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I've spent most of my career as a freelance writer being a generalist. You don't delve too much into... Read More

A Short Person Ponders the Leg-Lengthening Industry Aug. 23, 2025

When I was 16 and applying for my driver's license, I had to provide my height. No one was behind me... Read More

Start-ups and Stupid Stuff Aug. 22, 2025

"I'm going to make you a billionaire," Benito Mussolini said. That would certainly come in handy. He... Read More

Introducing Staple -- The Dating App for Office Besties Aug. 21, 2025

Want to make progress in your career? Make friends. It's true. Research from the friendly folks at G... Read More

When Quiet Isn't Enough Aug. 17, 2025

I used to believe in quiet resistance. You choose the right moments to slip wrenches into the gears ... Read More

Are These Lawmakers or Teens Who Love Fart Jokes? Aug. 16, 2025

Hey, this is just a quick reminder about how dumb things have gotten. In what way? Well, take your p... Read More

Don't Bank on It Aug. 15, 2025

Remember the olden days when banks were friendly? When they gave you a toaster to open an account an... Read More

It's Crack Up Time at Work Aug. 14, 2025

Everyone knows you're heading for it. Everyone is waiting for it. But please, when it happens, no te... Read More

None of This Is Normal Aug. 10, 2025

I used to use the website, the Wayback Machine, to find incriminating teenage poetry on long-lost Li... Read More

An Exclusive Interview With Louis Pasteur Aug. 09, 2025

Thank you so much for sitting down with me today, famed French microbiologist Louis Pasteur. Oui.... Read More

Control: Remote and Very Remote Aug. 08, 2025

Warning: This column begins as slightly off-kilter, but it ends up flat-out weird. I think it's safe... Read More

Sabbatical Now! Aug. 07, 2025

Did you hear about the employees who left for lunch and didn't come back to work for a year? They di... Read More

There Should Be Signs Aug. 03, 2025

There's a joke that goes, "I wouldn't tell anyone that I won the lottery, but there would be signs."... Read More

Easy Trader Joe's Recipes for Your News Cycle Anxiety Aug. 02, 2025

It's another bustling week in these United States. I've taken the liberty of rounding up quick, easy... Read More

Misdirection: When East is West and West is ... East Aug. 01, 2025

As Tom and I are getting on the turnpike, I get a call from our brother Steve, "You're going the wro... Read More

Burned Up or Burned Out? The Choice is Yours Jul. 31, 2025

Time to take your temperature. When it comes to your job, are you burned up or burned out? These d... Read More

Our House, in the Middle of the Street Jul. 27, 2025

There was a running joke with my in-laws that a compliment on cooking would be, "Well, now you can g... Read More

Hulk Hogan and the Complicated Legacy of a Florida Man Jul. 26, 2025

What do we do with our messy heroes? When they leave this earth, should we muddy the flow of praise ... Read More

I Don't Think that Guy in the Mirror Is Me Jul. 25, 2025

Actors either look appropriate for a role, or they don't. Audiences wouldn't buy Danny DeVito as Bat... Read More

The Art of Nothing and Everything Jul. 20, 2025