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Richard Glossip's Twisted Journey Through America's Courts Apr. 08, 2025
Richard Glossip's twisted journey through the criminal justice system is both amazing and horrifying... Read More
Customer Disservice: No One Can Hear You Scream Apr. 04, 2025
The bill was for two unspecified injections weeks earlier. I remembered getting a free flu shot and ... Read More
A-E-I-O-U and Sometimes Why Apr. 02, 2025
Q: Are there any other words besides "facetious" that contain all the vowels in alphabetical order? ... Read More
When Sellers Linger: Your Inspection Rights Matter Apr. 01, 2025
Dear Monty: We have had a lot of difficulty getting contracts back from the seller through email. We... Read More
The Signalgate Text Thread Continues Mar. 29, 2025
SMALL GROUP RE: TEXT THREAD CONCERNING STRIKE ON HOUTHI REBELS IN YEMEN Waltz: Hi, team. Creating a... Read More
We All Join the Inner Circle Mar. 28, 2025
Two days ago, I went out to get trash bags because I needed trash bags, a prescription because I nee... Read More
All Human Thought: Pre-AI Addition Mar. 28, 2025
In college, before becoming an English major — and therefore borderline unemployable —I ... Read More
Illuminating a Linguistic Blind Spot Mar. 26, 2025
A reader from Rocky Hill, Connecticut, writes with a question about road signs that read "Blind Driv... Read More
How I Drove Meghan Markle and Prince Harry out of Montecito Mar. 25, 2025
Recently, I did something despicable. Apparently. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were reportedly mov... Read More
The Middle Ground to Happiness Mar. 22, 2025
If you trust surveys (and if you are an American, of course, you do not), you may be surprised to le... Read More
Diary of a Young 'Whip'-persnapper Mar. 19, 2025
During my college years, I alleviated the tedium of a summer job flipping burgers by concocting word... Read More
For Non-Depressing, Non-Political News -- Turn to Science Mar. 15, 2025
Maybe you're getting a little stressed out. Let's say it's increasingly difficult to ignore the poli... Read More
Brain Damage: Does Anyone Really Know What Time It Is? Mar. 14, 2025
A while back, I was speaking on an Asian cruise when I realized I could no longer figure out what th... Read More
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sects Mar. 12, 2025
Have you ever wondered how Protestant denominations acquired their names? I'll tell you anyway. As a... Read More
Hey, Democrats: To Defeat Trump's Autocracy -- Get Out of Washington Mar. 12, 2025
Last week, the Democratic Party's top congressional leaders finally took a bold stand against Presid... Read More
Trump is the World's Worst Dictator Mar. 11, 2025
Dictators crave power. President Donald Trump is using his power to give Americans more freedom. Tha... Read More
The Road to Wellness: Paved with Red Lights and Vibration Plates Mar. 08, 2025
I went in for what I call a "shake and bake" recently, cooking like a chicken in a rotisserie under ... Read More
'Roo' the Day You're on the Spot Mar. 05, 2025
If you've ever been "on the spot" in a "kangaroo court," I'm glad you survived the ordeal to learn t... Read More
As We Move Forward, Let's Go Back Feb. 26, 2025
A good friend of mine wonders about this sentence from a billing statement she received: "Beginning ... Read More
The Hidden Figures Behind Figures of Speech Feb. 19, 2025
Today, we interview the coiners of two of our most overused cliches. Our first guest is Polly Anna D... Read More
