Tag: Kiss

Why Do Humans Kiss? What Science and History Tells Us

Ryan’s mother walked to the front door and abruptly turned to his sister, Julie, “No boys, tonight. You got it?” She was our babysitter that night. “Of course not!” Julie said with a wry smile. Her mother stared back, hard, to emphasize the point. Julie was 16 and qu...

Satire, Erasure and Deadly Love: The story behind the Berlin Wall’s Fraternal Kiss

Even if a certain cliché would have us believing otherwise, nothing ever vanishes without a trace. One brilliantly cornucopious affirmation of this is the Berlin Wall: although dismantled during the Wende, enabling Germany to officially reunify on 3rd October 1990, fragments of...

I Accidentally Asked To Kiss My Coworker

Growing up in Canada has its perks. One of those perks is: no matter where you are in the world, you can usually find someone that speaks English. I decided to challenge myself — it was time to learn something different. Could I learn Mandarin Chinese? For some people, language comes eas...