Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like

Melissa McCarthy Explains Why Her Sean Spicer Is So Good

You’ll see what she means.

Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like

Words in your ears: the 10 best books podcasts | Books | The Guardian

A bookseller and writer chooses his favourite audio options for those occasions when actually reading a book would be ill-advised

Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like

23 Best Productivity Hacks of the Year

Dominate with these helpful productivity tips.

Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like

Blogging Is the New Black (5 Reasons to Blog + 5 Steps to Begin)

I'm a blogger. It's part of my identity, as much as being a mom, wife and friend are parts of my existence. It's part of my past, and hopefully will continue to be a part of my future.

Miscellaneous | This is stuff I like

17 Things to Do on Super Bowl Sunday That Have Nothing to Do with Football

If you're prone to wearing anything other than a football jersey on game day and still haven't streamed Friday Night Lights on Netflix because you're convinced that attempting to grasp on-field strategies will cause a brain aneurysm, then you might just have an allergy to Super Bowl Sunday.

I need this list.

Style & Fashion | Style

Cozy Ways to Tie a Scarf

Stay warm this winter with these cozy and creative methods for tying a scarf.

Style & Fashion | Style

How to Dress to Flatter Your Body, According to Science

Embrace your new style persona for 2017 by taking a cue from some of these scientific findings about how to look better in clothes.

Style & Fashion | Style

You Only Need to Wear These 5 Outfits This Summer | WhoWhatWear

With the street style shots to prove it.

Style & Fashion | Style

15 Fashion Exhibits You Need to See in 2016

From 1940s Italian couture to Helmut Newton's provocative photographs, these are this year's most anticipated fashion exhibitions around the world.

Style & Fashion | Style

38 Times Celebs Looked Positively Bridal on the Red Carpet

It's not that every formal white dress automatically equals bridal, but lately, the vibe I'm getting from the red carpet is that celebrities don't want to limit themselves to wearing just one white wedding dress in a lifetime. And why should they? Wouldn't you wear wedding dresses all the time if you had fun things to dress up for?

Pets & Animals | Animals & Pets

15 Reasons You Should Appreciate Squirrels

There's more to the ubiquitous rodents than meets the eye.

Pets & Animals | Animals & Pets

11 tales of animal crime that may prove 2017 was the beginning of the end for humanity

This list includes an arsonist tortoise and a dog threatening his owner with a knife.

Pets & Animals | Animals & Pets

We See You, Fake Service Dog Owners

You're ruining it for people who actually need them.

Pets & Animals | Animals & Pets

6 Brilliant Facts About Bengal Cats | Mental Floss

With its lithe body, large oval eyes, and a coat that’s covered in contrasting spotted or marbled markings, the Bengal looks like a tiny jungle cat. Here are six bits of trivia about the exotic kitty.

Pets & Animals | Animals & Pets

Scientific Reasons Why Your Cat Acts So Weird | Nerdist

The internet loves cats. If the internet were Superman, cats would be the Sun. But even though cats are cute and fluffy (and always ready to start something),

Music | Music

Taylor Swift’s Return To Spotify Is Outperforming Katy Perry’s New Album ‘Witness’

Katy Perry's new album just dropped, but it's Taylor Swift's back catalogue that's making more noise on Spotify.

Music | Music

Helen Mirren Paid Tribute To Prince With A Purple Dress And A Fake Tattoo

Seriously, could she be any cooler?

Music | Music

The Unoriginal Originality of Led Zeppelin - The New Yorker

Legal cases involving claims of musical plagiarism often lead to strange eruptions of musicological discourse in the halls of justice. Not long ago, the heirs of Marvin Gaye alleged that Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams’s song “Blurred Lines” infringed upon the copyright of Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up.”

My older siblings got me into Zeppelin. I don't listen to them that much anymore, but I like to sometimes in my car!

Music | Music

Soul Survivor
The revival and hidden treasure of Aretha Franklin

The ascent and influence of the greatest singer in the history of postwar popular music.

Music | Music

Cracking the Mystery of the Missing iTunes Files - The New York Times

Apple’s iTunes software cannot play song files that have been moved or deleted, but the program tells you where to look for the lost tracks.

Style & Fashion | Beauty

These 4 Organic Beauty Brands Are Eco-Friendly AND Effective

They're making the world a better place.

Style & Fashion | Beauty

12 Secrets We Learned at the Makeup Show Trend Report Event | Allure

We went to the Makeup Show Trend Report in New York City and learned foundation tips, blush tricks, and this year's hottest lipstick trend.

