It was OK, I guess.

When it comes to karaoke, airplanes, airports, pickles, and empathy, do not underestimate the power of Moms.

Angela Tung’s parents married because of music, but would it be enough to keep them together? Tung remembers the ups and downs of her parents’ marriage, from guitar lessons, to The Barbara Mandrell Show, to finally, the dreaded karaoke.

Will Entrekin goes down in a “Blaze of Glory” to “Heartbreak Hotel.” He hears a bouncer sing Edwin McCain, a bachelorette party that wants to have fun, and a girl who inspires “Fever” before he goes again on his own. If you think this seems out of tune, you’re probably right, or maybe it’s a metaphor (but then again, no).

In that place between waking and sleeping, Erika Rae finds herself floating on her back and staring up at the sky. Against the blue screen she watches caged elephants and bad Viennese karaoke. She is certain this means something.

A night of Karaoke in Shantou, China.

A very U.E.S. (Upper East Side) Night for me was August 5, 2008. I broke my third power cord for my apple laptop. I managed to post a note on facebook asking if anyone had an extra before draining the reserve battery power playing boggle on facebook (known as Scramble.) Frustrated, I cut in half [...]