Though the tabloids would have you believe Tom Cruise—with his endless stream of failed on-set romances, fraught relationship with daughter Suri, and unbreakable commitment to a cult—lives a dreary, lonely life, the man refuses to let any alleged personal troubles derail his decades-long career. In fact, a series of…
On Tuesday, Ciara posted a video of herself joyfully singing Diana Ross’s classic 1980 hit “I’m Coming Out,” which some first became familiar with via the Levis commercial where the bellybuttons sang, but is better known as a gay anthem because its lyrics are literally, “I’m coming out/Want the world to know/Got to…
If you know this woman please put her in a shipping container and send her to our offices post haste. She’s hired.
Of all the suggested lifestyle scripts, none may carry as much internal strife as the one advising the right amount of sex. Throw a stone and you’ll hit someone’s idea of a healthy minimum—but let’s take this moment to remind ourselves that there is no such thing as the right amount of sex, only whatever you desire…
The BBC’s Steve Backshall infiltrated a pod of sea lions in Monterey Bay for Big Blue Live, introducing viewers to the “TRULY UN-BELIEVABLE SPECTACLE” of this marine mammal habitat and the equally wonderful spectacle of a British naturalist reaching nirvana underwater.
It’s early morning and you’ve already hit the snooze button twice on your phone. Finally, you not-so-gracefully wipe the crust from your dry lips, pick it up, and look at it. The CNN alert says the world is about to end, but you don’t have time for that, so you unlock the screen and immediately check your email. Then…
Since awesome just means cool nowadays and not awe-inspiring, then real awe may be a bit like porn at this point—hard to define, but we know it when we see it. Yet, unlike copious porn exposure, researchers say that the more you experience genuine wonder, the better you will behave toward your fellow person as a…
Think of yourself on your worst behavior: did you construct an elaborate narrative to justify it? Probably. But that narrative is bullshit. The real thing holding us back from growth and genuine happiness is not life in all its absurd, hard, meaningless glory. It's our own series of bullshit loopholes that keep us…
The hardest part about any office job is probably not the job — it's the people, AKA dealing with other personalities so fundamentally different, irritating, and mismatched that it's a wonder any work gets done at all. But what if you only needed to adjust two things to be happier at work?
Guess which states are the most inclined to rigid socially enforced morality. Just guess. You'll probably get it right, you smug coastal latte sipping marriage-threatening organic composting religion ignoring bike riding "I'm Okay, You're Okay" hippie elites.
I haven't had any babies of my own, but everyone tells me that having two is exponentially harder than having one. Like, you've got one poop-covered screaming potato thing to deal with, and then all of a sudden YOU'VE GOT TWO. I missed the baby years with my stepdaughters, but even so, I've learned that when you have…
A survey of nearly 7,000 children between the ages of 11-16 in the UK has found that after the age of 11, the happiness of kids drops a substantial amount. And girls were more vulnerable than boys in this slump.
Look, we all know that there are some inherent evils in materialism and consumerism. And when it comes to women, corporations, advertisers, marketers, ladymags and small businesses twist themselves into pretzels trying to get us to spend money we don't "need" to spend. But let's face it: Shopping feels good. It's…
In today's most breaking/shocking/sensational news, it turns out men who have been taking Viagra have not seen a significant improvement in their relationships or quality of life. Wait, what? You can't gain life-fulfilling contentment and a soul-stirringly deep relationship from simply ingesting the pill that…
Conventional wisdom suggests that, when it comes to female happiness, thinner is always, always, always better—that once you whittle yourself down to a perf size 2, all of your problems will disappear, celery will begin to taste like donuts, and Twiggy circa 1967 (the happiest woman e'er to stride the earth!) will…
Once again the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, has graced American soil and broadcast television with his message of happiness. In an interview with CBS's Norah O'Donnell, the Dalai Lama discussed a range of topics, from China's new leadership and the future of Tibet to the relationship between emotion and health.
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"You complete me" is not just a memorable quote from high-stakes sports rommy commy Jerry Maguire — it's a popular sentiment that plenty of folks buy into, this idea that someone, usually a romantic someone, or some thing, usually an accomplishment or material item, will "fill in" your missing piece, your gassy void,…
Happiness has long been linked to healthiness, but according to a new study, our genes can tell the difference between the kind of happiness derived from giving back to the community and the kind derived from being Charles Montgomery Burns—and they reward or punish us accordingly.
The Golden Girls didn't lie to us — getting older rules. (It's especially amazing if you have a outwardly-cruel-but-actually-sassy-n-supportive Italian ma, but that's totally not necessary.) (Also, staying sexually active probably doesn't hurt — but you knew that already, Blanche.)
I think we can all agree that the internet is a rank cesspool of bitterness and poison and no one should ever, ever look at it. But, on the other hand, I think we can all also agree that the internet is a magical Vegas buffet heaping with joy-shrimps and a communal fountain of human spirit fondue. So what are we…
