Insanity

Ten Ways to Sane in an Insane World

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 10.02.2009 | Living


Francesca Biller-Safran

7. Take the time to look people in the eye, say hello, goodbye, ask "How are you" ; listen to their answer and ask a question. Remember how to communicate with people again on a human face-to-face basis.

Jason Linkins

Opposing Obama's School Speech Isn't Partisan -- It's Just Crazy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.08.2009 | Media


With Obama's school address now behind us, the claims made by opponents of the address look more absurd than ever. And yet it should have never come to this point.

Glenn Beck Answers Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire

David Kronke | Posted 10.20.2009 | Comedy


David Kronke

Which historical figure do you most identify with? Frank Caliendo, because he's so gosh-darn funny and his humor is so easy to "understand," if that's a word.

The Return Of The Green Fairy: Ted Breaux Brings (Real) Absinthe Back To America

Tony Sachs | Posted 09.10.2009 | Business


Tony Sachs

Jade Liqueurs is one of the geekiest-yet-coolest endeavors in beverage history. By recreating specific vintage absinthes to the letter, Breaux created a time machine for the taste buds.

9 Nicely Insane Ideas for Fringe GOP Extremists When the "Birthers" Thing Dies Off

Mark Morford | Posted 08.28.2009 | Comedy


Mark Morford

Who knew the "birthers" were so ready to spring into action? I sure as hell didn't. But Lord, I certainly am grateful. Such entertainment!

Jason Linkins

Explaining The 'Birther' Conspiracy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.22.2009 | Politics


These Birthers basically assume a vast, complicated conspiracy, through which countless individuals, of varying degrees of power and station, have managed to fool the entire nation into electing a guy from Africa as our president.

Sleep Is Sanity

Therese Borchard | Posted 08.13.2009 | Living


Therese Borchard

Thanks to James Bishop's Optimism Software, I've become meticulous about my sleep hygiene this summer. I go to bed every night between 9:30 and 10:00 ...

Smart Cars, Terrorism, and Hoping for Audacity

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics


Dr. Susan Corso

The only option. Change. Radical, untried, brand new ideas implemented to change the way things have been done around here for decades. When are we going to get it? What's it going to take?

Jason Linkins

David Feherty, CBS Golf Analyst, Unleashes Insane Nancy Pelosi Death Fantasy

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.08.2009 | Media


Sweet sassy molassey! A column in the recent issue of D Magazine is freaking everybody out today, and with good reason! It contains the line: From...

The Woe is I Economy

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 05.06.2009 | Living


Dr. Susan Corso

The AA definition of insanity is doing the same thing in the same way over and over again and expecting a different result. Is that what we're doing with the economy? To some extent, yes, I think we are.

Why I Hate Google Alerts

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 03.30.2009 | Business


<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

Why do you need to see every lie, every piece of whimsy, every nasty turd that somebody with no accountability wants to throw at you, at us? How are our lives enhanced by this?

Staying Sane In an Insane World

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 02.09.2009 | Living


Leeat Granek, PhD

When you actually listen to people instead of giving them a bottle of pills, you begin to understand that no matter the situation, people's experiences make sense in the context of their lives.

Black Family Black Friday

Liz Black | Posted 12.28.2008 | Style


Liz Black

For every Thanksgiving day that I've stuffed my face, there has been a five am wake-up call provided by my mother in order to begin the wonderfully stressful day of Black Friday shopping.

Are You Suffering From Election Insanity Too?

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


Tom D'Antoni

Do you go from one frame of mind to another? From envisioning having just elected the first African-American in its history to envisioning an America who has just believed all of the lies...again?

Is the McCain Campaign Being Secretly Run by Democrats?

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics


Tom D'Antoni

The Republicans appear to be following a script written by people who want to see them not only lose, but lose big and be humiliated and reviled at the same time.

Food is a Four-Letter Word

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 09.17.2008 | Living


Dr. Susan Corso

I suppose it started when my mother decided I had a weight problem. An only daughter, I was supposed to be like her, so since she had a weight problem, I must too.