SAN FRANCISCO — Getting a scalp or face massage is often a relaxing highlight of getting a haircut or a facial. Now, head spas are popping up across the country offering deep cranial and facial relaxation. “Typically, when you go get a massage, the focus is always like your back, and I always wish there…
15. “I work in a grocery store, and several things have changed. One: packaging is shittier. From the cardboard boxes being paper-thin to the cellophane wrappers being a joke to the glue holding boxes together, it has all gotten lower quality as companies cut costs. Two: the quality of the course has gone down. I…
NEW YORK — Amid spring cleaning season, it can be easy to dismiss housework as drudgery, so dreaded or anxiety-inducing that it’s best delegated to others if at all possible. But experts from Zen monks to psychologists say there are mental health benefits to be found in such manual chores as sweeping, mopping and clearing…
26. (Cont’d) “I realized very quickly on the starting dose that I’d gone my entire life being able to eat basically a limitless amount of food without feeling full, and GLP-1 medication completely changed that. Now, when I eat a reasonable portion, I feel full, and the idea of continuing to eat after that just…
2. “People licking their fingers before touching stuff that other people are going to touch next. (E.g., magazine pages, papers, cash, cards, etc.).” —Bastard_of_Brunswick “Finger licking out in the wild is just generally pretty gross. So are a lot of people’s phones, too, probably, along with computer keyboards and mice. How often do people clean…
—spreadskater “I’m a chef, and I see the direct outcome of all of this every week. Broccolini, onions, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, asparagus, tomatoes, potatoes, green onions, limes, lemons, and oranges are all standard items we keep in my restaurant, and over the last six months, prices have increased anywhere from 30% to 60%. Plus, the…
Recess isn’t just a fun break for grade schoolers. It’s crucial to good health and good grades for kids of all ages. That’s the message from a leading pediatricians group, which just released the first new guidance in 13 years about this unstructured time at school and how it needs to be protected. The updated…
The Met Museum Finally Updates Costume Exhibit For People With Disabilities Every year, the Costume Institute showcases its collection of clothing and accessories through an annual themed exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Institute, which is traditionally funded through ticket sales and fundraisers at the Met Gala event via Vogue Magazine, has also…
20. “My father was officially diagnosed in the last year at almost 80 years old. He is now in a nursing home with health problems, and this has finally allowed him to get some psychiatric treatment, thus the diagnosis. It’s been an amazing relief and weirdly vindicating. I have described my dad for most of…
A new analysis of chemicals in U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy metals, pesticides and other potential contaminants, federal health officials said Wednesday. The review was conducted as part of the Food and Drug Administration’s Operation Stork Speed project — billed as the “largest and most rigorous” to date. It found that…
