Dave Barry

If there are two words that, over the centuries, have become virtually synonymous with the phrase "Olympic Games," those words are "beach volleyball." This exciting sport got its start in...

Without question, this city's most exciting mode of transportation--and I include in this category skydiving without a parachute--is to take a taxi. The thing is, Greek taxis are cheap. You...

I went down to the sea to see the hot Olympic sailing action. I knew the action would be hot because the Olympic organizers put out a news release headlined:...

I intend to go to some Olympic competitions, really, just as soon as I figure out the Greek bus system. I'm staying in a suburb of Athens, and I've been...

It was the Year of the Troubling Question. The most troubling one was: What the heck happened to all those weapons of mass destruction that were supposed to be in...

The U.S. Army is developing a new Combat Sandwich. Really. Army food technicians say this sandwich can remain edible, without refrigeration, for three years. Granted, that's nowhere near the staying...

Of all the prestigious awards that the entertainment industry gives to itself in humble recognition of its own sheer fabulousness--the Emmys, the Grammys, the Tonys, the Golden Globes, the Wallys,...

Incredibly, even though I have already devoted an entire column to it, California's energy crisis is getting worse. It's so bad that, in some parts of the state, fireflies no...

Recently I was going through my December mail (I like to let my mail age for several months, in case it contains scorpions) when I came across a letter from...

Demand to know how much longer the so-called "authorities" intend to continue ignoring the international spate of alarming incidents involving bosoms. At this point you're thinking: "WHAT international spate of...