It’s unclear whether the preoccupation with the “thigh gap” trend exists anywhere besides Instagram “fitspo” accounts and Tumblr pages (short for “fitsporation” – yeah, they’ll…
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With all the attention society pays to body image and the pressure people feel to live up to standards of beauty, there are unfortunately those…
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These days, parents are on a mission: to create a new breed of superhuman babies with super strength and super IQs so that they can…
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Let’s add a literary twist to an old saying: a book a day keeps the frown away. According to a study commissioned by the U.K.’s…
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I know, this isn’t your favorite dinner table topic and you probably wouldn’t bring it up on a first date or while meeting with prospective in-laws for the first time, but…
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If you’re one of the folk who sit on the toilet or stand in front of the urinal, breaking out into a sweat because you…
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When news recently broke about the powdered form of alcohol called “Palcohol” getting the okay, some people were overjoyed and others were left scratching their…
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Humans find pleasure in many different things, and sound is one of them. While certain sounds like dogs barking, car horns blaring and babies crying…
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Two years ago in early April I stepped out of a meeting to call my allergist for blood work results. Over the previous six months,…
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There is a very beautiful-by-day, creepy-by-night area of DC called Rock Creek Park. In daytime hours people jog and walk among the trees, trails, and…
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“Yeah, last night, actually, but I don’t think I’m going to see him again.” “Why?! You were just talking about how nice he is and…
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You think your job is hard? Go behind the scenes at The Washington Ballet to get six professional dancers to show off the most difficult…
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