I'm working with the vice president of a Fortune 500 company. She's preparing to deliver the keynote for a product launch. After she's finished speaking, I begin offering feedback on…

Search Engine is an excellent podcast hosted by PJ Vogt. It seeks to "answer the questions that keep you up at night." It's one of those podcasts that excite me…

Elysha and I were in New York City on Saturday, sitting the mezzanine at the Palace Theater on Broadway, preparing to watch Keiran Culkin, Bob Odenkrikl, Bill Burr, Michael McKean,…

There have been 1,826 alleged ethics violations in the US Senate since 2007. More than 107 ethics complaints per year. More than one alleged violation of ethics for each Senator…

Substack contacted me to discuss joining their platform and monetizing some of my writing.  Having written a blog post for nearly 20 years without missing a day, it makes sense…

A sign of the pending apocalypse: Less than half of parents find it fun to read aloud to their children, new research shows. Only 40% of parents with children aged…

College basketball is getting older. In 2019, the average age of a Sweet 16 starter in the men’s tournament was 20.8. In 2021, it rose to 21.2. In 2025, the…

The robb'd that smiles steals something from the thief; He robs himself that spends a bootless grief." — William Shakespeare (Othello) I've always loved this line. It suggests that a…

A new study published in Science of the Total Environment examined caddisfly larval casings dating back to the 1970s to determine when microplastics first appeared. When they hatch from eggs,…

Last year, Bon Appétit published a recipe for a chocolate chipless cookie along with an article about the recipe. The title reads: "What’s a Chocolate Chipless Cookie? Tasty but Controversial."…