Don't get stuck in a weight-training rut. You don't always need to lift for three sets of 15 reps. Mix it up and try pyramid sets. Pyramiding your sets is just another way to challenge your muscles. The main purpose of doing pyramids is to completely exhaust the muscle fibers, which in turn helps build muscle. This is a great way to add variety to your current strength-training routine.There Read more

Despite what you think, you actually don't need more clothes. The trick is to just maximize your wardrobe. LearnVest shares how. Whether you live for shopping the latest trends or wish you could spend every day in your favorite pair of jeans and a white t-shirt, your clothes project a message about who you are. The great thing is that you have the power to control that message entirely — as Read more

We're thrilled to present this smart LearnVest story here on Savvy! Research psychologists have all the best tricks up their sleeves. Maybe it’s because they study humans like guinea pigs to figure out what really makes our complicated selves tick. Feeling stressed? Reason yourself out of it (studies show this actually works). Rushed all the time? Slow down, and you’ll be a nicer person (a Read more

If we'd had to guess which English musician would inspire the design of false eyelashes, Bat For Lashes would be the most literal choice. In reality, it's electro quartet Ladytron that's behind two faux lash sets from new UK-based brand We Are Faux. Makeup artist Ana Cruzalegui, who works with vocalists Helen Marnie and Mira Aroyo, created two sets (about $27–$30); they're featured in the Read more

This morning, Michelle Obama and the US Department of Agriculture revealed a new symbol for a healthy American diet. The food pyramid, which has been around since 1992, has been replaced with MyPlate. The color-coded guidelines call for a fruit- and vegetable-heavy diet with grains and proteins consumed in smaller quantities. The government recommends that Americans switch to low-fat or fat-free Read more

We've been marching ominously toward the Doctor's fate at Lake Silencio in the second half of season six. The finale "The Wedding of River Song" does answer a lot of our questions, but in Doctor Who style, new threads and mysteries are added to the timey-wimey jumble. The episode begins in an earth where everything is askew; time stopped ticking and remains set on April 22, 2011 at 5:02 p.m., Read more