And while we're on the topic of feet (and my upcoming book "Feet First: A Natural History from Fins to Fetishes" 📚🦶🩰👟🧪 3 Simple Exercises to Keep Your Feet Pain Free www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/w...
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James Fallows: “This is the most despicable public statement by an American public official in my lifetime.
It needs to be recognized as such.”
Alice Cooper and author Bill Schutt.
Happy Birthday to my rock hero and pal Alice Cooper. 🦇🎸
Ballet, as well as related dance and running injuries will be a key focus of my upcoming book "Feet First". Here's an interesting article on a related topic. 🦶📚🩰How a Shoe Invented by a Dancer Might Be a Game Changer www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/a...
One more dino for the book. ("Feet First" that is.) 🧪📚🦶🦖
This Dinosaur Really Knew How to Get a Grip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/s...
I've hit the transition point in my upcoming book "Feet First: A Natural History, From Fins to Fetishes". I'm now moving from animals (past and present) to humans. A sincere "Thank you!" to the experts (esp. Nancy, Ian, Carl, and Dan) who have helped me thus far. 🧪📚🦶👟
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I'll be covering running-related injuries in my upcoming book, "Feet First: A Natural History from Fins to Fetishes". Here's a NYT article on how to prevent them. 🏃🏃♀️👟🦶6 Mobility Exercises for Runners www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
Cover of my book, "Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans".
If you're stuck for a last minute holiday gift, Amazon has the audio version of my newest book "Bite" for $6.99.
📚🧪🦷 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Photographer Finds More Than 2,000 Dinosaur Footprints in the Italian Alps www.nytimes.com/video/world/... 🦖🧪🇮🇹
Cover of the new Spanish language version of my book, “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History” published in Mexico by Trillas
Back cover of the Spanish language version of my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History” A Perfectly Natural History
Just received a copy of the beautiful Spanish language version of my book. It was just published in Mexico by Trillas. 🧪🩸📚🇲🇽🐟🕷️🐸🐌🦗🦖
Oh good. We can inject ourselves with antifreeze when the bird flu epidemic hits. I'm sure that'll work. 🙄 🧪 😷🩺⚕️🩻Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
That was my first nonfiction. I hope you enjoy it. If so, you might check out “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”. Cheers!
Cast of Gilligan’s Island deciding who gets eaten first.
I was just approached by a magazine writer who wants to do an article about which of the castaways on Gilligan’s island would be eaten first if they’d resorted to cannibalism. I turned it down but now I wonder…
What do you think?
Wow, this was definitely news to me!
Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...
As a fan of Psycho, I wrote about Ed Gein's horrific story (the inspiration for Norman Bates) in my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”. His story was certainly not "perfectly natural" but I used it as an example of how a reputed cannibal turned into a 50's media sensation.📚
Like many of my fellow authors who discovered that their books had been co-opted to train AI programs (I have 5 of them), I am currently dealing with this issue. I’m extremely thankful to Andrea Bartz (and the other plaintiffs) for taking the initiative to correct this matter. 🧪📚
Wrote about Gein (the inspiration for Psycho's Norman Bates) in the prologue of my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”.
Wrote about Gein (the inspiration for Psycho's Norman Bates) in the prologue of my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”. Chilling stuff.
Wrote about Gein (the inspiration for Psycho's Norman Bates) in the prologue of my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”.
Here's an interview with Adrienne Westenfeld I did last month about cannibalism and my book Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History. Please check it out and, if you like it, please share it. 🧪📚
Mosquito-Borne Illness Rarely Seen in U.S. Is Suspected on Long Island www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/n...
Here's an I mportant article from The New York Times on what to do if your passport is lost or stolen while you are out of the country. 🛂 ✈️
An eastern garter snake in our backyard.
Eastern garter snake, (Thamnophis sirtalis) in our backyard this morning. 🐍🧪
Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying. Protect wildfire fighters now! Call on the Forest Service to immediately yupdate their rediculouly dangerous rules! 🌳🔥🚒 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
Thanks Alan. I'm glad you enjoyed Bite. Currently working on two new books, including my first kids book. 🧪📚
