Manhattan, you're losing your edge.

Once upon a time, you were the place to be, home of cool restaurants, stylish stores, landmark brownstones, enviable lofts, beautiful people and driver-driven Escalades.

Actually, that place still exists - but now it's called Brooklyn.

Yup, Brooklyn has become so synonymous with all...

On a brisk fall day in 1869, the Rutgers football club (the Scarlet Knights nom de plume would follow much later) defeated the Princeton club 6-4 in the first intercollegiate football game. Such glory has been rare at my alma mater. And while it's been a few years (please don't...

On a brisk fall day in 1869, the Rutgers football club (the Scarlet Knights nom de plume would follow much later) defeated the Princeton club 6-4 in the first intercollegiate football game. Such glory has been rare at my alma mater. And while it's been a few years (please don't...

For years, I always thought my friends up in Canada were exaggerating when they'd talk about how fiercely protective the province of Quebec -- through its official language watchdog The Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) -- was of its French language. There were stories filled with references to...

The President has been re-elected, the media circus has died down, and Nate Silver is digging up statistics on some new topic -- the Petraeus affair, the Fiscal Cliff, the odds of Black Friday being moved to the week after Labor Day, perhaps?

Ugh. So what's next for "the...

Last month, there were mumblings that Spain might be saying "adios" to the siesta due to the Eurozone crisis that has been rocking Europe for the past several years. This mid-day break - often consisting of a multi-course meal followed by a snooze - is costly for both Spanish workers...

I've recently experienced the incredible joys and wake-in-the-middle-of-the-night pressures associated with helping my son choose where, over the next four years, he will mature, learn and socialize before stepping out into the real world. And it's only costing my wife and me about $200k. Here's hoping there's an ROI!

Parents,...

The summer TV season is already in full swing, as you may already know based on the plethora of posters and promotions for shows like Breaking Bad, Suits, Royal Pains, The Newsroom, and so on. The History Channel kicked off the summer craziness on Memorial Day, with its miniseries Hatfields...