You would think that spending 40 years in a deadline-oriented business would eventually cure a case of raging procrastination. But you’d be wrong. My 40-year anniversary in newspapers is sometime in October. But after all those years of deadlines and commitments and determining what to ...

Every great movie has a quote that sticks with you long after the lights come back up and you walk out of the theater. In Clint Eastwood’s 1992 western “Unforgiven,” that line is delivered by the acting and directing legend himself, as retired gunfighter Will Munny. The character’s ...

Politicians used to work for us. If you’re old enough, you might remember when that was so. Forty years ago or so, we — the people who elected them to office — were their bosses and most of them seemed to understand and appreciate that. As a result, most were sensitive to the needs and ...

What in the name of Buddy Hackett has happened to late-night television? We had it so good in the 1980s, when NBC’s late-night offerings were appointment TV — particularly Johnny Carson and David Letterman. Carson’s monologues and skits and Letterman’s stupid pet (and human) tricks ...

It’s time for another episode of “Are You Smarter than a Pediatrician,” where we match wits with the latest internet troll who has apparently allowed “TDS” to unravel her career and life. TDS, as you might have heard, is short for Trump Derangement System, a term some conservatives ...

By the time you read this, America’s 249th birthday will have passed, but — depending on where you live — the fireworks are likely to continue until the neighborhood supply is exhausted. Look, I love America as much as anyone — and probably more than a lot of people these days — and ...