Never pronounce Nguyễn as "win" again! With a little help from Vietnam's most celebrated songwriter, we show you how to articulate the vowels of the Vietnamese language — all eleven of them. Join me on a journey to the center of the syllable.
Read MoreThis week's Intrepid Intern column once again features everyone's favorite literary superhero, Ernest Hemingway. As an ode to his love for adventure, see if you can match the Hemingway bodypart to the correct injury.
Read MoreConsidering Banana Joe's victory at the 2013 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, I couldn't resist the urge to research the colorful names of past winners. Who needs a baby book when you've got Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee?
Our V-day content blitz concludes with a list of some of the worst romantic advice on the Internet, along with some helpful translations. Let the featured magazines and websites — and their wildly generalized takes on men, women, and dating — stir the hopeless romantic in you.
Read MoreNothing says "Hey look at me!" like a red dress and an equally arresting book. That's why we've paired seven dresses, from the risqué to the suffocatingly prim, with the literary classics that may well have inspired them.
Read MoreThe perfect Valentine's date requires hours of physical preparation for the modern-day, Cosmo-devouring woman. Luckily, we have deal-of-the-day sites like Groupon and LivingSocial to help us stay within budget. Onward to the discount colonics!
Read MoreWho wouldn't like to live longer, as long as it doesn't require getting old? Anti-aging scientists have some ideas about how to lengthen your prime, and strangely enough it may have to do with lengthening the "caps" on the ends of your chromosomes.
Meredith Ries, a set designer in her final year at the Yale School of Drama, is writing about her design process for Hamlet at the Yale Repertory Theater, opening this spring. Today, a glimpse into the world of props — prepare to meet the Two Thousand-Dollar Jesus.
Read MoreMy identical twin sister and I have had our fair share of invented languages and supernatural mind-melds, but we've got nothing on the legendary pairs presented here — each one embodying a common perception that we twins spend our lives embracing or dreading.
Read MoreFemale stereotypes have gotten a lot more involved since the days of dumb blonde jokes. As a testament to women the world over who choose to define femininity on their own terms, we present you with an alphabetical list of 26 female subcultures.
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