

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.


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

7 Makeup Tips You Should Know If You Wear Glasses
This Chart Helps You Expertly Pair Beer and Food
Because if you make the world's best grilled cheese, you should have the perfect ale to go along with it.
Need to Remember Something? Grab a Drawing Pad
Drawing might be the smartest way to encode an idea in your brain.
What Makeup Looked Like For Queen Elizabeth I
Sulfuric acid, lead, crushed insects, and mercury were just some of the key ingredients in Elizabethan England's favorite cosmetics.
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.
These Gorgeous Bookshelves Look Like Pantone Color Swatches
This is your new aesthetic.
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.
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.