Feb 18, 2021 | Books - Essential Posts - Nellie Bly
It was the first day of December, 2019, and like Alice, I was down a rabbit hole. I was working on a short-story follow-up to What Girls Are Good For, my 2018 novel following the early career of groundbreaking undercover reporter Nellie Bly. My new story took place...
Mar 16, 2020 | Current Affairs - Essential Posts
Historically, point drops in Dow Jones Industrial Average are hard to compare. In pure numbers, we’ve had the four biggest point drops in history over the last month, with the biggest happening today, a drop of 2,997 points. But they haven’t been as devastating as,...
Mar 1, 2020 | Current Affairs - Essential Posts - Film & Television
Watching the latest Democratic debate, a crazy thing happened to me. Someone asked me how the debate was going, and I said, “It’s a shit show.” Which immediately made me think of this song from Rachel Bloom’s amazing, criminally-underwatched show “Crazy...
Feb 28, 2020 | Current Affairs - Essential Posts - Family
Women don’t owe men anything. We, as men, owe it to women, and to ourselves, to be feminists. Here’s why. Originally written for and posted by bestlifeonline.com. I have no trouble sharing my opinion. Why would I? I’m a guy. More than that, I’m...
May 26, 2019 | Current Affairs - Essential Posts - Family - Uncategorized
A couple years back, I was explaining racism to my son, Dash. He was baffled by it, as was I at his age. He lives in a truly diverse neighborhood and goes to a truly diverse school. While he’d studied racism in class, he thought it was a thing of the past.“Oh no,” I...
Nov 4, 2018 | Essential Posts - Family
Over the years, a fair number of people have approached my wife and me for relationship advice. I guess we look like we have our shit together. When people ask us for the secret to our marriage, Jan often quotes an old NPR story about a couple that had been married...
