Andy Borowitz on how to be a successful failure The New Yorker humorist on why it's time to embrace your failure – and to remember that, in the pursuit of failure, nothing is as easy as it seems Oct 6, 2019
Jim Gaffigan on parents going "back to school" It's that time of year when children's vacations end, as do their moms' and dads' vacations from parent coffees, school supply shopping sprees, and curriculum nights Sep 15, 2019
Eric Liu on what makes a true patriot The former White House speechwriter on what it takes to be called a good citizen – something we all have to earn Sep 1, 2019
Jim Gaffigan: Decaf coffee is un-American The comedian says people who drink "dirt liquid" are destroying the true fabric of this great nation Aug 11, 2019
Bill Flanagan on Woodstock: Sign of the times The monumental music festival held 50 years ago, attended by 400,000 people, wasn't a summation of the counterculture movement in the 1960s, but rather a harbinger of '70s commercialism Aug 4, 2019
He said, ze said: Faith Salie on preferred gender pronouns The grammar geek talks about the practice of choosing or requesting non-binary pronouns Jul 21, 2019
Walter Cronkite and the awe of space exploration Martha Teichner on the CBS News veteran's coverage of an epochal human event: Man landing on the moon Jul 14, 2019
Jim Gaffigan says cheeseburgers are in "grave danger" People are putting so many toppings on cheeseburgers, they're becoming harder and harder to hold. Gaffigan asks, "If you can't confidently hold a cheeseburger while you eat it, is it cheeseburger?" Jul 7, 2019
Tim Cook on the work still needed for LGBTQ equality With Pride Parades happening across the country, Cook comments on how far gay rights have come in the 50 years since the Stonewall Riots and the road ahead Jun 30, 2019
Dave Barry on learning to grow old more gracefully Now that he is at the age when his mailbox is filled with ads for hearing aids, catheters and funerals, the humorist has some advice on how to handle turning the big seven-oh Jun 23, 2019
Jim Gaffigan on retiring from the job of being a dad Father's Day brings an announcement from the comedian about relinquishing his parental role Jun 16, 2019
Humorist David Sedaris has diverse opinions about on-screen representation If an actor with legs can play a double-amputee (once his limbs are erased by a computer), where does that leave all the amputee actors? Jun 2, 2019
"Divided, we stand"? Scott Pelley on our American flag, and our common purpose The "60 Minutes" correspondent says "We the People" cannot sustain a democracy when we allow divisions to recklessly tug at the threads holding us together May 26, 2019
Jim Gaffigan on that unavoidable certainty of life: Traffic The comedian will do anything to avoid traffic, which provides misery from cradle to grave May 17, 2019
Bill Geist on a vacation wonderland In his new book, "Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America," the humorist shares memories of his youth working at a modest Missouri resort Apr 28, 2019
Commentaries
Andy Borowitz on how to be a successful failure
The New Yorker humorist on why it's time to embrace your failure – and to remember that, in the pursuit of failure, nothing is as easy as it seems
Jim Gaffigan on parents going "back to school"
It's that time of year when children's vacations end, as do their moms' and dads' vacations from parent coffees, school supply shopping sprees, and curriculum nights
Eric Liu on what makes a true patriot
The former White House speechwriter on what it takes to be called a good citizen – something we all have to earn
Jim Gaffigan: Decaf coffee is un-American
The comedian says people who drink "dirt liquid" are destroying the true fabric of this great nation
Bill Flanagan on Woodstock: Sign of the times
The monumental music festival held 50 years ago, attended by 400,000 people, wasn't a summation of the counterculture movement in the 1960s, but rather a harbinger of '70s commercialism
He said, ze said: Faith Salie on preferred gender pronouns
The grammar geek talks about the practice of choosing or requesting non-binary pronouns
Walter Cronkite and the awe of space exploration
Martha Teichner on the CBS News veteran's coverage of an epochal human event: Man landing on the moon
Jim Gaffigan says cheeseburgers are in "grave danger"
People are putting so many toppings on cheeseburgers, they're becoming harder and harder to hold. Gaffigan asks, "If you can't confidently hold a cheeseburger while you eat it, is it cheeseburger?"
Tim Cook on the work still needed for LGBTQ equality
With Pride Parades happening across the country, Cook comments on how far gay rights have come in the 50 years since the Stonewall Riots and the road ahead
Dave Barry on learning to grow old more gracefully
Now that he is at the age when his mailbox is filled with ads for hearing aids, catheters and funerals, the humorist has some advice on how to handle turning the big seven-oh
Jim Gaffigan on retiring from the job of being a dad
Father's Day brings an announcement from the comedian about relinquishing his parental role
Humorist David Sedaris has diverse opinions about on-screen representation
If an actor with legs can play a double-amputee (once his limbs are erased by a computer), where does that leave all the amputee actors?
"Divided, we stand"? Scott Pelley on our American flag, and our common purpose
The "60 Minutes" correspondent says "We the People" cannot sustain a democracy when we allow divisions to recklessly tug at the threads holding us together
Jim Gaffigan on that unavoidable certainty of life: Traffic
The comedian will do anything to avoid traffic, which provides misery from cradle to grave
Bill Geist on a vacation wonderland
In his new book, "Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America," the humorist shares memories of his youth working at a modest Missouri resort
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