I've been learning French via Duolingo for more than 100 days now. I also took six years of French in high school and college, so I started with a base…

Back in July, after a Slate magazine editor identified me as being someone especially focused and adept at getting revenge, I was asked to write a piece for their magazine…

A new study published in npj Mental Health Research found that when an individual dressed as Batman entered a car on the Milan subway, people were more likely to engage in…

I’ve been thinking a lot about jewelry. Jewelry seems to serve three possible purposes: It enhances the appearance of the person wearing the items. It’s an opportunity to flaunt expensive…

I've been learning French with Duolingo since our trip to Quebec City. 107 days and counting. I studied French for four years of high school and two years of college,…

Exciting news! My book, "Storyworthy," is being published in Czech. My books have been translated into more than 25 languages, but this is a new one for me. According to…

Last night, I was speaking to a storyteller at The Moth during intermission. I hadn't seen him tell a story in a while, so I asked when I might see…

The percentage of adults who did not live with a spouse or partner increased steadily up through around 2019, now hitting 44 percent. That seems like a lot of people.…

The good thing about the dumb things that kids say today is that they don't last long. Memes are born and die quickly in today's world because of social media.…

Elysha, Charlie, and I attended a performance by Arturo Sandoval, the world-renowned Cuban-American jazz trumpeter, pianist, timbalero, and composer, on Friday night at the Hope Center for the Arts in…