Rethinking the deadly choice of the “Falling Man” — A question about death On this 20th anniversary of the devastating terrorist attacks that took place at The World Trade Center in New York City, I want to draw your attention to the very small group of individuals who chose to fall from the buildings, instead of staying inside. Of the 2606 victims that…

The story behind our obsession — Hope There was a very brief period of time in early September when the only person who knew the whereabouts of 22-year old Gabby Petito was the person who killed her. The young blogger set out, in June of this year, with her boyfriend Brian Laundrie on a cross-country road trip…

The fabulous Ms. O’s Instagram shenanigans over the holidays are just the tip of the iceberg — I have an auntie who sometimes falls for telephone scams, and ends up giving the scammer her bank account and credit card information. On more than one occasion, this dear sweet lady has lost hundreds of dollars to fraudsters. Oprah Winfrey reminds me of that particular auntie. We all love…

A 4-step plan to help you walk it off — “There’s a boy in a blue coat staring at our house” As I peered through our front window, I called out to my wife about the child that appeared to be fixated on our front door. It was a little creepy. “He’s just standing there, staring,” I said. Karen strolled…

Will it help me to feel like ‘me’ again? — Brain fog If fall is objectively beautiful, why can’t I enjoy it? During the fall, maple trees in the forest near my house turn tri-color and peacefully release yellow, orange, and red leaves to the ground. The air is still warm from the summer, but there aren’t as many bugs around to…

There are some topics I’m not yet ready to discuss — Who are they? Yesterday, I turned on the radio as I was driving home from work, and while the announcer was talking about Demi Lovato’s new song ‘29’, the pronouns ‘they/them’ were used to describe the former American Idol host. “They’re being coy about this”, the disc jockey said. “but they’re obviously singing…

The late popstar’s marketing machine makes it hard to recall what was real and what wasn’t — The king of pop is dead, long live the king Over the weekend, I watched Will Smith’s Oscar-winning slap-inducing performance in King Richard, the story of Serena and Venus Williams’ dad. But something bothered me about it. I had the sneaking suspicion that some of the uglier facts in his life were glossed over or omitted. Sure enough, the entire…

As tragedy strikes ex-girlfriend Anne Heche, it seems that everything the former talk show host touches turns to stone — (Story updated August 12th, 2022) 2022: Anne Heche It’s fascinating to me that multiple security cameras were able to track the exact movements of actress Anne Heche’s out-of-control blue Mini Cooper, as it tore through Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon, before crashing to bits in a fiery blaze.

This Gen-X kid is having trouble ditching the goatee and the Nirvana t-shirts — Brown Elvis’ In 1986, when I was 15 years old, I got a paying gig working the coat check at a New Year’s Eve function that my parents were attending. As I took the winter coats from the outstretched arms of the invited guests, it occurred to me that quite a few…