When Did Everything Change? Some say it was the Vietnam War, when we stopped believing a single word our government said, including “and” and “the.” Maybe it was when we started calling love affairs “relationships,” thereby sanitizing the romance right out of our sex lives. Or was it the rise of political correctness, when suddenly absolutely anything you said about...

No, this is not about your former marriages, your futile attempts to become a grand master of chess, or that souffle that fell flat. It’s an actual museum about . . . failures. Called, with Scandinavian clarity, The Museum of Failures, and it’s here in New York City for a limited time.As per its website, the museum is a collection of famous, infamous, and...

An Open Letter to Eric Adams Dear Mr. Mayor:I have a quick and easy way to make you a really popular mayor—and  a hero to citizens citywide who fear for their lives:Make me the Official Commissioner Of Bicycle Safety Enforcement. . . AKA: THE BIKE BITCH.You see, your honor, I live on East 22nd Street, and I’m mad as hell about cyclists speeding, going the wrong way,...

Are you an addictive personality? Can’t live without your morning coffee, your martini at 6, or the latest episode of Succession? Have I got a game for you: the SPELLING BEE in the New York Times. Those of you who are new to this, don’t be fooled by the cute little logo. This little innocuous looking puzzle can be, if taken to extremes, dangerous to your...

What good is a “secret” that’s been around for thousands of years?Well, if it’s news to you, it could change your life. And it’s never too late to learn.The Secret, which Oprah introduced to her adoring public just before she left her show, is that everything in the universe is connected, including your thoughts, so that what you think directly affects what...

What me? A Napoleon Complex?Certainly not! Although I have never measured more than a less-than-towering 5’2,” I never minded being what we vertically-challenged individuals of the female persuasion like to call “petite.” So much nicer than “short,” “low to the ground,” or god forfend, “squat.” But now I see in the New York Post, that bastion of rational...