Altitude tents and chambers, which trick the body into producing extra oxygen-carrying red blood cells — “a natural form of blood doping,” according to one expert — are becoming a mainstream training tool for professional and amateur athletes alike.

Social media can be an effective tool for connecting with business partners, friends and family, but when people aren’t careful with their privacy settings, anyone can access that information. I decided to find out for myself how easy it would be to “stalk” someone using only online profiles.

It’s hard to find a female cab driver in New York City, and often that’s on purpose. Although they make up only about 1 percent of the city’s nearly 50,000 drivers, women drivers seem even rarer. They use the way they talk and the way they dress — and occasionally, the things they carry — to protect themselves from potentially dangerous customers.

Although sales of luxury watches remain steady and even on the rise, the target demographic for lower-end watches is increasingly turning to cell phones to check the time.

It’s not just about the games anymore. Whiplash the Cowboy Monkey and Mad Chad the chainsaw juggler are just two of the attractions minor league baseball executives are hoping will entice fans to the ballpark.