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Not my typical Christmas Eve

Both my sister and my father ended up in the hospital on Christmas Eve. Eileen had to go in for…

24 years ago

Merry Christmas!

And whom better to sing about this holiday than alt-rock's greatest and most earnest outsider artist, Wesley Willis?

24 years ago

You should’ve stayed, Joe

Joe Strummer, best known for being the front man for The Clash, died on Sunday at his farmhouse in Somerset,…

24 years ago

Buy a flight manual, get a grand jury subpoena

Occasionally, people have bad eBay experiences, but what happened to Ralph Omholt would never have happened before 9/11 and the…

24 years ago

"The only Web page that could ever move me / Was the blog of a preacher man…"

If Cory hasn't pointed you there yet, let me: Real Live Preacher is a blog written by an anonymous Protestant…

24 years ago

Ammo for your 2002 roundup

It's traditional to do "top ten"-style lists at the end of the calendar year. I notice that this year, as…

24 years ago

"Coffee, Tea, or Should We Feel Your Pregnant Wife’s Breasts Before Throwing You in a Cell at the Airport and Then Lying About Why We Put You There?"

I thought I had some inconvenience the last time I flew to the States, but what happened to Nick Monahan…

24 years ago

Kensington Festival of Lights

Tomorrow night -- Saturday the 21st -- is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year for those of…

24 years ago

Damned A-listers, stealing my thunder…

On Tuesday, I wrote a little rant about people who get offended at the mention of Christmas, and super A-list…

24 years ago

Proof that TV can’t be all bad

News item:GERMAN TWP., Ohio -- A petite 17-year-old, irate after seeing three men running from her home in the wee…

24 years ago