The different types of tea you’ll want in your arsenal     Story time.   In 2737 BC, a Chinese emperor by the name of Shen Nung was taking a walk in the countryside. When he got tired, he decided to sit beneath a tree

When a night owl attempts to become a morning person     I have a love-hate relationship with sleep. It’s been a relentless struggle of mine (it almost feels like a chore at times) to merely fall asleep. But once I drift off,

Because a strip club need not be a mystery     If you Wikipedia “strip club,” the popular-yet-not-hundred-percent-legit search site describes it as a venue “where strippers provide adult entertainment, predominantly in the form of a striptease or other erotic dances.” Let’s try

A study in everyday escapism     You know that special feeling that comes over you when you pop the button of those too-tight jeans after a big binge meal or the sense of relief that washes over your system the moment you

When you can stop your eyes from rolling for a minute, you’ll find something valuable here     Right after finishing business school, I took a job in LA as a business assistant for the CEO of a media company. It was a

More importantly, should you get in on it?     One particular visit to my son’s dentist had us talking about pregnancy and how it’s a little harder to get pregnant these days—yes, regardless of age. In the flurry of medical terms and

Sit tight; it’s a long way to August 27     August will test you. August will drain you. August will try your patience. If you’re not careful, that is. According to astrologers, these are just some of the highly possible scenarios brought

Do you suffer from Imposter Syndrome (AKA thinking you're not good enough despite evidence you are)?

I timed my minutes on the road to find out     I used to be able to squeeze in a bit of work before hitting the sack. I’d come home, get settled, enjoy a little me time, have a good dinner, get

It isn’t a choice; it isn’t made up     Anxiety sometimes doesn’t look like anxiety. To someone who has their eyes pried shut, it could look like sensitivity or overreaction. To a person who doesn’t think it’s real, it could quickly be

The world wide web today, free speech and why we’re just not having it

Who knew brain orgasms doubled as sound therapy?

We know art is art because our textbooks, columnists or society bigshots tell us so. But who is to define what art is anyway?

Dissecting the good, the bad and the ugly postpartum

Tips on what and how to eat     It’s difficult to draw a line between right and wrong eating. Is there even a correct way to eat, or a right food to eat at the right time? With all kinds of celebrity-approved

On a scale of 1 to liberty, how free are we really?

There’s a lot of negativity to counter     There are crystals on my office mates’ desks, sage in my friend’s apartment. There’s news of the government turning on its heels––against its own laws––and a torrent of arguments about it on my Facebook