When I was a teenager, I dreamt of becoming an actor. I never told anyone. It wasn’t for fame or fortune; rather, the opportunity to wake up each day and be something different, develop a character, and find a new perspective on life. Actors will…

Sweden is known for its meatballs, and we Americans likely know this because of IKEA. The build-it-yourself retailer’s blue and yellow buildings — a curtsey to the Swedish flag — house various culturally informed meals and eats. There are little gummy candies and fika-inspired treats…

I make it a habit not to lie to my son. Well, except for when it comes to Old Saint Nick. We celebrated Christmas in our fractionally Jewish, half-Persian household. Both my wife and I tiptoed into the holiday lore with our four-year-old. It’s the…

Every month, I’ll spend $1020 in premiums for health and dental insurance in 2026. For readers with an employer subsidizing your plan, you might think that only a portion of this $1020 will be my responsibility. But I have some sad news: all of that…

We’re on the precipice of vast interpersonal efficiencies where we quickly ascertain answers, solve our own problems, and avoid the discomfort of human-to-human interaction. We are engineering the end of relationships. I know this because I've lived it — both as a patient and provider…