A couple of days ago, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West got married. I wasn’t aware of their wedding (or their engagement, for that matter) until I saw it mentioned on…
I had a story on This American Life this week. It was a short story. Just a few minutes long as part of the prologue. Still, it was a thrill.…
A friend of mine works in the healthcare industry, helping people quit smoking by providing strategies and incentives to those who are willing and able to do so. Using a…
Some people are simply more clever and tenacious than others, and this is why they are successful. In 1980, Robert R. Taylor began selling Softsoap through his company, Minnetonka Corp.…
Shaquille O’Neal, the former basketball superstar, NBA champion, actor, and the MBA- and PhD-holding business impresario, offers his secret to happiness: My secret is waking up saying it could be…
On Saturday, May 31, I’ll be speaking at the Barnes & Noble at the Buckland Hills Mall in Manchester, CT, at 2:00 PM. My agent will be with me, so…
As Elysha and I celebrate our first anniversary of Speak Up, our Hartford-based storytelling organization, we have many reasons to be thankful. Since May of last year, we have produced…
More than a week after Jill Abramson’s firing as executive editor of the New York Times, This American Life’s host Ira Glass still hadn’t heard the news. This is surprising.…
My friend, Bram Weinstein, is an ESPN anchor. When I first met him, I stood in awe of his occupation and talent. This is understandable. There was a time in…
Three years ago, in response to a piece listing the most frequent deathbed regrets of the dying, I listed what I thought would be my most likely deathbed regrets. Two years…