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What did the president say and how did he say it? Darrin Bell's "Candorville" is one of the bright spots on the comics page -...

This week in "Drawing Conclusions," we look at the compromise between the White House and GOP senators on questioning suspected te...

I think you lost them at "if" ... (From a NYTimes article about NBC contemplating airing a concert in which Madonna mimicks the Cr...

And so it's come to this ... My friend Mike Powers is a musician, a magician and a mathematician . We go back nearly 40 years, and do so...

This week in Drawing Conclusions, two cartoonists -- Jim Morin and Jeff Danziger -- take different artistic tacks to the same purpose: Comme...

Howard (if that's his name) Eats Well, about a week after taking up residence here, and I suspect a week after taking up residence anywh...

This week, Drawing Conclusions explores the use of fiction in documenting history, specifically the history of 9/11, through the eyes and pe...

Crikey! This snapping turtle has lightning reaction time and powerful, crushing jaws! Well, maybe some day. Meanwhile, I'm going to let ...

Just as funny as it was four years ago. However, I have an uncomfortable feeling that, more and more often these days, this conversation tak...

This week, Nellie Bly marks five years of reporting with a few anecdotes and a link to a "Best of Nellie Bly" page, featuring a ha...

Neville Chamberlain in Iraq (Mother Jones republished Frank Rich's column despite it being part of the NYTimes Select stuff you're s...

I'm sure this will get plenty of play, but I wanted to point out that yesterday's "Helen, Sweetheart of the Internet" jok...

Wit from the Bench I was researching Supreme Court cases regarding the rights of students for an upcoming series on the Constitution when I ...

Drawing Conclusions goes light on the politics this week with a look at Pluto's demotion through the eyes of the Toronto Star's Dav...

Bogus pop-up of the day Yeah, I think I saw these girls the last time I drove through Fort Edward. They had the spreader loaded and they wer...

NYTimes exclusive: Water is a drowning hazard! (and math is hard!) HONOLULU, Aug. 25 — The blue waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands may ...

This job description is a lot funnier if you understand journalism pay scales Company: Democrat and ...

Here we go again. School is just around the corner and I've got mountains of stuff to get done in the next two weeks. This year's se...

No pida, no diga (an Ecuadorian pamphlet my co-worker, Peggy, came across. A translation I cobbled from Babelfish.)

And for everyone who thinks that life is just a game, do you like the part you're playing? Arthur Lee died the other day. That won'...