Lis’sen … cruising is not for the faint of heart. You are surrounded by a crush of humanity on an ocean liner — and, inevitably, there is always someone in… Read more

If Marrakech is Morocco’s nonstop carnival of color, chaos, and carpet vendors who will absolutely wear you down, then Agadir is its chilled out beach cousin who just wants you… Read more

Fun facts from my three days in the Canary Islands — because apparently I’m now a part-time historian, part-time bird watcher and full-time “wait, what island am I on again?”… Read more

One year ago today — yes, on Election Day — I quit my job. (IYKYK.) What followed was 364 days of pinch-me, is-this-real-life moments. I’m always a firm believer in… Read more

1999 feels like thirteen lifetimes ago. I had just landed in Kansas City and didn’t know a soul. Cue me being a miserable cow of a human — desperately trying… Read more

Up until last week, I was only vaguely aware of who baller Scott Spiezio was. I knew exactly two things that weren’t germane to me — he was a dude… Read more

Hardcore astrologists swear the universe hits the reset button every seven years — something to do with Uranus and Saturn playing celestial ping-pong with our lives, I guess. Funny thing,… Read more

After five years of gestation, my book You Have Four Minutes: My Life as an Unlikely Celebrity Interviewer will finally see the light of day on Tuesday. While it was… Read more

This is my third visit to Lakeside, Montana in as many years. Located a hop, skip, and jump from Kalispell, this mountain-lake (lake-mountain?) town has got my number. If you… Read more

A scant two years ago I knew absolutely nothing about LinkedIn, other than it was a seemingly mundane social media outlet. I thought it was geared to hyper-professional types —… Read more