Showering is about three things: Hygiene, cultural acceptance, and personal preference. But this doesn't make any clearer how often it's necessary. I'm not a daily shower type. I like the relaxation of showering, but I hate the squeaky clean feeling of super dry/tight skin, heavily moisturized skin from moisturizing…
According to Homes and Hues, this decadent shower was designed by Sieger Design, with interior design by Scienbein + Pier, and it includes six separate shower heads that produce six different "water bars" over a reclining space. Oh temptress, thy name is six separate shower heads that produce six different "water bars"…
Like an irritatingly tenacious but not particularly cool or tough Batman villain (Penguin), greasy uterine crusader Rick Santorum refuses to accept defeat. Normally, I'd recommend ignoring everything the man says on account of the fact that he's ridiculous/irrelevant, but every once in awhile, there's a spike in his…
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There are few things women feel more ambivalent about than bridal and baby showers. I think it's in part because in their traditional form, showers are places where gender stereotypes and unattainable expectations live. They are where we go to pretend we are living the fantasy lives we believe we are supposed to be…
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A present is an opportunity to show how creative, thoughtful, and generous you are, all with a single well-wrapped package. Or it's a chance to look like a huge ass. Here's how to do the former and avoid the latter.
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Is a single showerhead cramping your style? Maybe you need the dual showerhead, for the "full on shower experience." Never again will you be left high and dry while your partner hogs the stream. [Random Good Stuff]
Hugh Jackman made an appearance on The Tonight Show last night alongside Betty White (in a shower!) to discuss his daughter, the paparazzi, and his recent trip to China.
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A student at Green Mountain College is suing the school because her dorm had only coed bathrooms — which reminds me of the year I showered with dudes.
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Researchers found bacteria builds up in showerheads, then aerosolized particles are inhaled while bathing. For healthy people, the bacteria is harmless, but it can be reduced by running the water for 30 seconds/using a metal showerhead. [NYTimes, Image via Flickr.]
