8 Questions About the Super Bowl You Were Too Embarrassed to Ask

The Super Bowl is the purest distillation of America that there is. It’s brutal, lucrative, tawdry, spectacular, amazing, and full of delicious snacks. It’s the one moment when we as a nation truly come together to reflect on our greatest achievements as a society — television, innovative chicken and cheese products, and over-the-top marketing. But … Read more

“Cheese” on Your Cheesesteaks?

As America gets ready for their upcoming Super Bowl parties (or Royal Rumble party, if that’s your thing), Cheez Whiz – the yellowish-orange, gooey, bland tasting “cheese” product – will surely make an appearance at some of them. But what is Cheez Whiz? Why did get it invented? And is there really cheese in Cheez … Read more

How to Use Meditation Methods to Help Improve Your Daily Focus

It seems that the whole world is now meditating, which is wonderful news, as meditation does so much for us on all levels: body, mind and spirit. On a physical level, meditation allows the body to stay stress-free. Mentally, it helps the mind feel peaceful and less attached to the outcome of each individual task … Read more

Which Fruits and Vegetables Are Best For Your Diet?

Eating more fruits — particularly berries, apples and pears — and nonstarchy vegetables, like soybeans and cauliflower, may help you lose weight over the long term, a new study suggests. However, adding starchy vegetables like peas, potatoes and corn to your diet may not be as good for your waistline: People who increased their consumption … Read more

12 Of The World’s Most Awesome Remote Hideaways

When you live in a constantly connected (but spiritually disconnected) urban environment, it’s natural to dream about escaping to some wilderness shack and never coming back. Hide and Seek: The Architecture of Cabins and Hide-Outs, a new book from Gestalten, lets you indulge that fantasy without having to go all Grizzly Man. It presents some … Read more

How to Avoid A New Year’s Day Hangover

No one wants to ring in the New Year with a splitting headache and a sandpapery tongue, and yet “Hangover Cure” tends to be the number one Google search on New Year’s Day: There’s no silver bullet cure for the side effects of boozin’. But based on what we know about hangovers, scientifically speaking, there … Read more