To Hold Tech Accountable, Look to Public Health
How is it that public health has delivered on its promise to improve the lives of millions, while failing to resolve the dramatic health disparities of people of color in the…
Just Because You Don’t Use a Bidet Doesn’t Mean Your Butt Is Covered in Poop
Look, I’m not anti-bidet. I have one at home and I appreciate it. But there are some nonsensical bidet related myths going around that need to be flushed away. Chief…
Doctor Unions Are Good for Your Health
To move between hospital buildings and see her patients, Dr. Carmen Kilpatrick had to be pushed around in a wheelchair by her colleagues. Kilpatrick, a second-year psychiatry resident at UC…
The Easiest Ways to Save Money at the Laundromat
Photo: Pressmaster (Shutterstock) A long-time dependent on wash-and-fold services, I recently set out to save money by doing my own laundry at the laundromat. Reader, I did not save a…
All the Ways You Can Clean With a Squeegee (but Aren’t)
Photo: Davizro Photography (Shutterstock) Squeegees are so much cooler than we give them credit for. If you don’t have a little one for cleaning your mirrors and windows, go get…
The 7 Deadly Sins of Personal Hygiene
Photo: VGstockstudio (Shutterstock) Standards of personal hygiene are not universal. Personal, cultural, and religious difference, socioeconomic factors, and a ton of other variants determine how, and how often, we wash…
Your Bathroom Needs a Phone Shelf
Photo: cunaplus (Shutterstock) In the moment that would change my life forever, I was standing in Target looking at toilet paper holders. I like a freestanding holder, since it does…
What You Should Clean in Your House After Someone Gets Sick
Photo: Becky Wright Photography (Shutterstock) When a sickness is tearing through your home, you may not feel like cleaning, whether because you’re down and out yourself or you’re taking care…
Ignore TikTok and Stop Putting Cleaning Liquid in Your Toilet Tank
Screenshot: Retouch man (Shutterstock) If you spend enough time on TikTok, you’ll likely run across a video of someone brutalizing a bottle of Fabuloso cleaner with a caption like, “Had…
When to Take the Money in a Class-Action Settlement (and When Not To)
Photo: Getty / Eugene Gologursky (Getty Images) The class action settlement du jour is from the Thinx period underwear company, having to do with allegations that the menstrual products contain…