Your DNA can decide when you lose your virginity
There is no right or wrong time to trade in your V-card (if you believe virginity isn't just a societal construct). Your DNA, however, might influence when your "right" time...
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You should already know this: ‘Swag’ and ‘bae’ aren’t cool anymore
Sorry, JBiebs, but "swag" (/swaeg/ noun or adjective. 1. To be cool. 2. The quality of being cool. 3. Does anybody really know anymore?) "is obnoxious," said Sasha Keenan, 18,...
PAWS Chicago waives adoption fees on mature cats this weekend
There are lots of things in this world that are too good to be true. This is not one of those things. PAWS Chicago, a local no-kill animal shelter, is...
Where are the Cubs and Sox fans? Pretty much where you’d expect
You can draw Chicago's boundaries by neighborhood, by street or by baseball team. In a map created by VividSeats, the age-old, north-south rivalry of the Cubs and White Sox is...
Corgi meetups in Chicago are doomed and everything sucks
If, like me, you troll the internet for dog-related content, you've probably noticed the heartbreaking trend of Chicago corgi meetups. They're planned, garner excitement, raise our hopes and then dash...
Gym bacteria is another reason to skip your workout
Under the category of "things we didn't want to know," the pseudo-masochists at FitRated decided to find out just how nasty gym equipment is. Cue all of us scrambling to...
Tuesday is your last chance to enter the 2016 Chicago Marathon
If some strange part of you has the desire to run 26 miles in a row (no stopping!), now is your time to act. The 39th annual Bank of America...
Loki blames brother Thor for Chicago thunderstorms, because of course
In "everything we ever wanted" and "of course he did" news, Tom Hiddleston--aka our favorite bad guy, Loki--gave the morning weather report on Fox 32 news Thursday. He of course...
International Tom Hanks Day is a thing and this is the Chicago guy who started it
It is universally acknowledged that Tom Hanks is the eighth wonder of the world. On April 2, Chicagoans will gather at Lincoln Hall to express their gratitude for his existence...
Chicago stinks (but mostly in a good way), according to maps
Chicago is a city of many sounds and smells—good and bad. Now a team of researchers are quantifying them around Chicago (and other major cities) to determine how people feel...