proper…
You can now blame that gross, drunk make-out session on humans’ horrible sense of smell
BY: MARIYA GUZOVA If you’ve ever thought about it for longer than a second, then you’ll probably agree that kissing is pretty weird, perhaps even gross. Pressing your open mouth into another person’s open mouth and exchanging saliva and germs…
This hormone expert just revealed the best time of day to have sex
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Hormone expert and author of WomanCode, Alissa Vitti, recently revealed that the best time of day to have sex is actually 3 p.m. This goes against the popular notion that mornings are the best time to have…
Decades ago, the Alcoholics Anonymous founder believed LSD could be the 13th step to sobriety
BY: DANIEL WATERBORNE Over a decade before Woodstock and seven years before the Merry Pranksters, the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous took his first liquid hit of acid. It was Aug. 29, 1956 and among the beige walls and flower print…
Scientists just found the gene for human stupidity (and might be able to cure it)
BY: COLIN SAMPSON Why is it that some people have the intellectual capabilities of a bag of milk? Is it the result of magnetism towards reality TV instead of books? Too many classes skipped for bong tokes in a friend’s…
Beautiful photo series lets the elderly take a look back in time
BY: DANIKA MOIR Photos by Tom Hussey Tom Hussey is an American photographer that specializes in lifestyle photography and commercial advertising. His award-winning photo series, “Reflections of The Past,” was used by healthcare company, Novartis in a campaign for their…
Turns out introverts are significantly better leaders than extroverts for 21st century work
BY: DANIEL WATERBORNE During the 20th century, introverts were social oddities that would hopefully be cured of their awkwardness by team sports or summer camp, or else inside the alcohol-sticky drywall of college frat parties. The 20th century was the…
Blame your iPhone for your bad mood and back problems, studies say
BY: TREVOR HEWITT It’s a common site on the streetcar – crammed commuters sit hunched over the warm, LED glow of their smartphones, starting their daily pilgrimage. Browsing through BuzzFeed, skimming through Snapchat, they traverse their various digital realities under…
After ten years of research, this “storyteller researcher” found the simple cure to depression
BY: DANIEL WATERBORNE Brene Brown is a researcher who has often found herself swimming for answers in the darkest waters of human experience. For ten years Brown conducted thousands of interviews to build a life preserver for times when the…
Research proves that getting cancer isn’t just “bad luck”
There’s no more kidding yourself; you can’t hide behind the notion that getting cancer is simply “bad luck”. A study from the Cancer Research Center at Stony Brook University has found evidence proving that extrinsic factors — like smoking, sun…
Why solitude is a blessing not a curse
BY: SYDNEY MCINNIS We live in a state of relentless connection. When we’re not connecting physically, we connect compulsively through some medium. The concept of solitude is starving. Being completely alone is a form of vulnerability. You’re presented with infinite…
Here’s David Lynch’s simple technique for expanding consciousness and creativity
BY: ADRIAN SMITH I started meditating when my creative work made me more anxious and unconfident than happy. I would wake up afraid, knowing there was a new project to start that day or that I’d have to continue the…
Why I think the term “plus size” needs to be dropped
BY: STEFANIE PHILLIPS As the weather gets a little colder, shop windows get a little nicer and big, shiny red signs begin to pop-up in stores and online, marking 50 per cent off that sweater you’ve been eyeing. I was…
See the devastating effects of war in these soldiers’ eyes (Photos)
BY: ERIK HUSTON War is the ultimate destroyer. Destroyer of countries, of progress and most devastatingly, lives. But what about those who make it out? Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a major issue among veterans and has been covered in…