Culture and Lifestyle

Where to find a real-life boogie and a real-life hoedown in NYC [New York Groove}

What was the New York City Crab Boil Boom? [Hell Gate]

Where has all the Miller High Life gone? [MEL Magazine]

Our Ever-Expanding Virus Vernacular [NYTimes]

The Em Dash Divides [NYTimes]

Dating in the 2010s was all about what you like rather than who you are [GQ]

A Guide to the 12-Foot Skeletons of NYC [Hell Gate]

Their roommates left NYC during coronavirus. What happens when rent is due? [Curbed New York]

How protestors are using their bikes to fight racism [Bicycling Mag]

Dissociating isn’t the same thing as zoning out [Vice]

Welcome to the corner of TikTok where sex ed is actually cool [Bustle]

America's Greatest Insufferable Pastimes Are Astrology and Fantasy Football [Jezebel]

In Defense of Replying All [Lifehacker]

Why we’re all obsessed with looking like Fleabag [Vox’s The Goods]

In Praise of Jennifer Coolidge’s ‘Core of the Onion’ speech on The White Lotus [Bustle]

What it means when the women of Big Little Lies go running [Vox]

Fabio hair is making a post-quarantine comeback [MEL Magazine]

Guys, It’s Time To Experience the Magic of the Clothing Swap [MEL Magazine]

Why NYC Men are Really into the Paleo Diet [Observer]

How Escape Brooklyn Became the Best Local Travel Site [Observer]

One Man's Quest to Bring Dog Mushing to New York City [Vice]

Sex and Relationships

Pandemic Breakups: Getting Ready for the Post-COVID Uncuffing [GQ]

Everyone’s Sick of Online Dating. Can the Metaverse Make it Fun Again? [Bustle]

Social justice catchphrases have taken over dating apps [GQ]

RIP Thanksgiving Eve Hookups [Bustle]

Here’s the problem with couples who always refer to themselves as “we” [GQ]

Why pandemic first dates are better [GQ]

Coronavirus has accelerated the “What are we” conversation for new couples [GQ]

Why we obsess over patterns in the people we date [GQ]

Why Men Fall Apart When the Wife Goes Out of Town [MEL Magazine]

Please, stop using my dog to flirt with me [GQ]

The Case for Bringing Your Dates to the Same Spot [GQ]

First Dates Are Awful—Here’s What You Should Do Instead [GQ]

Why does everybody want to fuck the bartender? [MEL Magazine]

8 Guys You Might Meet in Brooklyn [Observer]

Liz Phair Lyric or Disgruntled 20-something Girl? [The Hairpin]

Health and Wellness

Your therapist is making memes about you. And how does that make you feel? [Vice]

How to cope with the long, cold Covid winter? By enjoying the outdoors [The Guardian]

7 people explain why their pre- and post- therapy rituals are so important [Allure]

Sneaky ways pandemic trauma may pop up as things go back to normal [HuffPost]

My IUD ghosted my period, but not my PMS [Cosmo]

How to be productive as an afternoon person [Forge]

The Secret World of Doctors who Love Whippits [MEL Magazine]

Why I love running in cemeteries [Runner’s World]

Why you should literally run your errands [Lifehacker]

Food and Drink

To all the bars I’ve drunked before: Coyote Club [The Free Pour]

Meet the man behind Mothershuckers, the only oyster cart in Brooklyn [Edible Brooklyn]

At Zeke’s Bar in Bed-Stuy, Vietnamese tapas for the dive bar crowd [Edible Brooklyn]

Crowded shelves and melting skulls: Why so many vape stores look the same [Vox’s The Goods]

Why beer companies are betting on retro-looking cans [Vox’s The Goods]

Bring DIY Michelada Ingredients With You Everywhere This Summer [Lifehacker]

'Winterspreading' is Driving Restaurant and Bar Workers Crazy [Gothamist]

Julia Turshen wants to ‘Feed the Resistance’ [Metro]

New bar Do or Dive takes over at former Do or Dine [Brokelyn]

Life Advice from 'The Bitchy Waiter' [Vice]

Dogs

Can the ‘Airbnb for dog parks’ cure your canine’s case of yard envy? [NY Groove]

How to quarantine with your dog [Downtime Mag]

How to responsibly adopt a pet during a pandemic [Tenderly]

How to talk to your dog [Forge]

This pro dogsled team will mail your holiday cards for you [Metro]

Dining with Dogs: What's in Store for Luckydog Bar [Observer]

Meet the founder of Doggie Day Trips, who gets paid to take city dogs hiking [Brokelyn]

Maybe don't play Pokemon Go while you're walking the dog [Brokelyn]

8 Dogs You Might Meet in Brooklyn [Observer]

Dogs settle the jorts vs. cargo shorts debate once and for all [Brokelyn]

Ditch the Dog Run: Outings Made Better With Your Pooch [Gothamist]

You Lucky Dog: profile of Justin Silver [NY Post]