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If you’ve sought out tips for how to make friends as an adult, you know the “best practices”: Join a club, pick up a hobby, talk to more strangers, blah, blah, blah. And while this advice is solid on paper, do people actually do those things in real life and end up with new pals as a result?

16 People Who Actually Made New Friends in Adulthood Share How They Did It

One of the most enriching parts of being queer for me is having the privilege to celebrate my identity, connect with my community, and embrace queer joy. Music is a great way to welcome and feel this happiness. 2024 is being a big year for LGBTQ+ musicians: Miley Cyrus, Billie Eilish, Boygenuis, and Victoria Monét won major awards at the 2024 Grammys, and Reneé Rapp and Chappell Roan’s sets at Coachella were iconic. (When Rapp was introduced by the cast of The L Word, I almost died.) It’s definitely the year of the lesbian pop girlies.

It’s a Femininomenon: Here’s Your 2024 Pride Workout Playlist

If your socks get soggy and smelly during workouts, or you find yourself sliding around in sandals—if you’ve got sweaty feet, is what I’m saying—you’re in good company. They tend to be one of the swampier parts of the human body: Each foot contains nearly 250,000 sweat glands, most of which are located on your soles.

6 Ways to Deal With Swampy, Sweaty Feet This Summer

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

No one prepares you for how drastically your social life changes in your 30s. I would know because, as a 36-year-old, I just went through this shift: In my 20s, my life largely revolved around making dinner plans with friends, taking girls trips to new cities, and staying out late at bars. As we crept toward our 30s, people started dropping off: A few got married, a handful moved (some to new cities, others deep into the suburbs), some became career-obsessed, and a couple had babies.

How to Actually Maintain Close Friendships in Your 30s

Whether you’re going on a proper trip together or planning a hometown visit, here’s how to stay calm(ish).

How to Avoid Fighting With Your Family on Your Summer Vacation

I fell in love in the airport security line. The woman in front of me—who definitely gave off chic- travel-influencer-vibes—reached into the grungy TSA bin holding her belongings and pulled out a pair of beige Adidas Samba OG Shoes. As she laced them up, I knew I absolutely had to have a pair. One problem: They were sold out everywhere.

My Search for the Perfect Everyday Sneaker Ended When I Found These

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The summer solstice has only just arrived, but there’s no mistaking the season: A heat wave has been smothering swaths of the Northeast and Midwest this week, with temperatures smashing records in cities throughout New England and Maine. Though these spots will get some relief this weekend, the National Weather Service forecasts continued highs in the 90s and above across the Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic—and of course, months of summer stretch ahead for us all. So there’s no time like the present to brush up on the best way to rehydrate yourself when you’re quite literally baking.

The Best Way to Rehydrate Quickly When You’re Super Hot and Sweaty

Amanda Tam, 24, was in her first year at university when she began to notice some concerning symptoms. Her grip became weak, and soon after, she had trouble walking and developed debilitating fatigue. A neurologist diagnosed Tam with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease. The condition affects the brain and spinal cord and causes a person to lose control of their muscles. The symptoms tend to get progressively worse, and generally, only about 10% of people live more than 10 years after the diagnosis. (Although some, like Stephen Hawking, have lived much longer.) Tam copes with her ALS via a dark, witty sense of humor and educates her thousands of followers on social media. Here’s her story, as told to associate health conditions director Julia Sullivan.

I Was Diagnosed With ALS at Age 20. Here’s How Dark Humor Is Helping Me Cope

If you work out at Equinox, there’s a good chance you also shower there. After all, the locker room famously feels more like a spa, and everything you need to lather, lotion, and leave feeling fresh is included in your ~$300 membership fee, whether or not you take advantage of it. Ever since the gym switched from Kiehl’s bath and body care products to Grown Alchemist ones in May, plenty of members have made it clear how pissed they are to be paying for what they deem to be lower-quality products.

People With Nut Allergies Just Added Another Layer to the Equinox Shower Product Drama

There’s perhaps nothing more unnerving than flying through the air at 35,000 feet and hitting turbulence so bad that your stomach drops and your heart leaps into your throat. Although severe turbulence has triggered or caused heart attacks, spine injuries, and (in very rare cases) fatalities in the past, the experts we talked to said those situations are incredibly uncommon. Not to mention, airplanes are built to withstand these mid-flight jump scares, which are, in most cases, completely harmless.

6 Things You Should Never Do During Really Bad Airplane Turbulence

Hearing loss might not be at the top of your list of health concerns. But if you’ve ever noticed your ears ringing after a concert, or asked your pal to repeat themselves again (and again) at a packed restaurant, perhaps you’ve wondered: Is this…normal?. In a lot...

6 Surprising Things That Can Damage Your Hearing

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The color yellow is gorgeous, eye-catching, and downright happy for most people. So much so that it's the main hue in the world-famous happy face—but science says it's not the best color to wear on a date.

You Shouldn't Wear Yellow on First Dates, Here's Why

Ashley Vassallo, 34, is young, active, and a nonsmoker, so when the Bay Area resident had a cough, doctors assumed it was due to COVID or another common ailment. But Vassallo was actually in the early stages of lung cancer, which is often considered one of the most preventable types: Roughly 70% of cases are a direct result of cigarette smoking. However, lung cancer among women under 50 is rising—and that doesn’t seem to correspond with an increase in smokers. Because it’s still relatively rare in young people, doctors often rule out a bunch of other health issues before even considering cancer, which is exactly what happened to Vassallo. Here’s her story, as told to associate health conditions director, Julia Sullivan.

I’m a 34-Year-Old Nonsmoker Who Got Lung Cancer. These Were My First Symptoms

If you feel you need to buy industrial-size boxes of (shockingly pricey!) antihistamines just to feel like a human being every day, you might want to consider allergy shots. While OTC meds can do a pretty good job of fighting allergy-related symptoms like a runny nose or itchy eyes, (or even help with asthma) there comes a time when your heart yearns to escape from the constant need to self-medicate.

How to Know When It’s Time to Swap Antihistamines for Allergy Shots

We all know that nobody’s perfect, but it can be very hard to believe that about yourself. While no one can dispute that hard work is admirable—we see you Beyoncé!—you might be surprised to find out that perfectionism can sometimes make it even harder to reach your goals and hurt your mental and physical health too.

Why Being a Perfectionist Is So Bad for Your Health

If you endure hellish pain when your period rolls around, it’s (understandably!) hard to think about anything but the agony your body is going through. But you’re, unfortunately, not alone in this: More than half of people who get periods deal with menstrual pain, which can become so intense that it prevents them from doing their usual activities. And the general vibe from society—say, a demanding boss, a clueless classmate, a dismissive doctor—seems to be that this is just life with a uterus.

What to Do If Your Doctor Isn’t Taking Your Period Pain Seriously

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Growing up in Southwest Virginia, I heard adults say that the same people who welcomed Jesus on Palm Sunday were shouting "Crucify Him" less than a week later. We don't know if they were the same individuals, but the principal makes a point that unfortunately, General Hospital actress Tabyana Ali is experiencing.

General Hospital gives an official statement after racists attack Tabyana Ali online

All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. What does attending the Eras Tour, waiting for-seemingly-ever at the airport, cooking a 12-person dinner, and working an overtime shift have in common? All of these activities call for the best shoes for standing all day—ones that feel comfy yet supportive and won’t leave your feet feeling leaden and lifeless by the time you get home.

The Very Best Shoes for Standing All Day, Whatever Your Plans Are

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What Coming Out as a Lesbian Looked Like for One Married Mom in Her 50s

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What Coming Out as a Lesbian Looked Like for One Married Mom in Her 50s

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