One of the reasons I enjoy the Summer Olympics far more than the Winter Games is the subjectivity inherent in so many of the most popular winter sports. Figure skating,…

I recently heard an inspirational speaker refer to "our painful, messy lives." I really hate this nonsense. I often hear public speakers, comedians, storytellers, and civilians make these sweeping claims,…

A new study conducted two experiments with 192 participants, essentially asking them to perform the physically strenuous task of a chair pushup. The control group was told to repeat a neutral word every…

My wife, Elysha, and I almost never fight. I'm not sure if we've ever had a real fight. One of us may get annoyed with another over something small or…

When someone becomes overly insistent and aggressive about the truth behind their deeply held religious beliefs, I like to remind them that their beliefs are almost certainly predicated on geography.…

Ten years ago today, on March 16, 2016, the following happened. Thank goodness I write, because had I not written about this on March 16, 2016, the moment would have…

I was performing stand up recently at a library in Monterey, MA. At the end of the evening, a woman approached and said, "I hope you don't swear in front…

Protip: If you're using The Bible to justify your opposition to same sex marriage, please don't forget to treat all adulterers EXACTLY the same way. God makes it abundantly clear…

Have you heard about the Ultimate Double Feature? This special bit of movie magic hinges on the moment when characters in a movie go to see another movie, and the…

Behold! Tear Gun by Taiwanese designer Yi-Fei Chen is a contraption that “collects and freezes actual tears to shoot them back at the person who caused the cry.” It's the…