Peter McKay - Every couple of weeks, another story comes along that captures the nation's attention. It's usually something really pointless and stupid, but it serves an important purpose: If we can focus on a made-up controversy, we can ignore our real problems. It's the same principle that makes couples across the country fight over toothpaste-squeezing philosophies.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT]
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Andy Borowitz - WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) — In a moving White House ceremony today, President Hu Jintao of China presented U.S. President Barack Obama with a counterfeit DVD of the Hollywood blockbuster "Toy Story 3."
[Sat, 22 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT]
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Peter McKay - One of the inevitable facts of life is that as your kids get older, your concerns change. When your children are toddlers, you say things like, "stick close to me!" "Don't touch that!" and "Oh my God, did you really put that in your mouth?" Then you gag.
[Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT]
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Andy Borowitz - NEW YORK (The Borowitz Report) — The Fox News Channel today attempted to bust what it called a "mainstream media myth" by reporting that there was no link between matches, gasoline and fire.
[Sat, 15 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT]
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Peter McKay - One of our New Year's resolutions has been to clean out all the junk from our basement. It's a resolution awhile in the making.
[Tue, 11 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT]
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Andy Borowitz - CUPERTINO (The Borowitz Report) — Apple, Inc. canceled a press conference today to address the glitch plaguing the iPhone's alarm function when company chief Steve Jobs failed to show.
[Sat, 08 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT]
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Peter McKay - Last month, I turned 50. That will come as a surprise to many readers who have assumed, because I am usually cranky and often complaining, that I was much older. In fact, many regular readers are older women who say I remind them of their husbands — their late husbands.
[Tue, 04 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT]
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Andy Borowitz - VIRGINIA BEACH (The Borowitz Report) — Rev. Pat Robertson sparked controversy in today's broadcast of his "700 Club" program when he claimed that God created the blizzard currently battering the Northeast "to punish Americans who were planning to drive to do something gay."
[Sat, 01 Jan 2011 08:00:00 GMT]
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Peter McKay - For years now, I've had a set routine in the morning. I come down to the kitchen, turn on the lights, flip on the TV, feed the dog and get a cup of coffee. Then I turn the oven on to "bake," open the door of our gas oven, and sit down to read the paper.
[Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT]
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