The second contestant on this season's premiere of The Voice, Jesse Campbell took to the stage in front of judges Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, and Cee-Lo Green. Since this round of auditions is performed blindly, the judges faced the audience and listened as Campbell, a single father, belted...

Saturday was the 13th Annual International Survivors of Suicide Day.

"Survivors?" My friend asked. "That's the wrong word."

But it isn't. Every 40 seconds someone takes his own life. And every 41 seconds, someone is left to make sense of it, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention....

Don't worry about preparing for tomorrow's Rapture. It seems God has a few parties to attend, so he's postponing. Hos before apocalypse.

Margaret Cho, Bruce Vilanch, and an odd brew of celebrities can now add matchmaking to their resumes thanks to comedian J. Keith Van Straaten and The Fix-up Show. Van Straaten's fast-paced dating game show weaves celebrity with nimble wit to create a matchmaking...

I've spent my career convincing people to buy things they don't need. And in order to do this, I've lied. I've made teenagers think they had to have video games. And when I wasn't sure if my lies would really ring true to them, I surveyed their peers and conned...

We all have hobbies. Some of us run. Some of us knit. Some of us hide birds in our pants. We find fellow aficionados, and we've got instant friends. There are running clubs, knitting clubs, and since 1963, a private club in LA where those who hide birds in their...

My boyfriend once gave me a watch for Christmas. I broke up with him. I hate watches. Boyfriends are supposed to know if their girlfriends are scared of time. Now, many Christmases later, I realize he probably bought it in a moment of last-minute despair. That's how obligatory gift giving...

I usually hate gimmicky restaurants. Garlic ice cream at The Stinking Rose: Meh. Eating a bird with my fingers at Medieval Times: No, thanks. Dining in the dark: Maybe. Blind servers bring you food in a completely dark restaurant in order to heighten the receptivity of your other senses... better...

Once upon a time, I flew to Europe to find true love.

I needed to confirm that the long lost lover I'd met in Miami was really the one who got away. Over five turbulent years, we'd always come back to each other, and this trip would finally be...

A year ago, I had just landed back in the First World after a round-the-world backpacking adventure. During my time traipsing through Southeast Asia or sharing a hut with rats in Papua New Guinea, I had no problem relishing in the hippie lifestyle. I never brushed my hair or wore...

My friend turned thirty and threw herself a party at a Hollywood club.

Ugh.

I went to that club against my will and became the thirty-year-old I used to make fun of as a twenty-year-old. Due to the existence of my self-esteem and the fact that I wore pants, I...