‘Cinnamon Challenge’ Could Trigger Lasting Lung Damage
Swallowing a tablespoon of the dry spice on a dare could lead to serious health problems, according to the latest report on the practice. The so-called cinnamon challenge went viral in 2012 as over...
View ArticleCannibalism at Jamestown: Listening to the Bones
She was thrown out, or at least her head was, with the remains of other animals — dogs, horses, squirrels — and other debris that the colonists discarded during the winter of 1609–10. There are no...
View ArticleWealthy Selfies: How Being Rich Increases Narcissism
The rich really are different — and, apparently more self-absorbed, according to the latest research. That goes against the conventional wisdom that the more people have, the more they appreciate their...
View ArticleTransgender Showed Evolutionary Benefits in Ancestral Societies
A new paper published in the journal Human Nature finds that transgendered men were often seen as an asset in some societies. Among hunter-gatherer communities, the social investments that transgender...
View ArticleWhat Keeps Online Dating Segregated (and How to Fix It)
Online dating — as well as regular dating — is a very segregated activity, but a new study suggests that it may not take much to break racial and ethnic barriers. As much as we like to think that...
View ArticleWhen the Fantasy Is a Size 16: Retailers Introduce Voluptuous Mannequins
British department store Debenhams has introduced a line of mannequins that are more like the size of the women who shop there. Meanwhile in Venezuela, the trend is for mannequins with exaggerated...
View Article#RoofBreakup: What We Learned From the Lovers Whose Tiff Went Viral
A couple who went to the roof of their apartment building for some privacy to air their differences ended up in a world publicity instead after a guy up there decided to share the details of their...
View ArticleRaising a Family, but Skipping the Ring: Not So Fast
About a quarter of all Americans who have kids under 18 living with them in 2013 are not married, according to new Census figures. Most of those are single moms. Only 8% of homes with kids are overseen...
View ArticleNo Kids Allowed: Malaysia Airlines Corrals Children Under 12 into Special Zone
Last month, TIME’s Newsfeed shared the launch of the dreamily named Nanny in the Clouds, which pairs up travel-weary parents flying with kids with babysitters who just happened to have booked the same...
View ArticleWomen Hate Sexy Ads, Unless They’re for Something Expensive
Women are turned off by sexually explicit images in advertisements. Unless, that is, the item being advertised is very precious. And valuable. And rare. Like, maybe, a once a year type gift. At least,...
View ArticleNigella Bites Back: Lawson’s 11 Most Scathing Courtroom Quotes
Over in London, Nigella Lawson, celebrity cook (she eschews the label of chef), is giving everyone an object lesson in how to handle that awkward situation of being called a drug addict by former...
View ArticleJudge Strikes Down Part of Utah Polygamy Ban
A U.S. District Court judge ruled Friday that a key part of the state’s longstanding polygamy laws are unconstitutional, marking a victory for polygamous families who have long sought to have their...
View ArticleThe 20 Best Worst Things That Have Been Said About Me on YouTube
Amanda Hess knows it’s not always fun to be female on the internet. She has firsthand experience of the vitriol that women who post online tend to attract. The piece she wrote about this for Pacific...
View ArticleScientists Invent a ‘Machine’ That Helps Women Get Promoted
Women, according to about a million researchers, management experts and self help gurus, have trouble touting their own achievements and that doesn’t help their careers. But a new study may have...
View ArticleHow to Find out Anything from Anyone
Wish you knew whether the wisecracking guy in the next cubicle got a raise this year? Or whether that stylish woman sipping wine on your first date wants to have kids? Bet you’d like to know whether...
View ArticleHarvard Study Suggests Racial Bias Among Some Airbnb Renters
Black hosts who offer their places for temporary rent in New York City via Airbnb don’t get as much for their rentals as non-black hosts, even though the places maybe in equally good neighborhoods, and...
View ArticleLet’s Fire St. Valentine: 5 Saints for the Married
Of all the Saints to whom we could grant a special day to celebrate love, why did we choose Valentine, a dude who never even had a girlfriend, let alone a long term monogamous relationship? He was a...
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