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Jason Feifer

  1. everything guide
    Why You Suck at Stuff, and How to Get BetterFrom throwing pots to giving massages: finding the pleasure in being bad at something, and learning how to do it right.
  2. everything guide
    Why You Suck at Stuff, and How to Get BetterFrom throwing pots to giving massages: finding the pleasure in being bad at something, and learning how to do it right.
  3. Reunions
    How a Pancake Robot Reunited Two Long-Lost SiblingsA story of international missed connections and custom-printed flapjacks.
  4. With a Little Help From a PillThere are many quick-fix sleep aids, but do they work? Joyce Walsleben, Ph.D., former director of the NYU Sleep Center, explains how to make the […]
  5. In Conversation With a Lucid DreamerIt’s a mental state in which you can control your dreams. So how does it work? Your guide (in waking life) is Cyrena Lee, 25, who began lucid-dr […]
  6. When Genius Slept
  7. Know Your Sleep InhibitorsChecking email before bed A screen’s glow reduces your production of melatonin. But there’s a fix, according to a 2013 Mayo Clinic study: Dim y […]
  8. What 93 Hours Awake Does to Your FaceNothing good—thanks largely to the stress hormone cortisol, which the body releases when it’s tired.
  9. The Everything Guide to SleepGetting sleep is not easy. For one thing, 89 percent of American adults have a glowing gadget in their bedroom, keeping us engaged and bathed in […]
  10. Ride the ThunderboltConey Island’s wooden roller coaster stood from 1925 to 2000. On Memorial Day, a daring new one with the same name opens in its place. Its desig […]
  11. One Future, Five WaysA writer puts a handful of storefront psychics—and his fate—to the test.
  12. How Dating Ghostwriters WorkA peek inside the burgeoning Cyrano-for-hire industry.
  13. Too Cool for DancingNet loss.
  14. The Quick-Fix Face-OffTo test the Etiquette Checker’s fetor-detecting capabilities, not to mention the effectiveness of a dozen gums, mints, and other maskers, our wr […]
  15. When Mints Don’t Cut ItWhy only a professional can knock out halitosis.
  16. How Bad Is Your Breath?A new–to–New York gadget promises an honest assessment.
  17. How Gross Are Your Flip-Flops?Our writer traipses around the city, then swabs his feet for science.
  18. Russia Versus RussiaStacking up one of Manhattan’s swanky new Russki-themed nightspots against a Little Odessa classic.
  19. Speech! Speech!Most newlyweds take to the mike at some point during their nuptials, often delivering overly sappy soliloquies. Don’t be that couple. This fill […]
  20. You Clean Up Nice!A six-step manscaping primer.