Tracy Moore
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Men Get Sad After Sex. Now We Have a Concrete Answer Why
The universe doesn’t always make sense. Good things don’t always feel great. Case in point: For some men, getting laid makes them really sad. But there’s good news, or at least a better understanding of what’s behind this phenomenon called postcoital dysphoria, or PCD. It’s proof that dudes are generally far more complicated that anyone gives them credit for. It’s been a long time coming. Last… → Read More
You’re Actually ‘Raised Right’ When You’re Poor
Moving to L.A. from the South has taught me many things about pilates, aura fluffers and rooftop bars, but the most surprising discovery I’ve made... → Read More
How Student Loan Debt Is Destroying Marriages
Money has been ruining monogamy for a long time, but that’s usually been about credit card debt or compulsive shopping. Student debt is a different story → Read More
What’s Our Legal Beef With Topless Women?
There’s a famous Seinfeld episode where Elaine runs into an old frenemy named Sue Ellen Mischke, notable for her tall stature and enormous boobs, which... → Read More
We’ve Been Getting the ‘Yoko’ Thing Wrong for 50 Years
News that Sleater-Kinney drummer Janet Weiss left the band this July was unfortunate enough to fans, but the timing raised eyebrows about the reason why.... → Read More
Most Parents Don’t Think They’re Fit Enough to Play Outside With Their Kids
If children had their way, you’d be building blanket forts, scaling trees and playing something called Four Square with them for approximately 14 hours a... → Read More
Proposal Planners Are the Latest Ridiculous Expense in the Wedding-Industrial Complex
When a female friend announces she just got engaged to her squad, amidst the Congratulations! and It’s about time!s, two things happen. We demand to... → Read More
Is CBD Safe to Use During Pregnancy?
The CDC has made clear that weed use during pregnancy should be avoided. The same goes for the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists at... → Read More
The Fully Loaded History of the Gun-Toting Dad Greeting His Daughter’s Date
Last year, when former NFL kicker Jay Feely tweeted a photo of his arm around his daughter as she gazed adoringly up at him, her... → Read More
Is There Such A Thing As A Fit Smoker?
Smokers determined to give up the fix will inevitably entertain the fantasy that there may be an easier way. The idea is this: If you’re... → Read More
Can Science Explain Why Long-Term Couples Stop Kissing?
What’s the real reason so many couples slow down the French kissing when the relationship gets serious? → Read More
Male Indifference in ‘Midsommar’ Is the Movie’s Real Horror
At the heart of Midsommar, the new eerily sunny horror movie from director Ari Aster about a modern-day fairy tale gone off the rails, is... → Read More
Every Song of the Summer Sucks Ass Now
They’re slow, they’re all the same, and worst of all, they represent almost nothing about the season they’re supposed to perfectly encapsulate → Read More
We Need to Retire the Phrase ‘I Need a Vacation From My Vacation’
It’s not accurate. And you sound like a boorish pig. → Read More
Why You Should Tip With Cash — And Only Cash
Recently, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did a little bartending to raise awareness for upping the federal minimum wage — still $2.13 an hour, unchanged since 1991 —... → Read More
The Daughters Who Carry On the Family Legacy
When we think of children dutifully carrying on the family business, we typically think of sons following in dad’s footsteps, whether it’s the political legacy... → Read More
The Reasons Men Have a Midlife Crisis Aren’t What You Think
This might not make you feel any better, but if you’re a man having a so-called midlife crisis, and around a quarter of men in... → Read More
Why Men Struggle to Believe That They’ve Been Sexually Assaulted by a Woman
If there’s one fact about male survivors of sexual assault that perfectly contextualizes the layers involved in why it’s so difficult for men to acknowledge... → Read More
Is Ali Wong’s ‘Always Be My Maybe’ the Asian ‘When Harry Met Sally’?
Always Be My Maybe, a Netflix movie starring Ali Wong and Randall Park, may have just resuscitated the rom-com. It’s not totally clear the body... → Read More
‘Jaws’ Is the Quintessential Summer Movie — Every Summer
Forty-four years after its initial release, Jaws is still in the water. It’s not just that it eventized summer as a movie-going experience by getting... → Read More