Cartoon: In Case of Emergency Break Glass (First 100 Days)
Written by: Paul Lander Artist: Dan McConnell
Ask Mr. Punctuation
Wondering how to end that sentence you’re working on? Don’t know what an “interrobang” is? Ask Mr. Punctuation, if he doesn’t know the answer he’ll look it up in his fourth-grade English book. Dear Mr. […]
Caramelized Banana Cake and Prison Reform
Cape Verdean Dessert CARAMELIZED BANANA CAKE INGREDIENTS 4 eggs½ cup butter, softened1½ cups sugar (1¼ cups more later)½ cup milk⅛ teaspoon salt2⅓ cups wheat flour or flour2 teaspoons baking powderno-stick spray4 ripe bananas⅓ cup water1¼ […]
Excitement in the Air as New Bank Branch Opens
WELLESLEY FALLS, Mass. The corner of Wembly and Algernon streets in this affluent western suburb of Boston has long been known as a “dead zone” where retail businesses perish at a higher-than-average rate of mortality. “Maybe it’s […]
When Uranus Was Called George
Yes, from 1781 to 1851 the planet Uranus was really called George. It’s official title was Georgium Sidus, but no one said that. George was discovered by the amateur astronomer William Herschel. Way to go Herschel! […]
Hopes For COVID Sexcapades Fade as Familiarity Breeds Contempt
PLAISTOW, New Hampshire. If anybody can look on the bright side of things in this town of 7,609 near the Massachusetts border, it’s Amanda Byfurd, an avid collector of cloying ceramic figurines and a compulsive […]
Ripping the Headlines Today, 4/17/21
Making fun of the headlines today, so you don’t have to The news doesn’t need to be complicated and confusing; that’s what any new release from Microsoft is for. And, as in the case with anything from […]