Sad news if you wanted to visit an “erotic hotel” in Vilafranca, Spain, inspired by Fifty Shades of Grey: It won’t open on Friday because it’s too close to a chapel. The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop: The Roissy Castle, named after a chateau in the 1954 erotic novelThe Story of O, was set to open Friday with 20 rooms …

Statistics have shown that religion makes people happier, but it turns out it can help you live longer, too. In an attempt to “reverse engineer longevity,” Dan Buettner has spent years researching the parts of the world where people live much longer than average. Most of those locations are outside the United States — including Sardinia, Italy, and Okinawa, Japan …

The world reached peak hot-car hysteria this week when Hoboken, New Jersey cops shattered a car window to rescue Todd, the not-even-particularly-lifelike baby doll trapped inside. Kitty Miseles, the car’s owner, said her two-year-old granddaughter left the cloth-wrapped, human-shaped hunk of plastic in the car’s backseat. Police arrived at the vehicle after Miseles’ brother parked it and a passerby called …

Because you haven’t had enough things to be paranoid about lately, let’s talk about the elderly Illinois man who hid sewing needles in packaged meat at his local grocery store. Ronald Avers, 68, of Belleville, Illinois apparently spent over a year hiding sewing needles in packaged meat at his local Shop ‘N Save. He confessed quickly when the FBI questioned …

Would you like to see an example of satire? Here is an example of satire: “ExxonMobil, Chevron Locked In Bidding War To Acquire Lucrative Pennsylvania Senator.” Would like to see an example of garbage, bad faith “satire”? Here is an example of garbage, bad faith “satire”: “Coca-Cola Recalls 2 Million Bottles With The Name ‘Michael,’ The Reason Why Will Shock …

Donald Trump wants Americans infected with ebola to be kept out of their own country. In a series of tweets posted over the weekend, Trump said doctors who treat ebola patients “are great,” but shouldn’t be allowed to seek treatment back home if they get sick. “Treat them, at the highest level, over there,” Trump tweeted, adding: But The Donald …

It’s been the refrain of behavioral economists and, in my case at least, my wise husband for years: Spend your money on experiences, not things. A vacation or a meal with friends will enrich your life; new shoes will quickly lose their charm. That’s true, but it’s not the whole story, argue psychologists Darwin A. Guevarra and Ryan T. Howell …