In May 2009, I had the priv­i­lege of inter­view­ing Greg Giraldo, the dark and bril­liant stand-up come­dian who, sadly, died yes­ter­day at the age of 44. I owe that honor to my friend Joey Gay, who per­suaded the nor­mally reclu­sive Giraldo to speak to me for a series of celebrity inter­views I was doing for Psychology …

As a British com­mando in the Spe­cial Air Ser­vices, John Ged­des fought mis­sions in the Falk­land Islands and ran under­cover ops in North­ern Ire­land and Bosnia. Unable to leave the action behind, he then became a soldier-for-hire, pro­tect­ing Amer­i­can and British media crews from hos­tile insur­gents in Iraq. He now teaches pri­vate mil­i­tary con­trac­tors, bodyguards, …

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. 1. I would rather be with you than any­one else. (strongly dis­agree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 strongly agree) 2. I yearn to know all about you. (1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9) 3. For me, you are the perfect …

The most stir­ring sec­ond act I’ve seen lately is that of Paul Potts, a con­tes­tant on Britain’s Got Tal­ent, the United Kingdom’s ver­sion of Amer­i­can Idol. A portly cell phone sales­man from South Wales with snag­gle teeth and an ill-fitting suit, Potts walks ner­vously onto the stage and shak­ily announces he’s going to sing opera. …