Reviews

Don’t say good luck

September 20, 2026

Adam Sandler has a new movie on Netflix. He doesn’t star in it – he’s one of the producers – but it features his daughter Sunny in the lead role. My wife, Jody, and I have been big fans of Sandler’s less slapstick turns – he was hilarious in “You’re So Not Invited to My […]

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Revisiting Chinese medicine

August 8, 2026

As my medical maladies started mounting up, I did something I never do. I turned to alternative medicine. Chinese herbs in particular. I’ve had a love/hate relationship with complementary medicine. I’ve never gotten much out of acupuncture in the past. Massage feels good but doesn’t last. Homeopathy seems more Western than complementary but was devised […]

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The Baroness Rothschild: A theatrical review

July 11, 2026

Pannonica Rothschild, from a branch of the wealthiest family in the world, had a secret: she loved jazz. A review of “The Baroness Rothschild.”

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Packing list: Planning a vacation during wartime

May 31, 2026

I hate packing. Vacation is great, you have to spend so much time picking your clothing. And there’s the meds. Try doing that all in wartime.

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The reality slap

February 7, 2026

Dr. Russ Harris was looking forward to welcoming his first child. But it wasn’t long after his son was born that he realized something wasn’t right

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How I use AI for writing

January 24, 2026

ChatGPT has taken over my life – in a good way. Here’s how this writer uses AI as part of the creative process.

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The boy who lived: Celebrating life in luxury

January 10, 2026

To celebrate being alive, we drove from Jerusalem to what is undoubtedly Israel’s ritziest getaway hotel property, Six Senses Shaharut

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Year-end lists: Gratitude

December 27, 2025

As 2025 draws to a close, it’s traditional to make lists. I’d like to draw from a custom our family has adopted for Shabbat: a gratitude list!

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Miracle in the medicine cabinet

November 9, 2025

People relate in very different ways to their medicine cabinets. Some folks will toss out anything they’re no longer using. Others hold onto every med indefinitely, even when the expiration dates have passed. I fall into the second category. And on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah a few weeks ago, that tendency may have […]

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This is your brain on mushrooms

June 29, 2025

“Drink it down slowly,” instructs Shawn, my guide for what will be one of the most unusual therapy sessions I’ve embarked upon, unusual because the chunks in my beverage is not chocolate.

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