Dave Barry

Skiing is an exciting winter sport, but it is not for everybody. For example, it is not for sane people. Sane people look at skiing, and they say: "Wait a...

I am pleased to report that the scientific community has finally stopped wasting time on the origins of the universe and started dealing with the important question, which is: Are...

I will frankly admit that I am afraid of medical care. I trace this fear to my childhood, when, as far as I could tell, the medical profession's reaction to...

It is time once again for Ask Mister Language Person, the award-winning column whose motto is: "People judge you by the way you talk, especially if you spit on them."...

Recently the federal government, as part of its ongoing effort to become part of the same solar system as the rest of us, decided to eliminate the National Pretend Speed...

Today we present the results of our Smut Patrol survey, in which we asked you, our alert readership, to report examples of pornography being snuck into our lives without our...

It is getting worse. When I say "it," I am referring to the worldwide epidemic of frogs showing up in food, which I documented in a recent column ("Frogs hop...

Well, you young people have gone and done it again. I'm talking about the recent study showing that high-school students, to quote the Associated Press, "do not know basic facts...

It's a chilling question that all of us-even veteran airline passengers-ask ourselves every time we get on an airplane: "Is this going to be the one? Is this the flight...

Recently I had a simple, foolproof idea for eliminating the drug problem in this country. It came to me while I was making spaghetti sauce. I use an ancient Italian...