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Should You Wear Underwear When You Get a Massage?

If you're planning to get a massage you may be wondering if you should take it all off or leave some clothes on.

10 Things You Didn't Know Were Collectible

10 Things You Didn't Know Were Collectible - Author Richard Davies has worked for AbeBooks.com since 2005 as manager of content and PR.

Whose cheating is more likely to doom a marriage: husband or wife?

There are probably as many ideas about what makes for a good marriage as there are, well, marriages. But most of us can agree that on thing usually makes a marriage worse: adultery. But how common is infidelity, and does it matter who in the relationship cheats? These researchers dug through decades of survey results …

Why We Behave So Oddly In Elevators

For most of us, riding from floor to floor in an elevator is a completely mundane process. Lee Gray, an associate dean at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is known as the Elevator Guy. He spends a lot of his time researching the history of elevators and why we behave so oddly in the big metal boxes.

Why your city government should buy your local newspaper

Newspapers are critical for America's civic health. The government should fund them.

Stay in vacation mode using these hotel style tips in your home

With vacation season in full swing, take a look around your hotel with an eye toward taking stylish inspiration home with you.

7 Crazy Things Celebrities Do to Make Their Skin Look Good

Profilho: Why Celebrities Are Going Crazy For The Skin-Boosting Tweakment

From plump skin to a dewy glow, it’s time to think about Profilho

25 Celebrities Who Got Hit With Lawsuits Almost Too Crazy To Be Real

Good fences make good neighbors. WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER FENCE.

13 Celebrities Who Say Hiking Helps Them Stay Crazy-Fit

Crazy? You Want Crazy? We Got Crazy.

21 Signs You're Crazy In Love With A Celebrity Who Has No Idea You Exist

There's a one in a million chance you'll be together, but A CHANCE IS STILL A CHANCE.

The Playschool Tragedy for Twentysomethings

The tragedy’s that twentysomethings are living for next to nothing, and everyone else wants to be in their twenties.

37 Celebrities Who Aren’t Married to Celebrities

While the stars on our list may have made their name in front of the camera, it’s those standing behind who caught their eye.

Tragedy raises questions about identifying, treating depression

Alcohol and drug use, just for example, are much bigger risk factors for violent behavior. How does a mental illness like depression differ from a physical illness like diabetes? [...] it has similar features to other kinds of illnesses, like diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and cancer. [...] it can graduate to a long-term, low-grade depression that is mostly tolerable but keeps people from functioning at their…

LETTERS: "What a great, crazy idea at a great, crazy cost."

Public cut out when deals are doneSo, the new sales tax is already a done deal. The Frances and Brown & Brown are among the companies funding the

Childhood Gun Accidents Are Preventable Tragedies

From car accidents to terrorist attacks to spiders and sharks, everyone has their own fears. Ask around, though, and it’s unlikely that anyone will say a young child is their greatest fear. But af

How to disarm the crazies

One reform that seems to be getting traction is ranked-choice voting — also known as instant runoff elections.

How Tragedy Brought Us Together

We found the courage to rebuild after unimaginable heartbreak.