Mitch Albom

Few things in life, besides a glass of water when you are crossing the desert, offer as much immediate relief as air conditioning.

Mitch Albom Tribune Content Agency Few things in life, besides a glass of water when you are crossing the desert, offer as much immediate relief as air conditioning.

Last week, a somber mark on human history 81 years ago went unnoticed: the first detonation of the atomic bomb. Yet we live with its threat daily.

Last week, an anniversary came and went and almost nobody noticed. But if the history of the world is to be written just before humankind destroys itself, this should be the reddest letter date of them all.

Few things in life, besides a glass of water when you are crossing the desert, offer as much immediate relief as air conditioning.

Earlier this month, an anniversary came and went, and almost nobody noticed. But if the history of the world is to be written just before humankind destroys itself, this should be the reddest letter date of them all.

Diary shows how misguided we all were Fauci's personal pages have not helped. Like most diaries, they are embarrassing when exposed to public scrutiny.

MITCH ALBOM Mitch Albom Detroit Free Press Aug. 2, 2026, 5:08 a.m. ET Hear this story

How the mighty have fallen. Remember back in April 2020, three months after COVID-19 was declared an American public health emergency, when “Saturday Night Live” did a cold open featuring Brad Pitt as Dr. Anthony Fauci?

I used to have a beach body. I would tear off my shirt the moment I hit the sand, not an ounce of fat on my frame. I'd race into the waves with wild abandon.