No parties tonight, just resting and drinking fluids. So, no costume either, except sweats. Is "Reclining Jogger" a costume? My eyes are burning a bit, which reminds me of the time I finally admitted I …

I'm going to be rather difficult for my friends and family to get ahold of for the next few days. Busy busy busy. Speaking of busy: on Saturday night I have to attend two different …

Is it actually interesting to an outside observer that I did not learn to ride a bicycle until the weekend after my college graduation ceremony? Has everyone else already made a decision as to whether …

I live in San Francisco, which holds the title bestowed by the National Low Income Housing Coalition for highest rents in the US. You can check whether your rent and your wages fall into any …

Song and jetBlue have nice sales through this Friday, if you're fine with onerous blackout requirements.

At Games of Berkeley the other day, I met the son of the woman who invented Set. An indexing system meant to help her find patterns of genetic inheritance turned into one of the most …

Worker: Did you just throw money at me? Customer: I want to pay for my order. Worker: *pick up the money and hold it out to him* Sir, I am not going to process your …

My dad will probably be happy that Bangalore is modifying its name. I have a few questions. Won't outsiders get even more confused about whether Bangalore has anything to do with Bengal? Is "N. Gopala …

My column this week discusses party games Taboo, Balderdash, and Once Upon A Time. I also address the fundamental problem to which party games are a solution. Some of us need a foundation or a …

[Context: A few of my friends have leads on job opportunities that would be pretty awesome, such as jobs at the Make-a-Wish Foundation and People Magazine.] "Job interviewers can't ask you your ethnicity, or whether …