Used to be that when you saw a mess of different people coming out of the same house or apartment every couple of days there was a good chance some illicit business was going on. Now it’s more likely to be an Airbnb rental. There are other short-term…
Where is it written that the holidays have to make you miserable? Saccharine ads, irradiant malls and the Sears winter catalogue make a point to remind you that merriment is “in the air”, but that merriment never seems to take hold the way we’re told it should. Empty…
Mankind’s struggle with sweat and body odour dates back to time immemorial. The ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans all had methods for combatting B.O.; mostly consisting of making perfumes from different spices or wearing a container of flowers around the neck like jewelry. French aristocrats even installed fragrance-emitting…
As I’m sure we’ve all noticed, we’re living in a fast-paced, competitive world where, whether we like it or not, the little things can make a big difference. When important decisions are affected by nuances and minute details, there is no better edge a person can hope to…
You’ve tried everything: having a friend jump out and scare you from around the corner; standing on your head, holding your breath, or both at the same time; eating something sour, eating something sweet, eating something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. But those pesky hiccups…
