I write these words with a gas heater stuck to my leg, not complying with any of the recommendations on the manufacturer’s safety sticker, which tells me to place the heating device in New York and sit down to bask…
I was born in 1981. I don’t remember much, but I think it was Monday because the gynecologist had dark circles under his eyes. We used to play soccer in the street, we hated going to school, and we would…
Many comedians root their humor in the images they’ve chosen to project. The premise of Jack Benny’s comedy was that he was cheap. Rodney Dangerfield didn’t get any respect. Phyllis Diller was unsightly. Woody Allen was a nebbish. Back when…
I have vegan friends. Actually, I don’t, but I remember years ago, when, to get someone to listen to your anti–gay marriage opinion, you had to open with “I have a lot of gay friends, but…” Postmodern courtesy. The truth…
A strange tingling sensation overcomes the bachelor. From his feet to the tip of his cellphone. New Year’s Eve is approaching and he must seduce. Whatever it takes. Everyone seems to have a girlfriend for these Christmas evenings with popcorn…
Brandon Year Two (aka COVID Year 3) lived up to every cynic’s expectation. 2022 was a pointless prima donna of a year. An event in late May summed it up perfectly. At the Louvre Museum in Paris, a transgender “woman,”…
Chanukah is celebrated this year from Sunday night, Dec. 18, through Monday, Dec. 26, at sunset, corresponding to the Hebrew calendar days of 25 Kislev through 2 Tevet. Chanukah is so interesting, isn’t it? It’s the easiest of all our…
FDR knew how to deliver a laugh line. The president was dying by the time of the 1944 presidential campaign, but he summoned up the energy he needed not only to run a campaign, but to infuse it with humor….
