Ahead of the Super Bowl, thinking of Broadway Joe by Joe Guzzardi I’ve been around long enough to have seen the Super Bowl games since the first one kicked off in 1967. “Seen” is... More
Lawncare woes by Alexandra Paskhaver People say I’m stubborn about lawncare, but I’m not. I look at every suggestion with an open mind before I say “No.”... More
Trump's war against Black history by Elwood Watson To paraphrase Queen Elizabeth II, 2025 is not a year we'll look back with undiluted pleasure It was indeed a challenging year,... More
Is 'hot take dating' right for you? by Danny Tyree Tyrades! by Danny Tyree “You don’t have to tell your guts!” My mother’s colorful phrase for practicing verbal restraint would be mocked... More
These tariffs could make healthcare in the U.S. worse by Peter Roff Despite considerable evidence to the contrary, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik and the tariff gang think the imposition of tariffs on foreign-made medical... More
On Pretti and protesters in Minneapolis by Christine Flowers ICE has been out of control over the past few months, and particularly since the beginning of this year. Over the three... More
The F-word is finally and rightly ubiquitous by Dick Polman Let’s talk about the F-word. Not the one uttered 269 times in "Reservoir Dogs" and 569 times in "The Wolf of Wall... More
When Groundhog Day becomes controversial by Tom Purcell Groundhog Day levity has arrived just in time — but not everyone thinks so. Every Feb. 2, Phil the Groundhog emerges from... More
Big freeze: Top ten cartoons of the week by Daryl Cagle Let it snow? While I'm here enjoying the warm weather in California, most of the eastern U.S. has been buried under the... More
Minnesota church invaders deserve the FACE Act by Christine Flowers A few years ago, I had to do some research into the Freedom of Access to Clinics Entrances Act, colloquially known as... More
Go fish by Alexandra Paskhaver I love being out on the water and hate fishing. Or maybe it’s the other way around. A colleague of mine invited... More
Trump's game for names by Peter Funt President Trump deserves credit for bravely having himself added to the outdated and, frankly, boring name of the venue previously known as... More
Are you satisfied with your height? by Danny Tyree Tyrades! by Danny Tyree “There was shrinkage! Shrinkage!” - George Costanza For years, my various physicians let me skate by. I would... More
Trump's Minneapolis carnage by Elwood Watson It's been less than a week since federal agents murdered Alex Pretti, a registered nurse working in the intensive care unit at... More
The final report Trump is quietly trying to bury by Dick Polman Given what’s going on in Minnesota - another day, another ICE execution - it’s understandable few have noticed the latest authoritarian move... More
No snow day for NYC kids by Tom Purcell When I was a kid in the 1970s, no words broadcast on KDKA radio were sweeter than: “Bethel Park School District —... More
Landing Greenland: Top ten cartoons of the week by Daryl Cagle Thank goodness we're not going to invade Greenland. Now that's a sentence I never thought I'd have to write. At Davos, President... More
The Supreme Court needs to rein in California by Peter Roff It’s hard to have sympathy for people who choose to live in California. It’s their business, after all, if they want to... More
Dirt, cheap by Alexandra Paskhaver When my neighbor told me he could transform garbage into gold, I laughed. My neighbor is no alchemist. He didn’t even pass... More
Remembering MLK should go well beyond a day by Elwood Watson As has been customary for decades, millions of Americans celebrated the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. earlier this... More