Humiliating myself for fun and profit.

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• The Math Moron I can barely add and subtract. Can I learn enough math in five months to help my fifth-grader with her homework?
  Emily Yoffe Nov. 14, 2006
  
• The Dog That Didn't Bark Can I cure my sociopathic beagle with the Dog Whisperer's techniques?
  Emily Yoffe Sept. 12, 2006
  
• A Visit to My Future Bingo. 3 p.m. dinner. Leisure World. What happens when I try to live like a senior citizen.
  Emily Yoffe Aug. 23, 2006
  
• Tears of a Clown I bomb as a kids' birthday party entertainer.
  Emily Yoffe May 15, 2006
  
• Russell Crowe in My Viewfinder My brief career as a paparazzo.
  Emily Yoffe March 31, 2006
  
• Am I the Next Jack Abramoff? In which I discover that any idiot—even me—can be a Washington lobbyist.
  Emily Yoffe March 14, 2006
  
• Sleeping With the Fishes I thought ice fishing would be cold, uncomfortable, and a little bit dangerous. How wrong I was.
  Emily Yoffe Feb. 20, 2006
  
• Mascot for a Day My adventure as a 10-foot-tall, inflatable George Washington.
  Emily Yoffe Jan. 2, 2006