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You have a good job. It's satisfying work. It pays well. But is it sexy? Most people don't think o... Read More

There's a Varmint in Your Vocab! Oct. 07, 2026

The leg muscles of newborn calves are often knotted and rippled, especially if the calves are born t... Read More

Bestsellers, Dead Authors and Baby-Eating Dingos Oct. 05, 2026

After Elon Musk took over Twitter, I started getting contacted there by bestselling authors, includi... Read More

Where You Look Is Where You Go Oct. 04, 2026

They were behind at the orthodontist's office and the waiting room was full. My daughter went to sit... Read More

Christa Pike and the Incomplete Justice of Death Oct. 03, 2026

Georgia Garvey

Why do we kill? It's a question unlikely to ever be answered to any degree of satisfaction, but one... Read More

Paying For Gas Is So Easy Oct. 03, 2026

Stephanie Hayes

In this prickly economy, everyone is stretched thin. Gas prices around the country have ballooned du... Read More

Will Your Job Exist in Five ... Oct. 01, 2026

Worried about some hotshot AI chatbot taking your job? If you're not, you must have a pretty misera... Read More

Coming to Terms With Politics Sep. 30, 2026

With the "all-important mid-term elections" coming up in a few weeks, it's time to cast your mail-in... Read More

What's Wrong With This Picture: The Sequel Sep. 28, 2026

At one point, I signed up with a giant phone company for almost everything: TV, internet, phone and ... Read More

The Air in the Room Sep. 27, 2026

There's a consultant who comes to give us a quarterly report, and each time, I marvel at their abili... Read More

Lights! Camera! Job Offers! Sep. 24, 2026

It isn't easy getting a new job these days. This is especially true if you don't happen to be an AI... Read More

Let the Word Games Begin! Sep. 23, 2026

Have fun with these puzzlers: Scramble Clambers Can you make a new word by rearranging the letters i... Read More

AI and I, Planning for the End Sep. 21, 2026

I'm hoping if I'm nice enough to AI, it will spare me when it wipes out the human race. Our relation... Read More

When Money Changes the Story Sep. 20, 2026

I remember picking up my first campaign check from the P.O. box I had rented. I knew the name: a gru... Read More

How I Stopped Being Ticklish Sep. 19, 2026

Stephanie Hayes

My feet have always been extremely ticklish. Despite this unfortunate fact, I also like having prese... Read More

Think Your Job is In Trouble? Read the Room Sep. 17, 2026

Did somebody say something? No. There hasn't even been a whisper. But somehow you know. You just kno... Read More

Is Verbing Nouns Worth the Effort? Sep. 16, 2026

When a TV news anchor recently told viewers that technicians were having trouble airing a correspond... Read More

Attack of the CCLs Sep. 14, 2026

A few years back, an intrepid scholar with an advanced degree from Yale uncovered the actual form of... Read More

The Strange Archaeology of Childhood Sep. 13, 2026