I have been published in numerous magazines, newspapers and websites. And I have also worked for television networks, both in new media and marketing. Below you will find a collection of some of my news, sports, business and lifestyle articles.
My humor pieces are archived here.
A few of my favorites
I blame my fiancee for this engagement photo (Salon)
Elaborately staged pictures are yet another ridiculous, overblown wedding trend. And yes, ours are awesome.
4 Evolutionary Explanations for Modern Annoyances (Cracked)
Everything that annoys you is probably a caveman’s fault.
Can you ride a scooter and still be a man? (Made Man)
Is a man still a man when he rides a scooter? I investigate.
The world’s scariest places to be busted for drugs (The Fix)
Think the drug laws are harsh at home? Just pray that nobody you know is detained for dope in Vietnam, where the penalty for possession can be years of near-starvation at a remote hard labor camp. Or in Iran, where…you don’t even want to know.
The common enemies negotiating strategy (Made Man)
Why everyone’s hatred of the New York Yankees is good for business.
My sensory deprivation experience
My teeny-tiny sort-of-LSD trip.
2012
The case for gossip (DAME)
She wrote the blog that got the book deal (DAME)
A q-and-a with The Bloggess Jenny Lawson
Help! I just won an Oscar (DAME)
Want to more sex? Start acting like an adult (DAME)
‘Deranged pen pals’ team up for Lunatics (The Humor Columnist)
4 Evolutionary Explanations for Modern Annoyances (Cracked)
Everything that annoys you is probably a caveman’s fault.
2011
Beer tasting tips from the Guinness brew master (Made Man)
Fergal Murray on the proper way to taste beer.
Can you ride a scooter and still be a man? (Made Man)
Is a man still a man when he rides a scooter? I investigate.
I blame my fiancee for this engagement photo (Salon)
Elaborately staged pictures are yet another ridiculous, overblown wedding trend. And yes, ours are awesome.
How to Write a Best Man Speech (Made Man)
10 tips on writing a funny best man’s speech.
Make a Baby or Five (Made Man)
Bryan Caplan on why more babies bring more happiness.
Jimmy Pardo on how to be a gentleman (Made Man)
It all starts with slacks and a hard shoe.
Bloody Mary with Beer Recipe (Made Man)
It’s good. It’s very, very good.
State of the BBQ 2011 (Made Man)
BBQ survey results, tips and recipes.
Everything You Need to Know About Olive Oil (Made Man)
An interview with FIG & OLIVE restaurant founder Laurent Halasz
The Science of the NFL Draft (Made Man)
One Browns fan and Ohio University professor — Bill Young — has developed a way for the Browns and other teams to avoid drafting busts.
The world’s scariest places to be busted for drugs (The Fix)
Think the drug laws are harsh at home? Just pray that nobody you know is detained for dope in Vietnam, where the penalty for possession can be years of near-starvation at a remote hard labor camp. Or in Iran, where…you don’t even want to know.
Ordering wine with dessert (Made Man)
How to order wine with dessert, a Q-and-A with chef Manuel Ortega.
The common enemies negotiating strategy (Made Man)
Why everyone’s hatred of the New York Yankees is good for business.
What is macrobiotic food, anyway? (Made Man)
I ate some and found out.
Opinion: Obama brakcet devoid of hope, change (Made Man)
Four 1 seeds? Really, Mr. President?
A negotiating strategy for the 21st century (Made Man)
Stuart Diamond’s negotiation strategy. It actually works.
An interview with Andy Thomas, creator of the presidents playing poker paintings
In which I repay Andy Thomas for all of the traffic he has sent to my website.
Will the baby’s middle name be ‘Made Man’? (Made Man)
Made Man helps a man propose to his woman. Just another day at the office.
Caviar for Virgins (Made Man)
A first-timer’s guide to caviar.
Q-and-A with 24 producer Howard Gordon (Made Man)
We talk Jack Bauer, WikiLeaks, evil women and his new book.
2010
Everything There Is to Know About Eggnog (Dec. 20. 2010 for Made Man)
You love it. You hate it. You drink it anyway. Eggnog.
A Thanksgiving Infograph for All You Turkeys (Nov. 23, 2010, Made Man)
Everything you ought to know about Thanksgiving.
Use LinkedIn to get a job (Nov. 15, 2010 for Made Man)
8 tips from a pro
How dreams help your brain (Nov. 12, 2010 for Made Man)
Why showing up to school in your undies is good for you.
