Being a woman in our highly sexualized, discriminating world is not easy, as almost half the Earth’s population knows (and the other half pretends to acknowledge). But it looks like being a woman also hits where it hurts the most: the wallet. Study after study is coming out with data suggesting that it is much...Read More
Diamonds may be traditionally called a girl’s best friend, but there is something unique and desirable about a naturally occurring pearl. The mystery and romance is part of the narrative itself of a pearl’s birth: a droplet of water gets trapped in a mollusc’s mantle folds, and over a period of time, descends into a...Read More
If you think this is just another how-not-to-get-fat articles, you’re wrong. Belly bloat is not the same as belly fat. Remember the feeling that you get when you get after a couple of extra beers or after feasting at a friend’s wedding, when you stomach is just crying out loud to explode? That stretched, full...Read More
As they say, the future is here. For those of us who grew up watching The Jetsons, it may come as relief (or fright) to know that we’re not as far as we may think from self-aware home machines. Research suggests that in less than ten years from now, we will be operating appliances at...Read More
We all have stories, don’t we, of how good we used to look back in the day? ‘Back in the day’ in this context generally means our college days, when we could choose which lectures to attend and which to miss, when no one really wore watches, and when we had all the time in...Read More
When a baby comes into your life, a lot of things change. You introduce changes in your home in order to make space for the kid and you introduce some major changes in your financial plans to make sure that the kid’s future is secured. But what really changes is you, yourself! You do not...Read More
You logged-in into your facebook account and the first post that you see is the status of a friend saying, “Bought a new car today! Yippiee!!!” followed by a series of smileys. Instantly you feel a sense of deep sorrow filling your body from head to toe. Why is that? The immense popularity of social...Read More
Are you familiar with the term, relationship chameleon? These two words represent those people who readily change themselves (for better or for worse!) while being in a relationship to suit the personality and lifestyle of their partners. She used to even hate bushwalking, before she fell for him. She used to be the kind of...Read More
Yesterday, the 15th of March was the ‘World Sleep Day’ and many of you might not have known about it. It was a special day conjured for all of us to come together and celebrate the ‘miracle’ of sleep and maybe even celebrate it by getting a little bit more of it! Anyways, if it...Read More
Whenever I used to watch the discovery channel, I always thought that life of animals is so difficult. They are always fighting for survival. Even for the basics like food and shelter, they have to compete with so many other animals. Matters are worse if they have to mate, they try hard, stay fit and...Read More