How to Lose Weight
Each year, millions of Americans get on the scale, sigh, and resign themselves to going on "yet another diet," as my friend Kathleen describes...
How to Get Fit
For many of us, the temptation to live life to the fullest can result in doing too much, too soon, too quickly. Starting an...
Contraception
No matter what age you are, it is very possible that you are interested in knowing the best ways to not get pregnant. Since...
The Abortion Debate
Throughout history, induced abortions have been a source of considerable debate and controversy. An individual's personal stance on the complex ethical, moral, and legal...
Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome
What do you imagine when you hear the word autism? Does Dustin Hoffman from Rain Man appear in your mind? Do you think of...
Training Your Puppy
So you've got a new little bundle of joy! A little someone you’ve been waiting for a long time. A tiny little package of...
Labrador Retrievers
Be forewarned that this author is by no means impartial since he is the proud owner of a yellow lab named Bruno. Labrador Retrievers...
Keeping your Dog Healthy
Taking care of your dog's health is not something everyone thinks about on a regular basis, but it is vitally important to ensure a...
Choosing a Puppy
Ah, puppies. Who can resist those liquid eyes, those slurpy kisses, and those whole-body wags that make a pup shimmy and shake all over?...
Envy
Jealousy is an uncomfortable feeling of inadequacy in comparison to other people. There is not a single person in the world who does not...
Sex in Orthodox Christianity
The attitude towards gender and sex in Orthodoxy differs from the attitude towards them in Catholicism. There are several reasons for this. In the...
The “Golden Age”
Myths about the "Golden Age" can be found in ancient cultures around the world. They tell about distant times, long before the beginning of...
Jewish humor
The recognition of the huge role that Jews have played in the history of American humor raises such a natural question: does the phenomenon...
How to manage emotions
We constantly blame ourselves for having lost emotional control in one situation or another. But, alas, as the French say, this is "humor on...
Women’s “extraterrestrial” achievements
Women's "extraterrestrial" achievements noted in the Guinness Book of Records:
As you know, the first woman to conquer the vastness of the universe was...
The Mystery of Marie Honda
Marie Honda was about twenty years old. Her parents had died by that time, and the girl who sold the house for debts rented...
All Jews are rich
Myth: Thanks to their innate abilities, loyalty to each other and deep love for money, all Jews are rich.
Truth. As in any society, there...
Gathering of magicians
Magicians from all over the world gathered in the city of Udupi, in southern India. Oddly enough, representatives of this amazing, if I may...
We are not local ourselves...
10 Beautiful Types of Rainbows
When it comes to rainbows, most people think they’ve seen all there is to see. Certainly, we’ve all seen the simple rainbow – and...
But take a look!
“Confessions of the Son of the Century” by Musset
Musset began his novel in the summer of 1835, hastily dealing with other literary orders, and in February 1836 the novel was already published....
