After more than a year and hundreds of requests, I am very excited to announce the return of my very popular Humor Workshop: A one-day virtual workshop to help you…

In September of 1990, the band Extreme released their balled "More Than Words" off their album Extreme II: Pornograffitti. Unlike anything the group had ever done before, the song features…

One of the prizes that I gave to my students last week was a small, plastic boy with red hair. Long ago, my children played with this boy, but being…

It's easy to think that in our polarized environment, people from opposing viewpoints can't possibly reach across the aisle, change their minds, and find common ground. But that's not always…

During the 1980s, the average chart-topping song had 21 seconds of introductory instrumentals before the vocals kicked in. As streaming services took the place of physical music, the music industry…

My wife, Elysha,  is currently learning to become a teacher of English language learners. She's working through an intensive, year-long program that has essentially stolen away vast swaths of her…