What the U.S. national debt can buy you (Nov. 1, 2010 for Made Man)
Answer: A whole lot of Shake Weights.
What makes men attractive to women (Oct. 26, 2010 for Made Man)
Incorrect answer: body spray.
Download this podcast: Freakonomics Radio (Oct. 15, 2010 for Made Man)
This is my favorite podcast involving a rogue economist.
Brandon Fisher, Chilean mine hero (Oct. 14, 2010 for Made Man)
I want to have a beer with this guy.
Behind-the-scenes look at ESPN’s live NASCAR coverage (Oct. 14, 2010 for All Left Turns)
The on-air talent is wearing pants. I swear.
Do these 5 exercises before a date (Oct. 12, 2010 for Made Man)
No, none of them is from “Something About Mary.”
Learn from George Maloof’s DUI (Oct. 11, 2010 for Made Man)
If you’re rich, and drunk, you might consider a taxi cab. Just a suggestion.
An interview with Bill Gibson, drummer for Huey Lewis and the News (Oct. 11, 2010)
Bill and I mend fences and talk about HLN, the new album, Soulsville, and the history of Huey Lewis and the News.
How I scored an interview with Huey Lewis and the News drummer Bill Gibson (Oct. 10, 2010)
I have the Huey Lewis and the News wiki site to thank. Thanks, HLN.org!
P.J. O’Rourke’s F-Marry-Kill Political Theory (Oct. 8, 2010 for Made Man)
I just wish I had thought of this first.
Sex behavior study released (October 4, 2010, Made Man)
So to speak.
How bar fights start (October 1, 2010, Made Man)
“Intentionality Bias,” sadly, was not covered in the movie “Roadhouse.”
The power of smiling (Sept. 30, 2010, Made Man)
Smiling — it’s not just for happy people anymore.
National Lampoon book review (Sept. 24, 2010, Made Man)
My quick review of Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead, a great book I look forward to reading on my toilet for years to come.
The 25 saddest things you see at AdultCon (Sept. 24, 2010, Holy Taco)
I went back to AdultCon where I saw my future, and the future of all AdultCon attendees.
Food as foreplay: Cooking for a date (Sept. 24, 2010, Made Man)
How to seduce women with roasted chicken.
Alter your weight? Time to alter your suit (Sept. 22, 2010, Made Man)
Tips on when and how to get your suit altered.
Prohibition book review: Daniel Okrent’s Last Call (Sept. 18, 2010)
A book review of Daniel Okrent’s Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, which I read as my summer vacation book, which should tell you everything you need to know about me.
2011 Suzuki Kizashi Sport Review (Sept. 9, 2010 for Made Man)
My review of the 2011 Kizashi Sport, which Suzuki was nice enough to let me drive.
Carl’s Jr. Footlong Cheeseburger Review (July 19, 2010)
A poor idea, wonderfully executed.
(This piece also ran on Holy Taco.)
My sensory deprivation experience (May 11, 2010)
My teeny-tiny sort-of-LSD trip.
(This piece also ran on Made Man)
Male breast reduction surgery (March 2, 2010 for Made Man)
The lengths men will go to in order to flatten their soft, supple, spectacular breasts.
Men Are More Romantic Than Women (Feb. 11, 2010 for Man Man)
It’s true. I have science to back up this overly-broad generalization.
The White Castle Valentine’s Day dinner (Feb. 8, 2010 for Made Man)
How does White Castle stack up against Spago Beverly Hills as a Valentine’s Day destination? (Surprisingly well)
Pro football: Our national pastime (Feb. 5, 2010 for Made Man)
How football went from a third-rate sport to the national pastime.
Improv dating tips (Jan. 15, 2010 for Made Man)
‘Yes-and’ your way to her heart.
So you want to be a gigolo (Jan. 10, 2010 for Made Man)
How to get hired as a prostidude at the Shady Lady Ranch.
2009
World leaders you didn’t know were drunk (Dec. 30, 2009 for Made Man)
My interview with Hardcore History host Dan Carlin on which world leaders got their proper swerve on.
Heisman winners who were not busts (Dec. 15, 2009 for Made Man)
Andre Ware – shock! – did not make this list.
How to record a podcast (Dec. 8, 2009 for Made Man)
Second Column podcast producer Mike Costantini and I share the 12 secret ingredients that make our podcast delicious, and artery-clogging.
