Revenge Really Does Make You Happier

Maybe the old Klingon proverb is right: revenge really is a dish best served cold. However you take it, though, you’ll like it. Psychologists have found that taking revenge will make you measurably happier. In the first part of the study(psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2016-52939-001/), participants had to write personal essays which they’d switch … Read More

The Therapeutic Limits of Revenge Fantasies

Revenge fantasies are certainly satisfying—but are they bad for you? A new study published in the Journal of Behaviour Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry examined exactly that. Researchers subjected several dozen psychologically healthy subjects to three disturbing five-minute clips from Funny Games, Sleepers, and the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo; the … Read More

Interview with Katharine Isabelle

The hint Katharine Isabelle gives about her next movie is the very definition of a tease. “We were having an orgy. It was awesome, and all weekend, all day, we giggle at how ridiculous we are.” Before that comedy comes out sometime next year however, which looks to be somewhat … Read More

Delayed Reactions & Office Stress

Waiting for your fellow co-workers to light the HR department on fire after they announce a mandatory weekend of sensitivity training? Well, don’t count on something immediate—it turns out that people are perfectly willing to bid their time. After all, an old Klingon proverb holds that revenge is a dish … Read More

Rebound Man

Besides being a steady squeeze or a one-night man, there’s one more position you can fill that almost always guarantees a hook-up: rebound man. For some of you this can be a really desirable arrangement…as long as you don’t fall in love. Since breaking up with my latest The One, … Read More

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