Shorts
Mario Cuomo said that you campaign in poetry and you govern in prose. To us Americans, every election, nothing is more poetic than the myth of the outsider.
New Study Shows: Overthinkers and Worriers, Everyone Is Talking About You Behind Your Back
If you have an anxious mind then perhaps your ears are burning. A new study from the University of Michigan shows a significant link between social anxiety and people talking about you behind your back.
Entertainment
iFiction or Social Media and Apps in Contemporary Fiction
The depiction of social media in fiction could use some more nuance.
My All Time Favorite Sketches (Sorta)
Is there really a difference between favorite and important?
The summer after third grade, my parents hired a contractor to do some work on our house. I learned a lot about adults that summer.
My Girlfriend Doesn’t Like Baseball
At some point you let go of who you want your girlfriend to be and pay attention to who she is.
You yell like one of those guys at a baseball game, only you yell about stand-up comedy, not hot dogs or Budweiser. This is barking.
Today I’m Thinking About Hillary
I didn't volunteer much but it offers me a glimmer of hope on inauguration day.