One of the main reasons to research a college before applying is to find out what life would be like if you choose to attend that school ... what your classes would be like, what kind of dorm room you'd live in, what you'd do on weekends and how far away from home you'd be. But perhaps even more important...

Imagine that after a long day of work you're looking forward to a relaxing evening. You get home, put on your sweats, kick up your feet and turn on the TV. But just as you're starting to unwind, your boss walks out of your kitchen and asks you what's for dinner.

Each summer, Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" capitalizes on our collective fear of large, toothy fish with seven days of programming dedicated to topics like "Rogue Sharks," "Killer Sharks" and "How Sharks Hunt." At the same time, however, the people at Discovery Channel want us to be realistic about the...

A long commute comes with an obvious list of downfalls -- super-early wake-up calls, unexpected traffic jams, the fact that it costs a half-a-day's pay to fill up the gas tank each week -- but according to a recent study by a researcher at Umea University in Sweden, there could be another, more unexpected...

The past few years have been tough for new grads, especially those looking to break into traditionally competitive industries, or industries that weren't widely hiring, like media, hospitality and marketing. Despite the odds against them, though, these three recent grads managed to land jobs in their chosen...

Encountering a liar at work can cause all kinds of headaches. Whether it's the guy who comes into the office every Monday with far-fetched stories about his crazy weekend ("I met this model, right ..."), the slimy vendor who misleads you into thinking that you're getting a deal on office supplies, or the...

Ask any married couple which spouse remembers family birthdays, when the car is due for an oil change and the name of that great restaurant they went to last week, and chances are both will say it's the wife who serves as the pair's memory.

It's tough to own up to a mistake. It's embarrassing, humbling and, often, there are consequences to face after taking responsibility for a wrongdoing. That's why, sometimes, people ignore or even flatly deny mistakes they've made -- even when seemingly caught red-handed -- hoping to somehow avoid the...

Some people just aren't hardwired for the traditional workplace. If you get bored easily, have many interests, like to take risks and prefer to make your own rules, then you may be one of them. So what's an unconventional worker like you to do? Well, you can either suffer through decades of being someone's...