Autocorrect genius
Do you have access to the computer of an ICE apologist, white supremacist, right-wing zealot, or MAGA cultist? I have good news. A new font has been designed just for…
What color is your house?
This is a fascinating and slightly addictive game that seems simple but is surprisingly challenging: Look at a color for a short time, then match that color. It's much harder…
Hand gestures
A new study analyzed 200,000 video segments from over 2,000 TED talks to determine the impact that hand gestures had on audience reaction. I get asked about what people should do…
I made a troll upset, but I’m not exactly sure why
A comment was left on my blog this week in response to a post I had written almost a decade ago about how superintendents of school districts make snow-day decisions…
Crocs are too ugly to become popular until they did
Last year, I bought stock in the company Crocs. I hate these shoes so much. They are the physical embodiment, at least in my mind, of giving up. Surrendering to…
Go for it
A reader sent this lip syn battle between Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway, thinking I would like it, and she wasn't wrong. But she was wrong about why I liked…
Backing into parking spots in the New York Times
Ten years ago, I spent a week backing into parking lots to determine if this ludicrous move made any sense. Then I wrote about it on my blog. You can…
Don’t worry about Coalie
The Trump administration released its latest bit of stupidity: A cartoon lump of coal, complete with giant eyes and yellow mining garb, called Coalie. The administration’s new mascot was first…
Professional best man might finally be a reality
More than a decade ago, I proposed a new job idea: Professional best man. It remains a role that I am waiting to fill, and I may finally have the…
Looking for a home
Last year, I wrote and performed "Shovel" — my second solo show at Theaterworks in Hartford. Two sold-out performances that went exceptionally well and were well received on the back…