Sam Blum
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Dogs Can Suffer Heatstroke, and Other Things to Know About Keeping Your Pet Cool in the Summer
When they pant, wander around looking for shade, and finally stubbornly lie down and refuse to walk, your dog is... → Read More
Why Sweaty People Should Rinse More and Shower Less
Where most people need to dab their foreheads, my sweat glands unleash an unrelenting flood when it’s hot outside. The... → Read More
How to See the Perseid Meteor Shower at Peak Brilliance This Week
Tonight, or in the small hours of tomorrow morning, you’ll be able to see the best of Perseid meteor shower.... → Read More
6 of the Most Bizarre Cat Behaviours (and Why They Do Them)
Your cat is a confusing creature. It’s possible — likely even — that most of the things your cat does,... → Read More
Why You Shouldn’t Over-Apologise, and What to Say Instead
For some people, it’s easy to over-apologise — or borderline grovel — over any perceived inconvenience. If you’re late to meet a friend at a → Read More
6 of the Weirdest Dog Behaviours (and Why They Do It)
To observe a dog is to bear witness to a great many animal mysteries, such as why do dogs sniff other dogs’ butts, and why does my dog pee multiple → Read More
Should I Break Up With My Annoying (But Longtime) Friend?
Not all advice need be professional. Sometimes your problems merit a bit of unvarnished honesty from a dude equipped with nothing more than a computer → Read More
The Five Types of Personal Boundaries (and How to Set Them)
It’s easy to think of “personal boundaries” as a subjective set of preferences. But while that’s true in a limited sense, a more meaningful → Read More
How to Stop Smiling Awkwardly in Pictures
I’m told I have a terrific smile when there are no cameras around, but the second someone points a lens my direction, I turn into a robot who cannot → Read More
The Best Life Advice For 21-Year-Olds, According to Reddit
If you’re 21 years old and newly unleashed upon the world with a degree and an ambition to jumpstart your... → Read More
You Should Let the BookTok Teens Find Your Next Read
TikTok is a creator’s paradise, and these days, more than just fashion influencers and aspiring comedians are clogging the platform. A new community → Read More
Why the 'Slow Fade' Is Worse Than Ghosting
Many people can’t stomach the confrontation of a break up, so they might offer the vague promise of continuing the relationship with a series of → Read More
You Should Have a Favourite Niche Literary Subgenre
Sometimes you want to dive deeper than the traditional mystery, romance, thriller, sci-fi, and fantasy books. If you like any of these five major → Read More
8 Ways Grocery Stores Trick You Into Spending More Money
Grocery stores seem pretty unassuming, but the aisles of your local grocer are the product of a very strategic design. If you’re a keen observer (or → Read More
Everything Worth Knowing From the Pentagon’s UFO Report
The truth regarding the existence of alien life has long been rumoured to be out there, but only now, with the publication of the government’s → Read More
How to Ease Your Guilt About ‘Failing Upwards’
There’s a certain type of person in the workplace who often carries a loathsome reputation: the colleague who succeeds in... → Read More
Solve Your Procrastination Problem by Dividing Your Day Into Quarters
We tend to think of a day as this single block of time, a finite period during which you can either triumph or fail. But you might find you have fewer → Read More
When to See the 'Strawberry Moon,' the Last Supermoon of 2021
If you’re an avid stargazer, June alone has been a crowded month in an otherwise busy year of celestial events. A solar eclipse, a planetary → Read More
How to Tell If a Plant Is Toxic to Pets Before You Buy It
Houseplants are a great way to decorate and keeping them can even have psychological benefits — but to a curious cat or dog, many plants could also → Read More
Your Dream Job Is a Farce (and How to Be Happy at Work Without ‘Enmeshment’)
There’s a notion being sold and perpetuated, as our jobs have become increasingly entangled with our personal identities: The idea is... → Read More