A Russian man faked his own death in order to propose to his girlfriend. Alexey Bykov hired a filmmaker, makeup artists and stuntmen to create elaborate car-crash scene, then arranged…
It occurred to me that my three closest male friends all have the following in common: They have no Facebook accounts. Two have no account whatsoever, and the third has…
I stepped into our bedroom to inform my wife that I was heading to the gym. This is what I found: A couple interesting things about this photograph: When my…
The Millions recently ran a piece entitled Judging Books by Their Covers 2013: U.S. Vs. U.K. that compares book covers in the United States to their literary counterparts in the…
I don’t ski. Years ago, a doctor told me to avoid skiing because of the cartilage tears in both of my knees. While I often cite this as the reason…
My wife gave me tickets to American Idiot, the theatrical adaptation of Green Day’s rock opera of the same name, for my birthday. Coincidentally, a friend who shares the same…
My friend (who is under 30 and lives in Brooklyn) referred to me as a “42-year-old hipster” in his happy birthday greeting to me yesterday. I don’t think I’ve ever…
The Wall Street Journal published a story last week entitled The Nerve-Racking, Soul-Searching, Exhilarating Process of Shopping for a Handbag, that I sort of find unbelievable and tragic. In fact,…
My daughter, Clara, agreed to play with her baby brother in his room while my wife was getting dressed. After a few minutes, Clara changed her mind and wanted to…
