3 Things You Learn About Yourself After You Stop Dating

Tags: dating, never liked it anyway, single

You’ve been dating for awhile now and you’re feeling underwhelmed and frustrated to the point where you figure it’s time to take a break. Dating is labor-intensive — the time and energy you invest in it doesn’t always pay off. If you’re thinking about taking a break from romance, it might just be worth your while. Deciding to stop dating …

There’s Nothing Tender About These Tinder Nightmares

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Tinder has officially changed the way the dating game is played. That’s right, this simple dating app is causing changes in human mating and dating behavior, the likes of which we’ve never seen before. Tinder is a free, location-based mobile dating app that simplifies the process most dating websites require. You simply download the app to your smart phone, …

Some Murder Mysteries Inspire Historic Change

Tags: literature, murder

By Katherine Sharma In a previous post, I talked about the new fascination with “true crime,” and I think it’s only fair here to acknowledge the positive side to our lurid interest. Some murders not only inspire fictional bestsellers and highly rated television shows, they generate lasting legal and social change. For example, the public outcry after the 1964 New …

By Katherine Sharma True crime stories, especially those focused on possible miscarriages of justice, are making their own headlines right now, and I admit to binging on Netflix’s controversial “Making a Murderer,” which raises questions of official misconduct in the murder convictions of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey; the “Serial” podcast about Adnan Syed’s 15-year-old murder conviction, which helped win …

Whisky Tango Foxtrot Delivers

Tags: Movies, tina fey

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot — yes, you’re supposed to chop that into initials — is a girl-power comedy with a bold twist: The timid heroine blossoms in Afghanistan, one of the most female-unfriendly countries on earth. By day, Kim Baker (Tina Fey), a TV reporter, and her male team visit all-girls schools that have been torched by the Taliban, who burned desks …

Name Your Ex After a Cockroach?

Tags: bugs, love, roaches

By Cassie Ciopryna Valentine’s Day has come and gone . . . again. Still single? No worries! You can still enjoy the gift of giving . . . along with the joy of revenge. The Bronx Zoo has brought back its sixth annual “Name a Roach” campaign, which lets you name a Madagascar hissing cockroach “for your sweetie,” or as we’d rather, after …

Book Series Explores the Pain, Passion and Power of Friendship

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If you’re looking for a series of books you can fall in love with, take a look at Elena Ferrante’s best-selling, four-book series of Neapolitan Novels. We noticed that the last book in the series, The Story of the Lost Child, made a lot of “Best Books of 2015” lists including NPR, the New York Times and O Magazine, so …

Don’t let ignorance put you in dangerous situations. Here’s your complete guide to survival. I pulled my green Jeep into the big parking garage of the hospital and parked in a space near the elevator. I was there to visit my aunt and uncle, who underwent kidney transplant surgery the day before. As I got out of the car, I …

LOVE May Be The Next Big Netflix Show

Tags: love, netflix, romance

Episode to episode, there’s plenty to like about Love, Netflix’s new Judd Apatow–produced, Gillian Jacobs–led quasi-rom-com. The romantic comedy (premiering today on the streaming service, and not to be confused with the 3-D Gaspar Noe movie of the same name) is a savagely honest, frequently hilarious story about two thirty something screw-ups who use each other to fix themselves. If anything, the title often …

Cupid’s Arrow—Does It Really Strike?

Tags: cupid, romance, valentine's day

With My Crazy Mom Gone—I Hope I Finally Have A Chance At Love! Nearly half the class groaned as Professor Acosta repeated the assignment for the second time. “I want you all to prove to me in a written report that this experience we call ‘true love’ really does exist.” He paused, letting his words sink in. “Make the case …