Style & Fashion | Beauty

8 Different Ways to Effectively Minimize Your Pores

Puttys, powders, lotions, and liquids that really work.

Style & Fashion | Beauty

21 Foundation Hacks Every Woman Needs to Know

​Life-changing ways to use foundation to create an even complexion, conceal dark circles, hide zits, and more.

Style & Fashion | Beauty

People Were NOT Happy With Gwen Stefani's Billboard Music Awards Makeup Look

Lack of red lipstick = major controversy. Apparently.

Travel | Travel

Woman fined $500 for bringing Delta in-flight snack through Customs: report

A woman says she was fined $500 for saving the apple she got on a Delta Air Lines flight after she was stopped by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.

Travel | Travel

Twenty Years Ago, I Ran Away to Paris. This Is What It Was Like to Return. | Travel Leisure

A writer revisits the city she first discovered at 19, and finds it still rich with memories of her younger self.

Travel | Travel

40-year milestone for famed SF Beefeater figure Tom Sweeney

In the back closet of a row house on a treeless strip of the Richmond District hangs a line of heavy red jackets with gold and black piping. At the end of his shift, his trademark seven-piece Beefeater uniform — sourced from four continents — will be

Travel | Travel

The 10 best travel destinations for couples | The Independent

Solo travel can be a liberating time of self-discovery, but there's nothing quite like seeing the world with your significant other. Even when things don't go according to plan, you find ways of making each other laugh, keeping each other sane, and buildi

Travel | Travel

9 travel hacks you'll wish you knew all along

Already taking a trip or just planning your next one? These tips will help you save time, money and sanity.

Advice & Self-Help | Dating & Relationships

Meet Tinder's 30 most successful and right-swiped daters

Plus, they lift the lid on the mind blowing details of their overflowing inboxes.

Advice & Self-Help | Dating & Relationships

This Groom Turns To Read Vows To His Bride's Daughter And Brings Everyone To Tears

A wedding video from January 2014 that features a particularly tearjerking moment of a groom reading vows to his new stepdaughter started to go viral online this week.

This is so SO amazing.

Advice & Self-Help | Dating & Relationships

11 Results from Studies About Online Dating | Mental Floss

With more and more people relying on online dating to meet a partner, the act of online dating also gets studied more and more. Here are 11 revelations from recent studies.

Yup. Most of this sounds about right.

Advice & Self-Help | Dating & Relationships

10 Things Guys Think You Lie About on Your Dating Profile

Be real or the relationship is doomed.

Health & Fitness | Exercise & Fitness

A guide to wearable fitness trackers to make holiday shopping easier

A list of all the best fitness trackers so you can get ahead on your holiday shopping.

Health & Fitness | Exercise & Fitness

How ‘Wellness’ Became an Epidemic

Why are so many privileged people feeling so sick? Luckily, there’s no shortage of cures.

The wellness industry is totally out of control.

Health & Fitness | Exercise & Fitness

The Best Workout Songs, According to Spotify

These are the tunes users played the most while they got their sweat on in 2016.

Health & Fitness | Exercise & Fitness

The Changes That Helped Me Drop 80 Pounds | Women's Health Magazine

I've been overweight most of my life. I basically ate whatever I wanted and didn't exercise at all. For breakfast, I'd have a bagel, and lunch was either a deli sandwich or pizza. Besides choosing foods that weren't exactly low in calories, my biggest problem was overeating. I didn't know anything about portion control—I just ate until I felt really full.

Health & Fitness | Exercise & Fitness

What To Eat After You Work Out

By Cynthia Sass, MPH, RD As a sports nutritionist, I consult for pro teams and privately counsel professional and competitive athletes in numerous sports, as well as fitness enthusiasts. Pros and weekend warriors definitely have different nutrit...

Advice & Self-Help | Advice

Are You Having Trouble Focusing? These Simple Strategies Will Help

Start by looking for patterns.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice

Five Instant Mood Boosters to Try Today | Psychology Today

Quick solutions to turn your mood around when you're feeling flat.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice

5 Brain Training Techniques to Cultivate Your Creative Genius

Brain science reveals creativity is just as much a skill you can develop as it is a gift to be thankful for.

Advice & Self-Help | Advice

Here Are the Easy Swaps You Can Make for a Healthier Life - Eater

Maybe you've resorted to a night or two of pizza recently despite your commitment to a healthier you. But don't let a setback deter from tackling your goals. To truly be your best self, make these...

Advice & Self-Help | Advice

Here are a few of Amazon's Cyber Monday deals to get you through this Black Friday craziness

Amazon's Cyber Monday deals has officially saved us from having to put our lives on the line during Black Friday's madness.

