Fantasy Football, Existentialist Style
At first, I had no idea I was in hell. I was lying in the same street I walk every day at noontime on my way to lunch. “What happened?” I asked the man who […]
Let Nice People Finish First, the Dolly Parton Edition
Sometimes it’s nice just to be … nice. Being nice has gone out of favor. Our heroes these days are anti-heroes, maybe even a step over, to … well, let’s call it anti-villains. I’ll come […]
Ask the Love Shark
Bitten by hopeless infatuation? Hungry for red-blooded romance? Ask Love Shark for help–summer’s over, things are kind of slow. Dear Love Shark: I am head cheerleader at Grain Valley Consolidated Regional High School (Go Polecats!) […]
In Self-Regarding Twist, Anthropologist Studies Own Tribe
BURLINGTON, Vermont. When Charles Verburne retired in 2025 the last thing he wanted to do–unlike some senior citizens–was “see the world.” “I’ve been everywhere. Papua, New Guinea, Borneo–even Schenectady,” the 70-year-old says with a laugh. […]
Ripping the Headlines Today, 9/4/26
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news, even that about Ed Sheeran, doesn’t need to be complicated or confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is for. And, […]