David Friedman

Smörgåsbord

A selection of tasty leftovers

The Tragic Genius of Brent Lee Farley

What happens when invention meets obsession

Fun With Celebrities Holding Signs

Make your favorite celebrities say anything!

The Cause of and Solution to All of Life’s Problems

A Story About Long Island Iced Tea

The Other Victims of Lincoln’s Booth

The President's fate wasn't the worst of those who were there

You’re looking for what now?

Plus: The nutty Nobel Prize winner we can thank for the COVID test

The Boxing Philosopher

A tiny teacher by day. A badass boxer by night.

A Biography in Buttons

Plus: A Button With A Mystery

At the Old Video Store

The only time I ever worked as an illustrator

The Best Bar Bet Ever

And who should star in the movie version

When Nobody’s Watching

The strange case of the sitcom “’Til Death”

What You Miss Out On When You Die

What world event will happen right after your death?

Who Was The Old Woman With The Marionette?

A viral star has passed at 92

You Misunderstand “Cat’s in the Cradle”

It doesn’t end how you think it does.

Reconstructing My Favorite Music Review

It went a little something like this

Letters From Sophina

A passive-aggressive classic

What a Movie Premiere Is Really Like

Come be my plus-one

I Hope The Kids From E.T. Are Okay

Also: DJ Tom Hanks!

A Crazy LEGO Journey

Where LEGO is measured by the pound, and sets cost pennies on the dollar

My Batman Confession

A cautionary tale of spoilers

A Secret Service Story

Plus: Building A Better Blade, and Other Ideas

The Case of the First Evergreen Tweet

A Completely Serious Investigation

Gilded and Non-Gilded Ages

In which we look at fake 1882 and real 2003

Should We Bury You Head First or Feet First?

The story of the coffin that screws into the ground

“Smörgåsbord II” is a Terrible Subject Line But Anyway

A second helping of leftovers