The sublime and eternal sandwich
According to the French writer Pierre-Jean Grosley in his 1770 account of his year in London, the sandwich was born when John Montagu, the Earl of…
Category: Personal Development
The pajama backlash
From at least the 1920s, the trend in dressing has gone one way: more casual and comfortable. According to USA Today, public dressing in the first part of…
Volunteer to show your love for animals
April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals month, and it’s a great time to volunteer some time and energy to helping our furry friends. Here are a few ways…
Humans and beer: The ideal pairing
We don’t know for sure when humans first got the idea to drink fermented grain beverages, but according to the Los Angeles Times, our primate ancestors…
Mainstream medicine goes psychedelic
No, you aren’t hallucinating — researchers really are turning their attention to psychedelic drugs, also called hallucinogens or entheogens, for…
Play a video game for science
A video game developed in Barcelona, Spain, will help scientists advance research into breast cancer. In other words, play a game and solve a problem….
The fork: A brief history
For a short time in the year 1004, it was the talk of Venice. An aristocrat’s foreign bride, offending all the guests at the wedding feast without saying…
Good work habits to set you up for success
If you want to succeed in your job, good habits are essential. No one is perfect and not everything is under our control, but a few healthy workplace…
A prayer labyrinth at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco (2008)
Center yourself with meditation or prayer Since the dawn of humanity, people have meditated and prayed to deepen their relationship with the divine….
The new shampoos come in a bar
Cruise down the hair care aisles in any big box store and you’ll see the usual lineup of liquid shampoos in plastic bottles, but there’s a new option…