Before magazines, in-depth knowledge on a given subject was conveyed through complex mathematical puns and 15-hour German operatic cycles. Enjoy simpler dissemination of information with today's Groupon: for $15, you get a one-year subscription to the monthly Whirl Magazine (a $29.50 value).
Whirl Magazine brings the best of the area to its readers, with monthly issues exploring the Steel City's people, places, and events. Keep in touch with Pittsburgh goings-on without leaving the comforts of your fortified tree house with a 12-issue lair of delicious dining, fitness tips, style secrets, and event listings all within pogo-sticking distance of Pittsburgh residents. For instance, the June issue featured an at-home interview with model Cindy Crawford and a summertime events guide. Members of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the local ragtag pigskin squad that frequently squares off against roustabouts at Heinz Field on autumnal Sunday afternoons, often make appearances in the magazine, as do other Pittsburgh notables in athletics, the arts, and politics.
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The Groupon Guide to: Summer Hibernation
Like most animal species, humans instinctively conserve metabolic energy and seek respite from the sun by hibernating during the summer. Here's what your body is up to while you lie torpid throughout the sunny season:
Ambulating: After your body automatically collapses at noon on the summer solstice, your muscles will instinctively drag you to a cool, safe place, such as a roadside ditch or a forest cave filled with protective, blue-bottomed mandrills. (The mandrills will expect you to use your newly accumulated strength and spend the month after your awakening to lift boulders for their amusement.)
Circulating: As you hibernate, your heart ceases pumping and your body instead relies on strong summer winds to push blood to your organs. Because you require less energy, you'll survive on nutrients from leaves that blow into your mouth. To keep you cool, your scalp will retract any hair growing out of it. (Your retracted mane also serves as a sponge that soaks up unhappy memories.)
Dreaming: Although your body has been reduced to a dormant pile of skin and fingernails, your mind remains active, often creating realistic false memories of actually being awake during the summer. Popular hibernation fantasies include reading about summer hibernation on a daily-deal website, somehow enjoying lime-flavored beers, and getting married (this explains the high percentage of summer weddings).
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