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The Curious Origins of ‘High as Balls’
As a literal comparison, ‘high as balls’ makes no sense. But it reveals a ton about why slang works and why we love to use it
How ‘Self-Care’ Became Meaningless
The term currently covers everything from retail therapy to jerking off — how did such a straightforward idea get so confused and abused?
Scenes From the Pandemic Summer of 1918
While there are some obvious parallels between now and the terrible Spanish Flu of a century ago, the most important thing to remember is that we live in a very different world today
