Celebrating Columbus Day is one of the stupidest things that Americans do. Let’s replace it with this amazing Russian holiday.

It's Columbus Day. Just like last year and every year before, I find myself at home day with my kids, honoring a villain who did nothing worth celebrating, despite what…

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I’m doing my first full hour onstage for the Pound Ridge Storytelling Festival on Saturday night. And I’m a little nervous, which almost never happens. Here’s why:

On Saturday night, I will be headlining the Pound Ridge Storytelling Festival in Pound Ridge, New York. It will be my first hour onstage. If you're in the neighborhood (or…

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Announcing your goals makes it less likely that you will achieve them, but what if you’re not an idiot?

Readers of this blog will know that for more than five years, I have posted my yearly goals and my progress (or lack thereof) every month as a means of holding…

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This is a contract from hell. Or heaven, depending on your current disposition and predilections.

HBO is adapting the 1973 science fiction-western-thriller Westworld into a series that will air later this year. Before you decide to audition for a lead role on the show, take a…

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