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Hey, I Wrote Another Book
It’s really good, but don’t take my word for it. Here’s Bethany McLean, author of one of the best books ever in the genre, “The Smartest Guys in the Room”: “Ever since the GameStop saga erupted into the headlines in … Continue reading
Half-baked Marathon
Foiled again — sort of. I was signed up to run a half marathon in Brooklyn this morning. When I woke up at 4:00 a.m. to walk the dog before driving to the city, I double checked the email … Continue reading
The Haves and the Have Mores
Make sure you’re sitting down when you read this. Ready? Here goes: In certain unknown corners of the world there is a “money-based caste system” in operation. Crazy, right? I read this in an interesting but somewhat tone-deaf front page … Continue reading
Hot Chicken!
I think I’m in love … with a bird. Last week I traveled to Nashville with the cover story of accompanying my oldest son on a tour of Vanderbilt and to visit my little sister. At the top of my agenda, … Continue reading
Math Is Hard
Store clerk: “If you open up a store card today you’ll get 55% off of whatever you buy.” Me: “Awesome.” And so that’s how I went from buying a single pair of shoes to a whole bunch of stuff. At … Continue reading
Ninjas, Soba, and Buddhism
So I’ve been remiss in updating this blog, especially considering the fact that the whole family spent two weeks in Japan over the summer. It practically provided me with years of material, but where to begin? We saw so much! … Continue reading
Meeting “Leon”
Have you ever had the chance to meet someone in person whom you’ve watched dozens of times on the screen? Earlier this year I had the pleasure of doing just that – a benefit of being a journalist that sort … Continue reading
The life aquatic
They say that sailing is 99% boredom and 1% sheer terror. Perhaps that’s true – I haven’t spent enough time on the water to get tired of it or, thankfully, to experience anything that scared me out of my wits. … Continue reading
I ♥ Street Meat
Maybe you’re the type of person who turns his nose up at the carts found on nearly every street corner in Manhattan. I bet if they called it viande hachée de la rue, quadrupled the price and served it on … Continue reading
Getting your kids to eat fish
Believe me, I’ve heard every excuse, including the frustratingly irrefutable “it’s fishy.” No kidding guys, it’s fish – what did you expect it to taste like? But I’m here to tell you how to get your kids to eat and … Continue reading
Cacophony and cheese 