(Click on the comic strip for a larger view.) In 1959, Pogo creator Walt Kelly wrote: The eleventh day of the eleventh month has always ...

Dahlia Lithwick, who's written great pieces on the Supreme Court and legal matters for a long time, has penned a thoughtful, sobering pi...

Happy Labor Day! This a repeat, but one of the better songs for the day, methinks: My most in-depth post for Labor Day was this 2011 post...

I was saddened to learn that long-time blogger skippy passed away recently. His alter ego Gil Christner was an actor and stand-up come...

I'm afraid this is not a happy Independence Day. As several people have pointed out, we have tanks in DC and concentration camps on the ...

April is National Poetry Month, and it's never too late to enjoy some poetry. As usual, I'll link the wonderful Favorite Poem Proje...

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Ireland has a wealth of songs . This year, I thought I'd feature "The Parting Glass," which has ...

The annual post-Oscar film roundup is a pre-blog tradition, delayed this round. In addition to this section, there's The Top Four , Note...

The annual post-Oscar film roundup is a pre-blog tradition that comes in four parts. In addition to this section, there's The Oscars and...

The annual post-Oscar film roundup is a pre-blog tradition that comes in four parts. In addition to this section, there's The Oscars and...