If you were asked to name the three most popular shows on TV, what would you say? If you live in the U.S. (or a lot of countries, actually), then one of them would definitely be “American Idol,” right? Since 2002, this singing contest has totally ruled the airwaves. And it’s still getting huge ratings

Gary Larson, who created the classic cartoon “The Far Side,” was brilliant. In fact, he still is a genius … although he’s retired now, and probably off on some beach sipping piña coladas. And if you ask me, he totally deserves some relaxation. Every one of his cartoons is pure gold. Plus, he could use

A while back, I remember seeing this bumper sticker for the first time. It was when I was a kid, and the message totally made me roll my eyes: The bumper sticker was on the back of some hippie-mobile and I imagined the owner was some outdoorsy granola with a little goatee and a lot

As musicians, our lives are built around the tonic chord (I) of a song. It’s like our home … which is a pleasant place to spend much of our time. But to keep things interesting, we also have to venture out every once in a while. Otherwise, life might start to get a little boring.

I’ll be the first to admit it—IKEA is an excellent store. The Swedish furniture giant may have its critics, but I’m definitely a fan. Why? Because it’s unlike any other shopping experience around. Walk into any of the company’s locations and you know you’re in for an adventure. Sure, IKEA has tons of cheap crap.

In 2004, Mark R. Gardiner published one of THE nerdiest books of all time … called “The Vulcan Language.” And for Star Trek fans worldwide, it’s like a dream come true. Page after page, it spells out—in serious detail—the native tongue of the famous Mr. Spock. (You know, that calm, pointy-eared, vegetarian space traveler from the classic

Last night, I had a bad dream. Seriously—it was terrible. I dreamt that I woke up in a world that was totally black-and-white. That’s right, I was colorblind. The sky was gray. And all the flowers looked like plain, old weeds drawn in pencil. Without color, everything seemed like a bad B-movie from the 1950s.

After playing through each major scale progression, you might have noticed something cool. For some crazy reason, Mother Nature totally loves us. Instead of throwing us some curveball, she decided to make things easy. When it comes to chord progressions, we don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Because they’re really just based on the same,

In baseball, Babe Ruth is known as one of the all-time greats. He made history by leading the New York Yankees to the World Series many times. And today, he’s still remembered as the Home Run King. In the world of sports, Babe Ruth is a legend. (I mean, he died over 60 years ago

Now that spring is here, I’ve noticed my eyes have been tearing up lately. And, no, it’s not because I’m crying for joy (… since the winter does get awfully cold in these parts). My eyes have been more watery because I’ve experienced one of my favorite things in the world: hay fever. I’m pretty sure that