I believe Spinoza said that only free human beings can live harmoniously with one another and even tolerate and progress past the mistakes of others. Discord exists in the space be[...]

These eyes, looking up at me from the curb. They’re about to leave me, these eyes. Not forever, or at least, I don’t think. But then again, I don’t know for sure. Their owner could[...]

Area Man Resurrects Borat Impression NEW CASTLE, Penn. — Sources close to Barry Townsend indicate that the 38-year-old mattress store manager has decided to resume using his [...]

It has become cool to call yourself a nerd; to say that you once struggled to make sense of the complexities of human interaction and/or listened to a lot of wrist-cutting music in[...]

I feel as though I’ve been pressure cooked for the last four hundred days, maybe less.  I don’t know.  I have lost accurate sense of time, my brain a badly constructed watch, losin[...]

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It can also be the most terrible time of the year. The December holidays make me feel like I need social interaction more than anyth[...]

I grew up under the impression that Santa was from the North Pole, not the Accounting Office of a shipping supplies company. I also thought Santa smelled like candy canes, not Aber[...]

I’ve been to four Christmas parties so far, and it’s only December 15th. I don’t say this to gloat (yes I do) or make it seem like I’m super popular (yep, s[...]

The Daley Center Plaza lies in front of, you guessed it, Chicago’s Daley Center. Ironically, the building is named after a Chicago Mayor known for his sharp, uncontrolled rhetoric,[...]

Why the rage? Manners are not required to counterbalance a disparity. Money, success, wealth – these do not come with a caveat. Unfortunately the people who have them are exp[...]