The Place to Take a Humor Break
BOSTON. This city, often referred to as the “Athens of America,” sometimes by non-residents, is famous for many things; the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell, the first use of ether to remove […]
With summer comes beach reading, and a by-product of the season’s lower intellectual standards is that one’s literary risk-reward ratio expands exponentially, the way pole vaulting records were shattered by quantum leaps when athletes abandoned aluminum […]
BOSTON. It’s noontime on Federal Street, a curious three-block byway that despite its short length is home to some of Boston’s most powerful financial and professional institutions. “With all the bankers and lawyers and such, it oughta be […]
CHICAGO. Arthur “Possum” Crudup is a big man, even though at 83 he is bent with age. Still, the contrast between his stout frame and the tears rolling down his cheeks yesterday was a telling […]
HO-HO-KUS, New Jersey. Like many American women, Amanda Milner is inexplicably fascinated by the doings of the British royal family, even though she considers herself patriotic. “I have the entire Lady Di action figure set,” […]
Dear Diary– What a night! Sometimes when I think I’ve seen it all, I’m shocked at the depths that diners at classy restaurants like mine, Chez (which for some reason is pronounced “shay”) Ignacio, will […]
BEAVER, Oklahoma. The “panhandle” region of Oklahoma has been occupied by humans for millennia, but it has been losing population in recent years, a fact that puts a strain on public services. “When people call to […]
In an experiment at MIT mice fed yogurt as compared to junk food developed luxuriantly thicker fur and bigger testicles that they projected outwards, giving them an air of “mouse swagger.” Scientific American It’s […]
TURTLE CREEK, Indiana. Three months ago, Beth Ovashinsky had everything going for her; a new home, her loving husband Larry, and 8-year-old twin daughters Belinda and Melinda. “I guess I didn’t know how good I had […]
Central banks are adopting new methods to engage and educate the public about their mission, including cartoons, balloon artists and bouncy castles. The Wall Street Journal It’s the day before the Federal Reserve Bank, or “The […]