July/August 2020 Limerick Laughs Winner and Runners-up
Read the winning limerick from our July/August 2020 Limerick Laughs contest.
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News of the Week: A Search for Quiet, Controversial Bread, and ‘The Andy Griffith Show’ at 60
In the news for the week ending October 9, 2020, are a masked marvel, a sugary bread, an annoying noise, a confirmed myth, and much more.
Fannie Lou Hamer’s War on Voter Suppression
Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer’s testimony at the 1964 Democratic Convention was an uncomfortable dose of reality for liberal America.
The Logophile: A Rocky Word Quiz
A trio of grammar brain teasers as we leave summer behind.
“The Agony Column” by Earl Derr Biggers
“This string of intimate messages, popularly known as the Agony Column, has long been an honored institution in the English press.”
Wit’s End: In 2020, a Pet Dragon Is Role Model of the Year
In a stressful and contentious year, when everyone had reverted to their lizard brains, how bad could an actual lizard be?
News of the Week: Hurricane Names, the Best Albums of All Time, and 60 Years of The Flintstones
In the news for the week ending September 24, 2020, are too many hurricanes, too many albums, never enough coffee, and much more.
What We Don’t Know about the World Beneath Our Feet
If the surface of the Earth were transparent, we’d spend days peering down into this marvelous layered terrain. Instead, the underground is nature’s haunted house, repository of our deepest fears.
The Centennial of Mickey Rooney, America’s Most Persistent Performer
Mickey Rooney never stopped trying to shed his Andy Hardy image. At President Roosevelt’s Inaugural Ball, he shocked the audience with a surprising performance.
The Art of Honorable Grieving
“Except for houseplants that would die with or without her presence, not a whole lot waited back in Maine, the place she called home. One more divorced, unemployed marketing director wouldn’t be missed.”
News of the Week: Shorter Days, Ike Gets Statues, and the Macy’s Parade Goes On (with Big Changes)
In the news for the week ending September 18, 2020, are a toned-down parade, an amped-up monument, the return of vinyl, the end of long days, and more.
Rockwell Video Minute: Cousin Reginald
Norman Rockwell used his recollections of summers in the country to create illustrations of Cousin Reginald, a frail and awkward city kid who never quite fit in with the farm boys.
The Streaming Wars: And The Child Shall Lead Them
With Americans a semi-captive audience for most of 2020, the stakes for streaming services have only gotten higher.
Learning to Grieve
The loss of someone close to you is numbing, disorienting, disruptive. You can be happy again, but you can never be happy and the same again.
The Annual Cull
“Southern Indiana has had a problem with deer for several years. There’s way too many of us, and way too many of them.”
News of the Week: Seasonal Sounds, How to Leave a Zoom Meeting, and TV Might Be Rotting Your Brain
In the news for the week ending September 4, 2020, are changing music, falling satellites, long Zoom meetings, slow honey, and much more.