If I Walk Onto Your Elevator, Don’t Expect the Nod
The burden of acknowledging strangers sharing your air space.
Jeremy Helligar
Confessions of a Nomadic Hypochondriac
Pain, anxiety. and an attractive doctor made for a hell of a time in Bangkok.
How Am I Going to Die?
When you're in your 20s death is a theory rather than a forgone conclusion. Now that I'm middle-aged, it's become an unhealthy obsession.
‘Black Don’t Crack’ Isn’t Much of a Compliment
It’s more like a stereotype gift-wrapped with a bow.
My Childhood on Creepy Santa’s Lap
He was my version of clowns, a symbol of jolly that scared the hell out of me.
I Stutter and I Talk Funny. You Got a Problem with That?
My voice got ripped apart on Reddit — and my reaction surprised me.
My 2-Year-Old Yorkie Proves the Existence of a Higher Power
What a dog named Chip taught me about God and love.
A Middle-Aged Man's Fascination With Death
Don’t think I’m morbid — but I just can’t stop thinking about the end.
How to Pick the Perfect Running Route
First-hand guidance on what to expect from various running routes around the world.
We’re Sorry You’re Unwell. But That’s Not Our Problem
Welcome to the legal pyramid scheme we call US healthcare
Why I Told the World I Was Living With Cancer
It was as scary as coming out as gay more than 30 years ago — and equally empowering.
50 Is Awful — You Should Look Forward to It
I’ve got a secret weapon to carry me through my middle age: humor.
Is It Offensive to Congratulate Someone for Losing Weight?
Short answer: no. It’s not about worshipping thinness — it’s about recognizing work.
Am I Black Enough?
That is the question — one I’ve been asking myself for nearly my entire life.
White Boys and Cornrows
My husband averted a potential hair disaster in Jamaica
5 Words and Phrases Straight People Should Stop Using
It’s OK to say “gay” — as long as you’re not in Florida — but let’s just banish these offenders from polite conversation
When White People Suffer
Can we still call them privileged?
A Conservative Republican's Dictionary
For anyone having trouble reading between the lines
That Time Scooby Doo's Velma Was Revealed to Love Ladies
The sexual orientation of cartoon characters isn’t hazardous to anyone’s mental health. Jinkies!
When Jokes Regarding Race Age Poorly
Something that was hilarious in the ’80s can age into offensive humor
The Burden of Being the Only Black Guy at Work
Does the comfort of my White colleagues matter more than my own? (That’s a rhetorical question!)
How God Become the GOP’s Most Powerful Political Weapon
The biggest lie is the one religious conservatives tell themselves about Trump
How Christian Conservatives Turned Donald Trump Into their New God
In the absence of reason, God has become the GOP’s most powerful — and most ruthlessly abused — political weapon
To My Facebook Friends Banking on Donald Trump's Second Coming
I can't believe how many of you are still stuck in a MAGA fantasy
Does It Matter if Abraham Lincoln Was a Lover of Men?
A new documentary and a new Broadway play present overlapping portraits of an American icon as a flesh and blood man.
Why Black Men Resist Arrest
It’s not about defiance. It’s about survival
The Pointlessness of Pursuing ‘Diversity’
We’re all obsessing over the wrong thing
Racism Isn’t Funny — So Why Does Archie Bunker Make Me Laugh?
How I fell in love with ‘All in the Family’s’ resident bigot
Confederate Foolishness Ruined My Love of Blanch from Golden Girls
It complicates my feelings about my all-time favorite Southern belle
JD Vance and the Like Are Entitled to Their Bad Opinions. And We Reserve the Right Call Them Out
They have a right to their opinion; I have a right to mine. And I can choose to express it by shaming them for theirs