My favorite game when I was a child was Mummy and Explorer. My father and I would trade off roles: one of us had to lie very still with eyes closed and arms crossed over the chest, and the other had t
Day One: Horizontal Is Your Friend On my first morning at TrueNorth Health Center, the only medically supervised water-fasting clinic in America, a Dr. Michael Klaper shows up to check my vitals. He i
"Dilbert" creator Scott Adams talks to WSJ editor Gary Rosen about how to draw lessons, skills and ideas from your failures—and why following your passion is asking for trouble. Photo: Scott Adams If
I recently had an interesting discussion with a colleague. We were recounting our job histories and how our, shall we say colorful personalities, could have negatively impacted us long term. The truth
The Food & Drink Issue 22 Hours in Balthazar See how this article appeared when it was originally published on NYTimes.com. Balthazar may look like a rustic bistro, but behind the scenes, it’s a highl
Photo: From left, Peter Hapak; Courtesy of Steve Lott We were beefing with these guys called the Puma Boys. It was 1976, and I lived in Brownsville, Brooklyn, and these guys were from my neighborhood.
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by Ryan Singer (@rjs) This article was originally posted to Feltpresence.com in August 2013. Product design can look like magic. When I started doing it ten years ago, the small team I worked on made decisions intuitively. There was no system and it worked fine. But as the company grew, I found…
It’s easy to think that just because time has moved on, because it is no longer then , our adolescence, fifteen years ago, that the world has evolved a lot. The 14-year-old girl, a ringer for a famous
H ere's the text of a speech BillWatterson gave at Kenyon College ,Gambier Ohio, to the 1990 graduating class. SOME THOUGHTS ON THE REAL WORLD BY ONE WHO GLIMPSED IT AND FLED Bill Watterson Kenyon Col
The richest man in the world — $62 billion and counting. (Photo: CBS/AP) “Excuse me. Where is the most difficult to reach microphone?” I was out of breath from running up the steps but had managed to
Dispatch Life in a Toxic Country A baby being given nebulizer therapy at Beijing Children’s Hospital. Credit... Li Wen/Xinhua, via Corbis BEIJING — I RECENTLY found myself hauling a bag filled with 12
Corner Office Paul English of Kayak, on Nurturing New Ideas This interview with Paul English, co-founder and chief technology officer of Kayak , the travel Web site, was conducted and condensed by Ada
Ergonomic first-aid kit The repetitive stress injuries I had were exacerbated by typing and mousing with my hands in a seriously unnatural position, with my palms down on a flat surface. From a produc
Since ethical journalists disclose their biases, I'll tell you mine straight out: I love honey. I even put it in my morning coffee, making an ordinary cup of Joe ambrosial. I like honey for the taste,
1. push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sun rise. 2. push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and…
Former CIA agent John Kiriakou, who blew the whistle on the US government’s use of torture under the Bush administration, is currently serving a 30 month sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Loretto, Pennsylvania. Below is a letter he recently sent us detailing his life in prison.
Wellness Wellness How to Make a Better Fitness Resolution Than “Get Abs” Focusing on perfection—extreme weight loss? a six pack?—might be stopping you from even starting to do something good for your
The Visionaries Behind Kanye’s Mask Credit... Nick Knight Malibu, Calif. — From Shangri-la Studio here you can see the Pacific Ocean just over the fence lapping calmly at Zuma Beach. And this compound
A few years ago I used to be a hothead. Whenever anyone said anything, I’d think of a way to disagree. I’d push back hard if something didn’t fit my world-view. It’s like I had to be first with an opi
One of my favorite patterns in our industry is when the old and established are wiped out by disruption, irrelevance, or changing fashions. Like a forest fire, clearing out the old is very destructive
Written by on CSS Wizardry . Table of Contents Chris Coyier recently answered someone’s question: How can you tell if your CSS code smells? What are the signs that the code is sub-optional, or that th
An envelope waits when I arrive at the Park Hyatt hotel in Milan. It is very precious. A bellman comes to my room to give it to me by hand. Inside is an invitation the size of a billboard in gold embo
Former McCain Fundraiser Busted for Meth By Gideon Resnick Former McCain Fundraiser Busted for Meth By Gideon Resnick Detectives with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office in Arizona announced on Wednesday that they had discovered an active meth lab at the Phoenix home of a political consultant for…
Eater sent Top Chef recapper and comedian Max Silvestri to Top Chef: The Cruise . He made it back in one piece to file this report: [Photo: Max Silvestri] Over four days at sea, I see no one happier t
Bacteria in the Intestines May Help Tip the Bathroom Scale, Studies Show The bacterial makeup of the intestines may help determine whether people gain weight or lose it, according to two new studies,
In late 1992, Quentin Tarantino left Amsterdam, where he had spent three months, off and on, in a one-room apartment with no phone or fax, writing the script that would become Pulp Fiction, about a co
T here is a decision you must make. The world is vast and unstructured. In it, things move seemingly at random. There comes a narrowing, a focusing, as the aperture reduces and reduces. The act, combi
Submit a letter: Email us letters@nybooks.com Bill Curtsinger/National Geographic Stock A diver exploring a gap in the ice of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica The first dive to a depth of a thousand feet was
The secret to time management is simple: Jedi time tricks. Imagine you were a Jedi master called Bob (your parents, whilst skilled in the ways of the force weren’t the best at choosing names). The love of your life - Princess Lucia – is trapped in a burning building as you hurry to save her. You…
Phil Bruno was super-sizing again. It was just past 5:30 on a spring evening in 2004, and he was driving home from work. He pulled into a White Castle, one of many fast-food outlets lining Route 100 i
People are happy to pay for things that are good. Don’t be afraid to charge for your services. - Jason Fried, 37signals Kyle and I recently interviewed Jason Fried , of 37signals, for our podcast Prod
Rivers has recently posted his Harvard Application Essay on his Myspace website . It's really something you should read. What I’ve Been Up To Since I Left School By Rivers Cuomo Weird Science After th
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