Living

A good reason not to lament wearing your fat jeans this morning: According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, skinny jeans may look good, but wearing them may come with a handful of unanticipated health effects. There’s even a medical term to describe what you’re feeling when you’re strutting your zipped-up stuff: Tight Pants Syndrome.

Little Miss Perfect has many problems. Not only does she never think she’s smart enough, pretty enough, or anything-enough, she may also have a tendency to procrastinate—or so suggests a recent article in the New York Times.

How do you feel when you look at a picture of Gwyneth Paltrow, trim, toned, and beautifully tanned as she strikes a pose on yet another red carpet? Do you feel envy, kinship or paralyzing self-hatred for the fact that you haven’t shown your upper arms since high school gym class—and even then under duress.

It takes nine months to carry a baby, but how long does it take new mothers to recover fully from the emotional and physical trial of childbirth? Contrary to the six weeks that celebrity magazines and even some GPs and nurses seem keen on endorsing, a new UK study (via The Daily Mail) suggests it takes far longer for women to back to where they were.

U.K. singer Adele has won over fans and critics both here and abroad for her combination of skill and sincerity. Few of her contemporaries can belt out a heartbreaking (unrequited) love song quite like Adele and her Grammy-winning hit "Someone Like You" in particular has brought many a listener to tears since its release.