My first encounter with “Maus” in 1987

4 years ago

My first encounter with Maus — the graphic novel recently banned by the school board in McMinn County in Tennessee —…

Tampa Bay freezes this weekend

4 years ago

Tampa Bay is under a freeze warning this weekend. That’s right, out-of-towners, there are times when the temperature here drops…

Business Insider’s Global Editor-In-Chief wants to know your salary, but won’t reveal his

4 years ago

Nicholas Carlson, Global Editor-in-Chief of Business Insider, announced on Twitter that they were doing a series of articles that “demystifies…

If Western food was covered the way Western writers cover Asian food

4 years ago

These tweets may be from a couple of years back, but they’re new to me, and they might be new…

An effective euphemism

4 years ago

“Value vodka” is a great way of putting it. It communicates that you’re getting maximum drunk for the dollar without…

Never forget what MLK did for “Star Trek”

4 years ago

After the original Star Trek TV series’ first season in 1966, Nichelle Nichols — a.k.a. Lt. Uhura, Communications Officer on the…

You’re not too late for New Year’s…

4 years ago

Don’t forget — if you need a little more time to get yourself set up for a new year, there’s…

“Can I get a COVID vaccine here?” “Sir, this is a car wash. But to answer your question: Yes.”

4 years ago

There’s probably a demographic that needs their car details and could use a COVID vaccine booster, but I’m not so sure…

Tonight’s plan

4 years ago

I don’t know what plans you reprobates have for this evening, but these are mine (more or less).

How to quit being a wimp and DRESS MANLY like the GOOD OLD DAYS

4 years ago

Just a reminder that what qualifies a “manly” has changed over human history and isn’t likely to stop changing anytime…