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Riding a bike with no hands in London, Summer 2013

A new study concludes that when women fail to achieve their career goals, it's not because they are "opting out" to have kids.

Fashion designer Vicky Tiel explains what's so great about marrying a younger man. And please don't call her a "cougar".

"If many worthy people were shocked last year by the bloomers and knickerbockers and short skirts worn by the women cyclers, they had better prepare for the worst this year."

You know all that horribly mediocre art that you find at thrift stores? Here's how one artist gives it new life.

One of the more fascinating fashion phenomena: at a certain socioeconomic level, we want our "new" clothes to look old. Meet the working class men paid to wear designer jeans until they are perfectly broken in.

How to hike with a cat >.<

For those of us running a small business, podcasts are essential for productivity. Almost any chore is improved by the addition of some well-produced long-format radio goodness. Now that Serial is on hiatus, here are five podcasts to listen to while we wait for season 2.

The history of blush features a surprising amount of poison.

This is the nerdiest thing you've ever read about Kim Kardashian's butt. It also does a very tidy job of explaining how the Internet works. Who know?

The bittersweet pleasures of Remedial Cycling.