Howard Zaharoff

Howard Zaharoff reads (a lot), writes (mostly humor), teaches (occasionally) and practices law (doesn't everyone?). He is the author of "Stump Your Lawyer!" (Chronicle 2007), and his work has appeared in The Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Amazing Stories, Computerworld, The Journal of Irreproducible Results, The Annals of Improbable Research and the books Growing Up Jewish (Penguin 1987) and Sex As a Heap of Malfunctioning Rubble (and Further Improbabilities) (Workman 1993), among other places.

Books Not Currently on the President’s Nightstand

By Howard Zaharoff, May 14, 2017

Books Not Currently on the President’s Nightstand

Here are some books we can be pretty sure are not being read by President Trump: The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama The Everything Guide to Narcissistic … Read more

In Praise of Catchy Book Subtitles

By Howard Zaharoff, April 26, 2017April 26, 2017

In Praise of Catchy Book Subtitles

More books are being embellished with catchy subtitles – here’s some more suggestions. Because books compete for readers’ attention with many less demanding entertainments – from film and … Read more

Have Yourself a Very Donald Holiday Season

By Howard Zaharoff, December 28, 2016March 9, 2021

Last minute shopper? There’s still time to buy your loved ones a new Trump-era technogadget for the holiday season. Here are our top-rated holiday season gift ideas: FITBIT … Read more

A Modern Jewish-American Confession

By Howard Zaharoff, December 20, 2016

During the Jewish New Year, congregants recite the “Vidui” – updated and secularized here for the benefit of every American. During the High Holidays, which includes the Jewish … Read more

Why Turning 65 Is So Great

By Howard Zaharoff, May 3, 2016

A few reasons turning 65 is actually pretty awesome! Turning 65 is daunting – a definite tunnel at the end of the light – but the more I … Read more

Music I Dance To

By Howard Zaharoff, February 26, 2016

As I get older, it’s harder to get me on the dance floor. As I get older, it’s harder and harder to get me on the dance floor … Read more

The GOP Bowl

By Howard Zaharoff, October 8, 2015January 6, 2016

The playoffs continue, with the GOP on Fox… “New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw his support behind GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump … [and] says he thinks … Read more

Conjugal Forecasting, or: If Marital Events Were Reported Like the Stock Market

By Howard Zaharoff, September 8, 2015

Wouldn’t it be nice if marital life could be summarized as neatly as financial news? It’s always amused me that financial reporters write as if all economic behavior … Read more

Siri Flunks Jewish

By Howard Zaharoff, July 11, 2015July 22, 2022

When it comes to Jewish, Siri often lets me down I generally have a love affair with Siri. She – as available on my iPhone 5 – gets … Read more

Mother’s and Father’s Day Greeting Cards: Cost or Quality?

By Howard Zaharoff, May 11, 2015January 4, 2017

Greeting cards: Message quality varies with the cost When recently browsing the greeting cards rack, I discovered a disturbing trend: card prices continue to climb; and while cheap … Read more