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Male Underwear Models: Just People

Michael Kleinmann | Posted 05.17.2012

Michael Kleinmann

2012-05-17-underwearpull.jpg According to a new study, men and women in sexy underwear ads are processed astonishingly differently by the human brain.

It's Time for a New Year Life Review

Donna Henes | Posted 03.20.2012

Donna Henes

A birthday becomes a timeline, a lifeline, a party line, a deadline. An assessment of our annual bottom line. Our birthday consciousness calls for an accounting of our days on Earth and the lessons that we have or have not learned.

Armageddon: An Inside Look At The U.S. Financial Crisis [EXCERPT]

Monika Mitchell and Peter Ressler | Posted 12.12.2011

The following excerpt is from the newly released book: "Conversations with Wall Street: The Inside Story of the Financial Armageddon and How to Preven...

DIY Gifts For Your 'Hunger Games'-Obsessed Friends

Sara Gartman | Posted 12.16.2011

Books always make great holiday gifts -- except for those friends and family members whose shelves are already overflowing with titles on their 'to re...

Missing Utah Mom's Diary Ignites Family Fight

AP | JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 10.22.2011

SALT LAKE CITY — The father of a Utah mother who has been missing for two years said Monday he will fight the release of pages from her diary. B...

Balanced Life -- Follow a Threshold Ritual.

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 09.28.2011

Gretchen Rubin

Gratitude is a key element for a happy life. People who cultivate gratitude get a boost in happiness and optimism, feel more connected to other peop...

David Lohr

Supporters Of Missing Utah Mom Want Private Journals Kept Private

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 09.21.2011

Supporters of missing Utah Mom Susan Cox Powell are outraged that her father-in-law plans to publish her private journal online, and they've launched ...

David Lohr

Missing Utah Mom's Father-In-Law To Post Private Journals Online

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 09.13.2011

The father-in-law of Susan Cox Powell, a 28-year-old Utah mother of two who vanished 584 days ago, said he plans to back up his theory that she ran of...

Christmas Gift Guide

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Still looking for the perfect gift for the writer in your life? Some of them still want paper and pen to jot down notes and sketch out ideas--not ever...

I've Drunk the Kool-Aid: Gratitude works.

Abigail Pogrebin | Posted 11.17.2011

Abigail Pogrebin

I never thought I'd say it, let alone do it: I'm keeping a gratitude journal. It's hard for me to even write those words because I know they conjur...

Boost Your Mood Naturally

health.com | Posted 11.17.2011

Who needs a vacation to feel happier? Simple things (like hugging your pup) can brighten your day. Here's our list of things to do to boost your mood ...

Will Our Memories Disappear When Technology Changes? The Virtues of Pen and Paper

Vivian Larkins | Posted 11.17.2011

Vivian Larkins

Write in a journal every so often and you'll be creating a treasured memento for yourself and your family. A Facebook "status update" is for the moment, but a journal is for forever.

The Best Unpopular Books Of The Decade

The Guardian | Posted 05.25.2011

While people are busy ranking the hit books of the last 10 years, many a publishing insider is quietly mourning a volume that unaccountably never made...

Notes From These Pajamas: The Diary of a Freelance Writer

Josh Rosenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011

Josh Rosenblatt

Thinking about the beauty of the universe; about the fleeting preciousness of life; about the fact that I haven't been outside all day; about the fact I may not have gone outside yesterday either.

12 Simple Steps To Meditate For Relaxation

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Anne Naylor

Recently, I gave a meditation class for people who were either new or lapsed meditators. One person meditated 20 years ago, but recently with the moun...

Too Young for This: Certifiably Crazy

Alice Crisci | Posted 11.17.2011

Alice Crisci

Despite my life, despite cancer, despite over a decade of therapy and a magnitude of self-help books and workshops, I am still as hopeless of a romantic as Meg freakin' Ryan and as melodramatic as an Oscar-winning actress.

In a Blog Age: The Enduring Power of the Handwritten Word

Lily Koppel | Posted 05.25.2011

Lily Koppel

In our era where every life is made public through email, blogs and Facebook, one of the greatest oddities may be that there is not a livelier discussion about the individual's basic need for a more private space.