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Valentines for undefined relationships
Posted by staff / February 11, 2014Are you friends or are you more? Friends with benefits? In the gray area of texting but not sexting?
Sex ed site Scarlateen has just the card to acknowledge a connection without demanding a commitment, though — be warned — some are NSFW…just like those relationships you don’t tell Mom about.
Read MoreGorgeous watch captures solar system on your wrist [video]
Posted by staff / February 10, 2014It might take you almost thirty years to see Saturn make a full revolution, but for a quarter-million dollars, one hopes this gorgeous watch from Van Cleef & Arpels lasts at least that long.
Read MoreSleep in an abandoned island fortress
Posted by staff / February 10, 2014Have you heard of Berlenga Grande? I haven’t which, I dare say is unusual for me, the armchair traveler and all. Huffington Post calls it “the prettiest island you’ve never heard of”. It’s just off the coast of Portugal. But it’s worth a look. Check out the gallery at Huffington Post that has photos of …
Read More12 ways to express (genuine) interest in your customers
Posted by staff / February 10, 2014At Eric Jacobson’s blog about management, you can find his summary of Steve Curtin’s book: Delight Your Customers. In it, Curtin recommends that you do 12 things to show your customers that you are genuinely interested in them. A few of them are: Use names Practice assertive hospitality Remember preferences Display a sense of urgency …
Read MoreIn matters of the heart, women say height matters
Posted by staff / February 10, 2014Though similarity often dominates our choice in mates, researchers say height differences may matter more to women than men. “Evolutionary psychology theory argues that ‘similarity is overwhelmingly the rule in human mating,’” says Michael Emerson, professor of sociology at Rice University and the study’s co-author. “However, our study suggests that for physical features such as …
Read MorePast and future collide in this Victorian house
Posted by staff / February 9, 2014Lovers of old houses, grab a bib for the drool-fest that’s bound to occur when you see this eleven-bedroom Victorian beauty, but as the best old houses do, this one holds a secret.
Read MoreBuild your own national anthem! [interactive]
Posted by staff / February 6, 2014This is a hoot. Slate has an interactive where you can generate your own national anthem! They write: It’s the dream of every Olympian: win a gold medal and hear your country’s national anthem as you stand atop the podium with tears of joy streaming down your face. Every anthem is different, and the Sochi …
Read MoreWhy we can’t resist taking risks
Posted by staff / February 6, 2014When people engage is risky behavior, such as drunk driving or unsafe sex, it’s probably not because their brains’ desire systems are too active, but because their self-control systems are not active enough. “We all have these desires, but whether we act on them is a function of control,” says Sarah Helfinstein, a postdoctoral researcher …
Read MoreManhattan Olympics put game venues in perspective
Posted by staff / February 6, 2014It’s hard to picture the immensity of Olympic venues when they’re out in the country, but what if Manhattan had hosted this Winter Olympics instead of Sochi?
Read More60 things that a 60-year-old woman would want a 30-year-old woman to know
Posted by staff / February 3, 2014Margaret Manning is an author, speaker, and founder of Sixtyandme.com. Huffington Post quotes a recent article of hers called “60 Things Older Women Want Younger Women To Know.”
Read MoreIlluminating art: Shadow box come alive with a flick of the switch
Posted by staff / February 3, 2014As if the brilliantly patterned wooden box of Anila Quayyum Agha’s Intersections wasn’t enough, it’s when the piece is lit from within that the real magic happens.
Recently announced as a finalist in 3rd Annual See.Me: Year in Review Competition, the piece is meant to reflect her feelings of “both wonder and exclusion” of the Mosque growing up in Pakistan.
Read MoreWhere the art of war and art of love meet: The violent sex lives of flatworms [video]
Posted by staff / February 3, 2014Warning: This video contains penis fencing.
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