With the cost of vacationing in the U.S. escalating and the Japanese yen at a 38-year low against the U.S. dollar, there’s never been a better time for Americans to visit Japan. But in recent months, the global media’s been selling the overtourism in Japan narrative so hard that...
My father wasn't a rich or famous man, but he was a celebrity to all who knew and loved him. Handsome, charming and ever-optimistic, Carmen was a family man, a salesman, a traveler, a gambler, and a storyteller par excellence. He appreciated a good challenge...
A couple years ago, I wrote a piece for The Wall Street Journal lamenting how companies I patronize have turned increasingly political and woke. Many speciously echoed Democratic Party claims that Georgia's recent voting law is racist without specifying how so. Others have been woke for a long...
The Speaker of the House just can't let go of the stabbed in the eye with a Palestinian flag hoax, which I'vedetailed here. In fact, he's doubling down on it. In case you missed the original viral story, a Yale student, Sahar Tartak, claimed she...
Fox News personalities have lampooned safe-space craving college students for years. Now they are advocating for them as pro-Palestinian protests spread to campuses across the country. In recent days, every time I turn on Fox News or look at their app, I see protest coverage"”much...
Okay, folks, I've heard you! You asked me for a list of woke companies, and I gave. you one. Now many of you are asking for a list of companies that are not woke (or shall we say unawoke?) This is going to be a...
Is Walmart Just as Woke as Target? Conservatives are boycotting the hell out of Target, and it's easy to see why. Based on my research, with the possible exception of specialty retailers like Patagonia and REI, which may as well have offices inside the Democratic National...
Is Fox (News) Woke? Even asking this question seems ridiculous, right? After all, if you tune in to Fox during primetime, you'll hear hosts like Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham railing against wokeness. But since the 2020 election and Fox's premature Arizona call for Biden, there...
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Chick-fil-A protesters I get a ton of mail about my complete list of woke companies, which I update frequently often in response to reader suggestions. Here are the questions I get the most: Do you have a list of non-woke corporations? The answer is yes but sadly this list is...
Here we go again folks! More woke corporations are preemptively pulling advertising from Twitter out of fear that Elon Musk will allow too much (choose one--Republicans: free speech, Democrats: hate speech) on the platform. Musk has indicated that he hasn't made any changes to the...
How many people do you know who lived life with no regrets, no compromises, and no fear? I know just one and he was my brother, Peter Seminara, who died at his home of natural causes at 58 in New Jersey on August 14. Peter...
I've been scammed by many companies in my lifetime, but never as audaciously and for as much money as we have just been scammed with Spectrum. This company is criminal! Back in January, my wife noticed that we had two charges from Spectrum on our...
Here are some Footsteps of Federer updates: So far, we already have great reviews and/or mentions from Federer biographer Rene Stauffer in Tages Anzeiger (syndicated to 11 Swiss newspapers, Swiss Info, Tennis, the Daily Telegraph, Newly Swissed, Tennis Now, Thrive Global, and Perfect Tennis. I...
I had high expectations for Chris Clarey's new Federer biography because I'm a huge Federer fan and because Chris has done a fine job of covering tennis for NYT for many years. But sadly this book misses the mark on many fronts and I'm shocked...
** Read the first chapter of Mad Travelers via Literary Hub ** Wanderlust Magazine (UK) named it one of the best travel books of 2021. ** Listen to this podcast interview I did on Footsteps of Federer and Mad Travelers with Joe Hamilton of the St. Pete...
My recent interview with Roger Federer is now out on The New York Times website! Big thanks to Switzerland Tourism and The New York Times for giving me the opportunity to interview my favorite athlete of all time, a man who is not only a...
You may have heard that my hero, Roger Federer, became an unpaid spokesperson for Switzerland Tourism on March 29. That's right folks, the man is selling Switzerland for nothing more than love of country. Can you imagine Lebron James or Tom Brady doing this for...
WARNING: There may be some spoilers below depending on how much or little you've already read about William Baekeland and my book, Mad Travelers. When I first heard that HBO was making a film about William Baekeland"”a wanderlust-stricken Brit accused of being a con man by...
On April 22, HBO/MAX debuts a new 10-episode series about con artists and hustlers produced by Jigsaw Productions and CNN Original Studios called Generation Hustle. Episode 6 is about William Baekeland, the primary character in my forthcoming book, Mad Travelers: A Tale of Wanderlust, Greed...
I've heard authors liken publishing a book to giving birth. Maybe, but I pulled all-nighters when my sons were born and I do not plan to do that tonight even though my new book, Footsteps of Federer, comes out tomorrow, March 2. When I traveled...
I've been busy covering tennis for the Atptour.com website lately and have been remiss in reporting some exciting news I received a few weeks ago. My publisher inked a deal with Tantor Audio to release an audiobook edition of my forthcoming book, Footsteps of Federer:...
Make a plan, right? I know I'm a bit of a curmudgeon, but I hate mantras that are repeated over and over and over again as this one has in recent weeks. This is the most important election ever! Make a plan! What they're really saying is, come...
It was 63 degrees this morning in St. Petersburg, Florida, but it felt like 43 to my soft ass. I've only been living in Florida for just over a year and this is my first time living in the Tropics–save for a three month stint...
I'm excited to announce that I'm doing at least a pair of Zoom talks to discuss my new book, Mad Travelers: A Tale of Wanderlust, Greed & the Quest to Reach the Ends of the Earth, comes out. The first event, on June 1...
Driving around town with an unwanted set of snow tires in my trunk, I felt like a thief who had just pulled off a jewelry heist and needed to sell his hot merch. Quickly. Bend is the only place I've ever lived in where snow...
Roger Federer (SUI) playing against Marin Cilic (CRO) in the final of the GentlemenÂ’s Singles on Centre Court. The Championships 2017 at The All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon. Day 7 Monday 10/07/2017. Credit: AELTC/Thomas Lovelock. Update April 1, 2020: As expected, Wimbledon has cancelled the...
"Would you like to donate a dollar to the Buy Xboxes for Children in Timbuktu Foundation?" asked the cashier at a local supermarket. "No thanks," I said. "Thank you," she said, a hint of sarcasm in her voice. Okay, so I'm lying about the name of the charity....
Am I the only one who is fed up with our tipping culture? According to The New York Times, tipping has been a part of our culture since the nation was founded. Apparently Thomas Jefferson and George Washington even tipped their slaves. We've had tip jars...
Bend is, in the words of a guy I recently met, a "frickin' magical place." Many of us have moved to this High Desert playground for its myriad of recreational opportunities–hiking, cycling, tubing, fishing, you name it, we got it. And so, we take this...