Family & Parenting | Parenting

The diabolical genius of the baby advice industry | News | The Guardian

The long read: Every baffled new parent goes searching for answers in baby manuals. But what they really offer is the reassuring fantasy that life’s most difficult questions have one right answer

Family & Parenting | Parenting

Out-of-the-Box Care Packages to Send to Your Kiddos at Camp - PureWow

Sleepaway camp just wouldn’t be complete without receiving a care package or two. And why not use this opportunity to get creative?

Family & Parenting | Parenting

5 Things Every Working Mom Needs to Realize About Her Stay-at-Home-Mom Friends | Working Mother

It wasn't until I had a frank conversation with my SAHM pal that I learned these lessons.

Family & Parenting | Parenting

Books That Help Kids Know and Love Themselves | Brightly

We want our kids to know their strengths and understand their uniqueness and embrace both. These books can help kids know and love all of who they are.

Family & Parenting | Parenting

The collapse of parenting: Why it’s time for parents to grow up

If anyone can be called the boss in a world of modern, anti-hierarchical parenting, it’s the children.

Psychology | Psychology

If someone calls you the wrong name, it's a really good sign

The research also suggests we love dogs more than cats

Psychology | Psychology

The Science of Making Friends - WSJ

Starting in early adulthood, our number of friends starts to decrease steadily; there are ways to reverse the tide, writes Elizabeth Bernstein.

Psychology | Psychology

A Stanford psychologist explains why spacing out and goofing off is so good for you - The Washington Post

We believe that the opposite of focus— daydreaming, goofing off, spacing out— is to be avoided. Worse yet, having problems focusing is seen as an obstacle to overcome and even as pathological. Self- help books and productivity bloggers strive to keep us on task with advice and hacks.

Architecture & Interior Design | Interior Design

How to Decorate With Olive Trees | POPSUGAR Home

From improving air quality to repelling mosquitoes, houseplants offer a lot for a space, including great style. And the hottest trend in houseplants is one of

Architecture & Interior Design | Interior Design

15 Design Secrets to Steal From Home Stagers

Trust the professionals when they say details really do matter.

News | News

Boston man reveals secret ahead of National Crayon Day - The Boston Globe

It was suspposed to be a surprise. But Crayola had to leak the news about its retiring crayon early.

News | News

IMDb adds 'F-Rating' to help users identify feminist-friendly movies

In a bid to highlight movies that celebrate women in cinema, popular film information site IMDb has incorporated a new feminist classification into its listings...

Recipes | Delicious Recipes!

Allrecipes' Top 30 Chicken Recipes

We’re counting down the 30 best chicken recipes as rated and reviewed by the users of Allrecipes.com

Recipes | Delicious Recipes!

Vintage Beef Stroganoff Recipe

This classic recipe appeared in a 1963 Times article by Craig Claiborne about the increasing popularity of beef stroganoff (the article featured not one, but two slightly different recipes for the dish.) Mr Claiborne reported that “the meat-and-cream di

Recipes | Delicious Recipes!

Garlic Bread-Grilled Cheese Combines Two Beautiful Things | Bon Appetit

Check out this easy weeknight recipe for garlic bread-grilled cheese. When two classics become one, it's a beautiful, beautiful thing.

I love anything with garlic!

Recipes | Delicious Recipes!

How To Make Insanely Good Edible Cookie Dough | HuffPost

With a little trial and error — and lots and lots of dough — I figured it out.

Health & Fitness | Health Tips

7 Science-Backed Ways That Show Coffee Can Actually Be Good For You

Caffeine is the most commonly used psychoactive drug in the world - for good reason. It wakes us up, helps us stay on task, and provides an oft-needed energy boost.

Health & Fitness | Health Tips

9 Disturbing Side Effects of Soda

These unhealthy facts about soda may make you question that next soda.

Entertainment | Entertainment

This graph shows every single alcohol reference in Taylor Swift's albums and it's quite something

Data-loving Redditer waitingforgoodoh plotted every alcohol reference in Taylor Swift's albums. And, the results are quite something.

Entertainment | Entertainment

7 Netflix Shows To Watch If You Like 'Friends' | HuffPost

For those who want a new comedy to binge.

Food & Drink | Vegetarian & Vegan Tips

15 Vegan Foods We Always Buy from Trader Joe’s | Brit Co

Trader Joe’s makes being vegan easy.

Visual Arts | Visual Arts

How a Notorious Art Heist Led to the Discovery of 6 Fake Mona Lisas | Mental Floss

Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.