Serious, unimportant question: Why are convenience store clerks always on the phone? I don't know anyone who uses a phone as a phone on a regular basis. People try like…

Autumn is such a bittersweet time: The closer we come to losing the beauty of the season, the more beautiful it gets. As I walk the golf course every morning…

When I was growing up, I watched "Monty Python's Flying Circus" and "The Benny Hill Show" - two British comedies - on the local PBS station. Every night, these comedies…

When a man becomes a writer, I think he takes on a sacred obligation to produce beauty and enlightenment and comfort at top speed.- Kurt Vonnegut Vonnegut is one of…

When I was in sixth grade, my homeroom and math teacher, Mrs. Schultz, offered a challenge: One week without television. A screen-free week. If you could spend an entire week…

A friend on social media recently wondered how I could despise Steely Dan's music as much as I do. He said some generous things about my intellect and taste but…

I couldn't attend the Patriots game yesterday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. I missed an exciting last-minute comeback victory and a burger-fueled tailgate with friends on one of the best autumn…

The Nobel Prize in physics was awarded this week to scientists for their studies that resulted in new tools for exploring the movement of electrons inside atoms and molecules, a…

Scholastic announced that its elementary-school book fairs will now have a separate section for titles that deal with race, gender, and sexuality — a response to dozens of state laws…

Ever since the school year began in late August, I have spent most of my mornings playing golf before heading off to work. I'm lucky enough to have an executive…