The Art of Decoding a Backhanded Compliment
As insults go, the backhanded compliment is a sophisticated weapon. It's not as straightforward as simply tossing an insult grenade. Instead, it's like setting and springing a trap, which is typically a two-part takedown: The setup (the compliment part), followed by the knockdown (the semi-veiled insult). Sometimes,...
Adam Elder August 24, 2017
Before There Were Energy Drinks, There Was Powdered Ox-Brain
In 2013, two doctors wrote a piece for TIME about our energy obsession (specifically, energy drinks and similar energy snacks), noting, "We have become obsessed with the concept of 'energy' and yet display a profound misunderstanding of what energy is." But that's not entirely accurate: We've been...
Meg Favreau August 23, 2017
Why Men Have an Unspoken Pact Never to Kick Each Other in the Balls
Hitting below the belt (i.e., punching or kicking someone in the balls) is illegal in boxing, football, taekwondo, karate, mixed martial arts and Greco-Roman wrestling. You'll occasionally see it in professional wrestling, but only administered by "heels," and only as a last-ditch effort when they know there's...
C. Brian Smith August 14, 2017
Nothing Good Happens When You Answer Your Doorbell, and Everyone Knows It
Recently, Jim Waterson of BuzzFeed UK posed a question for anyone with a doorbell. Someone in the office is claiming "millennials don't answer doorbells unless people text to say they're outside". Is this A Thing? — Jim Waterson (@jimwaterson) August 2, 2017 As of this writing, the...
Miles Klee August 14, 2017
It's Not Who Falls in Love First, But Who Says It First, That Matters
Hot tip: Women don't typically say "I love you" first in a heterosexual relationship because we know men think we are going to say it first, so we wait and make you say it first because that way it will be more "real." Lemme put it another...
Tracy Moore August 11, 2017
Raising the Smoking Age to 21 May Seem Arbitrary, But the Science Behind It Is Sound
Starting November 1, New Jersey will join two other states (Hawaii and California) and cities (New York, some communities in Massachusetts) in making it illegal to smoke cigarettes (or vape) until you're 21 years of age. Smoking is, of course, terrible for you, but does raising the...
Tracy Moore August 9, 2017
What to Do About the Friend Who Always Embarrasses You
We all have one family member or friend in our lives who we don't want to be seen with in public, even though we love them. Maybe it's the dad with no volume control and a tendency to say problematic things in quiet restaurants. Maybe it's the...
Brian VanHooker August 8, 2017
Why Men Always Drive on Dates
Who drives on a date — whether it's the first, fourth or the 400th? The guy, duh. Even in these progressive times, this is undoubtedly chapter and verse. Some anecdotal evidence: Not one of our female writers drives when she's in the car with a gentleman suitor, whether he's a Tinder...
Andrew Fiouzi August 8, 2017
The Lies You Tell Yourself Are Surprisingly Convincing
After I lost my virginity, I told my closest friend that I'd lasted for 10 minutes. By the following week, I'd told a variation of that same story to at least a dozen other friends. Years later, I ran into the woman at a party. At some...
For People With Too Many Friends, Those Friendships Are Essentially Worthless
Male friendship is a strange thing. It's represented in most media as uncomplicated and easy — dudes like to hang out in man caves and talk about beer and chicks and football! — but the truth is more intricate and complicated. For many men, making friends—and even maintaining existing friendships — becomes extraordinarily...
Study Finds Having Had More Than Three Sex Partners Is a Turnoff
When it comes to sex, one adage holds true: Doing it is a lot different than talking about it, and people have wildly different ideas about how to discuss sex, particularly when it comes to sexual history. Should you tell someone how many people you've slept with?...
Tracy Moore July 31, 2017
This is What It's Like to Live Life as a Sober Bartender
Thirty-seven-year-old Boston-based bartender Trevor Christian has been slinging drinks for nearly 10 years — and been sober for eight of them. Don't get me wrong: I love alcohol. It still plays a large role in my life, just not in my body. I don't feel like I'm better than...
As Told To Mel July 28, 2017
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