It's not often that you can cheer on corporations for all the good they do, but on Monday, under increasing pressure from major corporations like Unilever, Disney, Coca-Cola, Home Depot,…
My wife was in a doctor's appointment. Charlie asked the friend who was taking care of him if he could climb up the enormous dirt pile at the adjacent construction…
Easter morning. My Jewish children scamper around the house, searching for Easter eggs. Clara, my seven-year-old, says: "I think Easter is about thinking sweet thoughts. Soft things. That's why we…
I like to imagine that this is what I looked like during my many police interrogations in 1992. Maybe a little older.
In this week's episode of Boy vs. Girl, Rachel and I play 20 questions in a special two-part episode celebrating our 20th episode. We ask each other about spirit animals…
A large number of our friends — at least those with Instagram accounts — began sending us messages yesterday after seeing Clara and Charlie in a TurboTax ad. Rest assured…
Earlier this month, I told a story at a Moth GrandSLAM in Brooklyn about a time in my life when I had to face down the principal as a third…
Last week, I told a story for The Moth at the beautiful Brooklyn Academy of Music about the armed robbery that I survived back in 1993. The story opened with…
You know what I mean when I say precious. Right? It's when you write something on social media about your perfect Sunday afternoon with your highly attentive husband and your…
I spent this weekend watching the first two productions of Caught in the Middle, a musical that my writing partner, Andy Mayo, and I wrote about life in middle school.…