The author is a veteran reporter and editor who worked for the New York Post, Newsday, the Los Angeles Times and others. I covered plenty of stories with Jimmy Breslin. But then everybody else did, too. If you were a member of the New York working press covering crime scenes, you got lots of sightings of the famous rumpled newspaper columnist, shaggy-haired, beetle-browed, with a vague sense about him of unsatisfied appetites, shouldering his way out of a cab."There's Jimmy," somebody would say.

In this occasional series, OZY takes to streets and neighborhoods across the globe to ask a simple question: "How was your day?"Sally Hazelgrove, president of Restoring the Path, a nonprofit boxing schoolSouth Side, ChicagoMy day was good. One of the lieutenants bought some clothes for a young man we got reenrolled in school. Half the time, the boys don't have food, their clothes are dirty and stinky - would you want to go to school like that? We can't fix the families, but we can be the family.

Because sometimes you just need to jump out of the effin’ plane. In that first moment, I knew something was wrong — very wrong. The rules of physics by which my body had always been governed had suddenly been rendered moot. In midair, with nothing supporting me, there was only falling. But even that was different. All previous falls had been brief skirmishes with gravity. Win or lose, they were over in less than a second.

OZY is coming together with JPMorgan Chase to bring you an inside look at how an emerging group of women and men are redefining what it means to be a powerhouse in today's workplace. Enjoy the rest of our special series here and here.Much has been written about women's lack of negotiating skills in the workplace.

It’s a country where every religion is elbowing for space, and has been for centuries. It’s crowded, dusty and beautifully chaotic. Like nothing I’ve ever seen (or smelled) before. Then, just to keep it interesting? Somebody let all the dang cows and camels run loose in the streets. But I had an accident a couple weeks back. A man speeding on a scooter with his mother and infant son crashed right into my cab door as I opened it. I was alone. Instant nightmare scenario.

EUGENE, SIR: I have been reading your little column for a while. Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like you think it’s impossible that only one person sucks, sexually speaking. Well, I started dating a guy who, because of religious reasons, thought we should wait on sex. Which I thought was cute. Ten months later, I didn’t think it was so cute, even though I enjoyed the movies, dinner dates, and holding hands and all, so I forced the issue and we had sex. Very bad sex.

In this occasional series, OZY takes to streets and neighborhoods across the globe to ask a simple question: “How was your day?” I go to the gym for the first class of the day at 5 a.m. The 5 a.m. class is crazy. A bunch of go-hard, serious CrossFitters who like to get it in before work. Before opening a CrossFit gym I was a personal trainer for about four years, and the biggest complaint my clients were having with personal training was the overall cost.

In this occasional series, OZY takes to streets and neighborhoods across the globe to ask a simple question: "How was your day?"Giuseppe Filippone, car designerDetroit I got up in the morning, played with my kids. Went downstairs and came up with some retro art ideas - the nostalgia for that sort of thing is still pretty good. While my paint was drying, I worked on some designs for rims. I'm trying to get back into the business as an original equipment manufacturer and designer.

A glance at the women’s Associated Press poll of the top 25 basketball teams in the country reveals the usual suspects. At the top: undefeated UConn, winners of the past four national titles. Next: Baylor, the last program not named UConn to win a national title, and then Notre Dame, the national runner-up four times in the past six seasons. Familiar stuff. The women’s Final Four is often dominated by the same programs.

Is fear holding you back? Let Samsung help you overcome your phobias with its tailored virtual reality program. Train at home with Samsung's Be Fearless app, or let Samsung train you with a step-by-step guide.I'm walking across town to Samsung 837, a tech playground of sorts that on this night is showcasing how technology can be used to battle phobias. I've signed up to use Samsung Gear VR powered by Oculus to help me face my fear of heights.