Christmas Spirit, It’s Free

Christmas can be a tough time of year. I know this from experience. It’s easy to become overwhelmed with the … More

The Terror in the Torture Report

It was several years after 9/11 before I had occasion to once again board a plane. Arriving at airport security, … More

When Football executive and former NFL player Troy Vincent appeared before a Senate committee examining the NFL’s handling of domestic … More

Those of us who feasted on a diet of Looney Tunes and Doritos each Saturday morning as children probably grew … More

I read a lot of galleys. A lot of them. My dream is to discover the next big thing before … More

GoldieBlox released a video ad introducing their new action figure for girls (video below). I was thrilled to read in the press release … More

I recently asked if we are now a Botox Nation, preferring Barbie and Ken’s wrinkle-free faces, boobs of steel that say … More

The midterm elections are upon us and famously have lower turnouts, but it’s more important than ever to vote. Midterms … More

We’ve long been told “we are what we eat” and we need to “eat well to be well” in our physical … More

I don’t. There. I said it. I don’t like the state fair. When the family packed up to make our … More