Dave Barry

We're coming into wedding season, a magical time when the radiant bride, on her Most Special Day, finally makes that long-awaited walk down the Aisle of Joyfulness to stand next...

Spring is here, and I'm thinking about camping. Don't misunderstand me: I'm not thinking about actually going camping, in the sense of venturing outdoors and turning my body into an...

The V-chip. A helpful tool for concerned parents? A threat to the First Amendment? An excuse for sentences without verbs? These are some of the questions raised by the recently...

As I ponder the start of yet another baseball season, what is left of my mind drifts back to the fall of 1960, when I was a student at Harold...

Not to toot my own horn, but I'm starting to see a strong voter response to my presidential campaign (Motto: "It's Time We Demanded Less!"). Every day, more and more...

Today, as part of our series "The Human Brain, So To Speak," we explore the phenomenon of: Brain Sludge. "Brain sludge" is a term coined by leading scientists to describe...

I hate to put a fly in your ointment, but if you think that just because you live in America, you are safe from the terror of terrorism, then I...

It's income-tax time again, Americans: time to gather up those receipts, get out those tax forms, sharpen up that pencil and stab yourself in the aorta. No, seriously, contrary to...

I cannot wait for that dramatic moment when the torch-carrying runner enters the stadium and, in a dramatic gesture symbolizing the essence of the Olympic spirit, buys a vowel. Recently...

This is the second part of a two-part series titled "Recreational Winter Sports That You Can Do Sitting Down." Last week, in Part 1, I discussed snowmobiling, my key finding...