File this under things you definitely didn't know: Japan has a serious bear problem. Asian black and brown bear populations are exploding, and the solution to the problem is robots:…

I learned the following information from Jordan Jensen's latest comedy special, which I loved but is not for the faint of heart. If you're not prepared for some seriously graphic…

I've never referred to myself as old or getting older. I've never attributed an ache or pain to age. I've never worried that not remembering a person's name has anything…

The woman featured in this video series — Michelle Khare — ran seven marathons on seven continents in seven consecutive days. The running sounds atrocious. Boring and painful and stupid.…

The word "nice" used to mean "a stupid or foolish person." For the record, it still means "a stupid or foolish person" much of the time. Question: "What do you think…

You're standing outside a friend's car. You want him to roll down his window so you can talk. If you're from my generation or any earlier, you make a rotating, cranking…

Speak Up on Saturday night was a special night for us. It was our 122nd Speak Up show, dating back to 2013. In some ways, these shows have become old…

I discovered the secret to the perfect marriage a long time ago, and I didn't even realize it. A friend recently joked that she couldn't imagine what my wife, Elysha,…

Wedding season is upon us. I haven't worked a wedding for more than a year now, but from 1996 to 2024, my partner, Bengi, and I were the DJs at…

As an elementary school teacher for 27 years, I have been asked to spell words hundreds, if not thousands, of times. Every time I have been asked -- without exception…