Dana Schwartz

Joined: Nov 21, 2014

Dana Schwartz is a former staff writer for MentalFloss.com. She is the author of four books, including the #1 New York Times and #1 Indie bestseller Anatomy: A Love Story, and host of the Noble Blood podcast. Dana has written for Entertainment Weekly, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, GQ, Vanity Fair, Bustle, and more. Dana lives in Los Angeles with her fiancé and their cats, Eddie and Beetlejuice.

21 Phrases You Use Without Realizing You're Quoting William Shakespeare

18 Winning Facts About Bend It Like Beckham

What Does it Mean to Make a Citizen's Arrest?

7 Makeup Tips You Should Know If You Wear Glasses

Need to Remember Something? Grab a Drawing Pad

Drawing might be the smartest way to encode an idea in your brain.

The Secret to Saving Day-Old Pasta

Your bolognese will live another day!

Even When Women Are Saving, They’re Spending on Luxury Makeup

Getting your brows on fleek is worth the splurge.

The 12 Degree Programs Most Likely to Help You Get a Job

These growing fields have more jobs than qualified people to fill them.

5 Clubs With Very Specific Membership Requirements

If you're an architect, an Arctic explorer, or an aviator, you may have a shot at joining one of these clubs.

eWilner: The App That Frames Your Pet and Food Pics Like Works Of Art

This belongs in a museum!

13 NSFW Lines from James Joyce’s Incredibly Dirty Love Letters

Borrow these for Valentine's Day at your own risk.

Testing Out an Insane Photoshop Hack to Get Rid of Tourists

Delete tourists in four easy steps? Let's find out.

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7 Historically Bad Breakups

Some relationships end amicably, some end mutually—and some, of course, flame out spectacularly. Jennifer Wright, author of It Ended Badly, walks mental_floss through some of the worst breakups in history.

13 Titles Inspired by Shakespeare Phrases

Joss Whedon on Super Heroes, Killing Characters, and Existing Outside the Pop Culture Mainstream

Joss Whedon, Hollywood’s reigning king of pop culture, swears that he exists completely outside of it.

The Fascinating History of Lithuania’s Day of the Book Smugglers

In Lithuania, March 16 is Knygnešio diena, or the Day of the Book Smugglers, to commemorate the birthday of Jurgis Bielinis, who created a secret distribution network in order to smuggle banned Lithuanian books into the country.