Race car driver public driving FAILs (Oct. 28, 2009 for All Left Turns)
One professional driver hit an auto dealership with his car. No kidding.
The Obama NASCAR conspiracy (June 18, 2009 for All Left Turns)
The president’s secret plan to ruin NASCAR.
Great moments in rain-delay history (May 26, 2009 for All Left Turns)
Check it out just for the Ashley Judd photo.
NASCAR town-hall meeting transcript (May 26, 2009 for All Left Turns)
Probably includes the word “reckon.”
Go get her (Feb. 8, 2009)
The greatest love story ever told … on this Web site.
Malcolm Gladwell is wrong (Jan. 4, 2009)
With the exception of the central premise, Outliers is a good book.
2008
Why the auto bailout is bad for Democrats (Nov. 25, 2008 for Dipdive.com)
Yes, will.i.am’s people hired me to blog about politics during the election. And I wrote stuff like this.
Don’t freak out (Nov. 18, 2008 for Dipdive.com)
The Barack Obama you fell in love with is going to, ironically, change.
Conservatives for Obama! Wha-wha-what? (Oct. 27, 2008 on Dipdive.com)
These people are dead to to the GOP.
If only I lived in New Hampshire (Oct. 1, 2008 on Dipdive)
Why my vote in the biggest election of my lifetime did not matter.
Man hugs (Sept. 10, 2008 on Dipdive)
How an awkward man hug cost John McCain the election.
John McCain was told there would be no math (Aug. 27, 2009 on Dipdive)
Can you blame a guy for not knowing how many homes he owns?
Remanufacturing: Cheaper, greener and maybe a little faster (April 2008 for Sea magazine)
Feature for a boating magazine.
2007
Fans, let’s do this again soon (Jan. 7, 2007 for Ohio Today)
Column about attending Ohio University’s first bowl game since 1968.
Be a Viking (Brides Magazine)
List of traditions couples should include in their weddings.
2005
Speed and a smile (Sept. 2005 for Print Solutions)
E-Files feature for print industry magazine.
When PDF means Pretty Darn Fast (July 2005 for Print Solutions)
E-Files feature for print industry magazine.
Peanut butter and someone else’s jelly (Feb. 2005 for Print Solutions)
E-Files feature for print industry magazine.
2004
BigCabinet is big idea (Dec. 2004 for Print Solutions)
E-Files feature for print industry magazine.
Lean and loving it (June 2004 for Print Solutions)
E-Files feature for print industry magazine.
www.Redesign-Is-Valuable.com (March 2004 for Print Solutions)
E-Files feature for print industry magazine.
Service a la Carte (Jan. 2004 for Print Solutions)
E-Files feature for print industry magazine.
2003
Surf’s up (Dec. 2003 for Football Digest)
The NFL needs Los Angeles more than Los Angeles needs the NFL.
Moving toward HIPAA compliance (Dec. 2003 for Print Solutions)
E-Files feature for print industry magazine.
The biggest little games (Dec. 2003 for Football Digest)
The best college football rivalries you have never heard of.
Fullback: Football’s forgotten position (Nov. 2003 for Football Digest)
Blue-collar jobs are even disappearing in the NFL.
Making the right mailing moves (July 2003 for Print Solutions)
E-Files feature for print industry magazine.
The Carson show (June 2003 for Football Digest)
NFL Draft cover story on Carson Palmer.
Enough is never enough (Feb. 2003 for Football Digest)
Why we need more, not fewer, bowl games.
2002
So what does your wife do? She plays pro basketball (July 3, 2002 in ESPN.com)
Feature I wrote about Stacey Dales-Schuman of the WNBA.
My battle with the 12-minute mile (Fine Living)
Scripps Howard humor column about running a 5K.
2001
Sunny-side up (Fall 2001 for Ohio Today)
Feature on Ohio University’s new football coach.
2000
Off-field violence plaguing NFL (Feb. 1, 2000 in ESPN)
Feature on NFL’s off-field violence problem for Scripps Howard)
1999
Chiefs rookie takes stand against abusive language (Sept. 12, 1999 in Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
That pretty much sums it up.
ESPN at 20: It’s come a long way, baby (Sept. 8, 1999 in ESPN.com)
Feature I wrote about ESPN’s 20th anniversary for Scripps Howard.