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.

Relativity Disproved at Last!

By Howard Zaharoff, April 22, 2015September 30, 2021

Relativity Disproved at Last!

On the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s discovery of Relativity it is debunked. As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein’s discovery of Relativity, it’s hard to … Read more

A Screenplay: “The Game of Carmen”

By Howard Zaharoff, April 12, 2015March 19, 2019

A Screenplay: “The Game of Carmen”

Presenting a new screenplay for your consideration as the next hit TV show. By George R.R. Bizet (Screenplay Program Notes for Husbands Who Would Rather Be Home Watching Game … Read more

Excessive Subtitles: How the Current Trend of Overblown Subtitles Distorts the Truth But Could Lead to World Peace

By Howard Zaharoff, December 20, 2014November 23, 2022

Excessive Subtitles: How the Current Trend of Overblown Subtitles Distorts the Truth But Could Lead to World Peace

Bloated subtitles that over-promise and aggrandize the subject can get a bit annoying I appreciate that nonfiction publishers need to get more people out there buying books. But … Read more

Science Fastbreaks

By Howard Zaharoff, November 25, 2014August 11, 2015

SCIENCE FASTBREAKS: A Monthly Report on What’s New in Sci/Tech Last month our “Computer” column compared several new software programs that enable you to monitor your diet and … Read more

Top Hollywood Death Sentences

By Howard Zaharoff, September 27, 2014December 21, 2018

Top Hollywood Death Sentences

When you hear one of these lines in a Hollywood-produced piece, you know it ain’t going to work out well. Based on many years spent watching film and … Read more

Go Bald Early and Often

By Howard Zaharoff, August 18, 2014October 11, 2017

Why going bald is a blessing Ever since I started to shed my hair in my twenties, friends and family have expressed sympathy for my balding pate and … Read more

1950s Science Flicktion, or The Creatures from Saran Rapp IV

By Howard Zaharoff, June 22, 2014August 11, 2015

1950s Science Flicktion, or The Creatures from Saran Rapp IV

Growing up with trite and mindless 1950s-style science fiction Star Trek, Terminator, X-Men… and today’s youth think they have it rough. Ha! They should try growing up with … Read more

How Well We Know the Bible, or Noah of Ark, as Vaguely Remembered by a Typical American

By Howard Zaharoff, May 21, 2014September 30, 2021

How Well We Know the Bible, or Noah of Ark, as Vaguely Remembered by a Typical American

How Well We Know the Bible: Noah of Ark “We’ve come across people who thought Joan of Arc was Noah’s wife, that Sodom and Gomorrah were married.” — … Read more

10 Popular Song Questions and Answers

By Howard Zaharoff, April 24, 2014August 11, 2015

10 Popular Song Questions and Answers

Songs love to ask questions, but where are the answers? Right here. Many songs ask questions: How can I be sure, in a world that’s constantly changing, how … Read more

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Family Ski Trips

By Howard Zaharoff, February 20, 2014March 19, 2019

When the wife decides family ski trips are now important It’s time to come out of the closet (or, more aptly, the ski locker). I DO NOT ski … Read more