The Blue Demon

Alexa’s presence in my home is a cautionary tale of AI that I’ve told to both Wired…

The Lady Parts Landfill

The origins of the Lady Parts Landfill — the practice of using one’s vagina as…

Summer in Manhattan is Hell

Islands can be a wonderful place to spend the summer. The island of Manhattan is not one of them. There is no…

Inconveniently Introverted

Like Michigan J. Frog — my favorite introvert — I don’t want to perform for…

Digging Holes

Digging holes is a cathartic activity because it offers a period of time for…

Crash, Burn, Love

Ask any thought leader, chatbot or person in recovery, and they’ll all stress the importance of having routines. Routines are…

Into the Diamond Mines: The Strange Worlds of JonBenet Ramsey and Katy Perry

Building a Better Bath Salt

Bath salts and bath salts are two completely different things and not just…

What Will Make Me Quit Smoking?

I smoke. A lot. In fact, I smoke so many blu e-cigarettes that 95% of the air I breath enters my lungs…