Living

Debate about whether or not Canadians should legalize an individual’s right to physician-assisted suicide has been raging since the early 1990s. Advocates for the legislation argue that not only does criminalizing assisted-suicide mandate needless pain on the terminally ill, but it strips these same individuals of their right to end their lives as an able-bodied person is legally able to do—suicide itself is not illegal in Canada.

If you thought your shoes were just an accumulation of rubber and leather, think again. A recent study (via The Huffington Post) illustrates just how telling our footwear choices can be when it comes to revealing socio-economic status and personality traits. What you’re wearing on your feet can be so telling in fact that people make a number of assumptions about who you are when you kick off those same shoes.

The perfect chic-lit, easy-breezy summer read.

A recent study (via The Atlantic) offers some sound advice for those trying to eat a healthier diet and stay on the right side of the scale—get a good night’s rest as often as you can.

What if your last name prompted a joke wherever you went? It just might make you prouder