Lifestyle Sampler

Most of us have quit jobs before. Sometimes the impulse to burn one's bridges is too strong to ignore, but it's always best to leave in a polite, cordial way. What’s more polite than handing in your resignation on a cake?

Your digital relationship is more difficult to dispose of than burning love letters, and Twitter and Facebook are the major bugbear. The traces left are particularly difficult to remove and emotionally taxing when revisited.

Limitations foster creativity. Twitter is the standard for this concept: hard-coded limits force you to be more concise, more creative. Most people don't complain about Twitter's 140-character limit; they embrace it.

Assembling furniture can be frustrating, trying to figure out what pieces are depicted in the pictures. But what if you didn't have to rely on your own expertise? What if you could enlist the help of a robot?

For many travelers, a hostel is just a cheap place to crash. In the United States, the word tends to connote a hostile environment.

People who think they multitask well test high for traits like risk-taking, sensation-seeking and impulsiveness. They are in fact less likely to be good at juggling things, as they are more easily distracted.

Some strange levity came out of the earthquake that hit China's Sichuan province. One reporter had her marriage ceremony interrupted by the quake, and went on to then cover it in her wedding dress.

An online community of thousands claim they have Trypophobia, a fear of clusters of holes, pods or cracks. But psychiatrists doubt whether this is an actual phobia, or if people are being primed to think the images are yucky.

Fashion Week is always an occasion for sickness paranoia. In past years, sniffles in the front row have drawn icy stares. The fear is founded. Models are particularly susceptible to the flu and can pass out.

Available as a beta for some time now, the new version of MySpace has opened up to the public. Loyal users can still use the original service, though in time they will likely be encouraged to transition to the new site.