A Muay Thai Retreat in Thailand Taught Me to Embrace My FiftiesThwack! My knee slams into the boxing pad my coach, Win, is holding up. “Power!” Win yells. “More power!” Thwack! Thwack! Thwack! My kneecap feels like it’s about to explode. Sweat dribbles off my nose and onto the mat, little raindrops of exertion. “Harder!” he says.
How Mexico Celebrates Cinco De MayoCinco de Mayo is only celebrated in some parts of Mexico, primarily in the state of Puebla, where the battle that it commemorates took place, and also in Mexico City, the country’s capital.
Jot Down Your Thoughts With These Great Note-Taking AppsYou’ve got it! That genius epiphany, that brilliant screenplay idea, that jolt of terror that you’ll forget to pick up the dry cleaning. It’s come to you in a flash, and you need to jot it down now before this ephemeral whiff of remembrance floats out of your brain forever.
Across the United States, Vintage Motels Are Being Imagined for Modern TimesThe re-envisioned lodgings offer easy car-to-door access but also all the amenities of a boutique property, from local artwork to on-site fire pits.
How to advance in your career if your boss is disengagedTake a quick glance at your coworkers. Only one in three feels engaged at work, according to the latest figures from Gallup.
Why So Many People (Myself Included) Are Experiencing Family EstrangementAt least one in four people experience estrangement from a family member, while one in 10 have cut off a parent or child. It’s becoming overwhelmingly common – but why?
The Devastating Decline of a Brilliant Young CoderLee Holloway programmed internet security firm Cloudflare into being. Then he became apathetic, distant, and unpredictable—for a long time, no one could make sense of it.
Orangutan, Heal ThyselfScientists observed a wild male orangutan repeatedly rubbing chewed-up leaves of a medicinal plant on a facial wound in a forest reserve in Indonesia.
Can Scientific Thinking Save the World?Although it sounds like a premise for a joke, this was actually the origin of a unique collaboration between Nobel Prize–winning physicist Saul Perlmutter, philosopher John Campbell and the psychologist Rob MacCoun.
‘On every roof something is possible’: how sponge cities could change the way we handle rainYou might visit Amsterdam for its canals, and who could blame you, really. But the truly interesting waterways aren’t under your feet – they’re above your head.
I Let TikTok Tell Me Where to Eat. Here’s What I Learned.TikTok is many things: a place for slime videos, a free therapy session, the leading source of information in America right now, and, for some, the ultimate restaurant resource.
It’s Time to Treat Sugar Like CigarettesThe food we eat impacts every aspect of our lives and our bodies: our hormones, brain chemistry, immune system, microbiome; the list goes on.
Red Light Therapy Masks Are Soaring in Popularity, but How Do They Work?You might have seen a wave of people on social media channeling their best Hannibal Lecter while wearing an LED face mask with red or blue lights.
The Bizarre Social History of BedsToday, beds are thought of as bastions of privacy. But not long ago, they were the perches from which kings ruled and places where travelers hunkered down with complete strangers.
Richard Branson says money isn't a good way to measure success: Focus on this 1 word instead, it's 'all that really matters'Richard Branson doesn't want to be defined by his money. Specifically, he finds it "quite insulting" when he is introduced as "the billionaire Richard Branson," rather than as the co-founder of Virgin Group, he tells CNBC Make It.
The Complicated Ethics of Rare-Book CollectingLiterary treasures are too often hidden away from the public—but the world of private collecting isn’t all bad.
14 Non-Corny Ways to Feel Much Closer to Your PartnerAll products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission.
How To Clean a Washing MachineIf your washer gets heavy use, run through this cleaning cycle at least once every two weeks.
Jerry Seinfeld, Hacks, and the Future of Comedy in a Digital WorldOnce upon a time in Hollywood, Jon Favreau wrote a movie. It was called Swingers. It was about a group of twentysomething white dudes—played by Favreau, Vince Vaughn, and Ron Livingston—trying to make it as actors.