This website — Based on a True Story? — is brilliant. It's a scene-by-scene breakdown of Hollywood movies that purport to be based upon a true story, using the following…

On the opening day of the 2024 Major League Baseball season, the Seattle Mariners had an inter-inning race inside the stadium featuring four salmon mascots running around the ballpark: King,…

Charlie played his final baseball game of the regular season on Tuesday night in East Hartford, Connecticut. The first chilly night of the season. Charlie got to the plate three…

“There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life.” —Alain de Botton I read this quote and thought, "Yes!" Admittedly, it's only "Yes!" for…

Tickets for "Matt & Jeni Are Unprepared" are selling fast. This is our storytelling improv show where Jeni and I compete to craft and tell brand new stories about our…

If you're wondering what at least some (but a lot) of young Republicans in this country are saying or allowing to be said absent opposition, look no further than the…

In Charlie's baseball game yesterday, a runner from third was heading home when the catcher received a throw from the outfield and took about five steps up the baseline to…

Clara and I went to see "One Battle After Another" last night. I went to the movie knowing nothing about the film. As we sat down in our seats, I…

"I begin to be aweary of thee, and I tell thee so before because I would not fall out with thee" This is a line from Shakespeare's "All's Well that…

A student asked another about the grossest thing she'd ever seen. Her response: "What a dumb question." True, given we were solving math problems, but I liked the question a…