Let’s Talk Turkey: Have an Earth Dinner!
Let’s talk Turkey – the real thing, the big bird, 46 million of which we Americans will devour on this Thanksgiving Day. Let’s talk Turkey! No, not the … Read more
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Labor Day 17
As holidays go, Labor Day gets no respect Labor Day? Already? You got to be kidding. How the hell did that happen? Eight months of the year have … Read more
The Christmas Gifts You Didn’t Get But Totally Deserved
Will Durst’s Christmas Gifts Wish List Relax. Now breathe. And repeat. The nonstop madcap insanity has finally reached its red and green holiday crescendo and its all downhill … Read more
Merry Christmas: Right-Wingers, the Red Pope and Jesus
The far right’s God-awful “War on Christmas” Aah, ’tis the season for family, friends, eggnog, chipmunks singing Christmas carols — and all-out, no-mercy, blow-’em-all-to-hell war. Not war like … Read more
Have Yourself a Very Donald Holiday Season
Last minute shopper? There’s still time to buy your loved ones a new Trump-era technogadget for the holiday season. Here are our top-rated holiday season gift ideas: FITBIT … Read more
When Should the Christmas Lights Come Down?
Just how long should neighbors leave their Christmas lights up? One of my favorite Holiday Season pastimes is driving around admiring Christmas lights. In other words, wasting lots … Read more
’Twas the Night Before Christmas, 2016: A Revised Poem
’Twas the Night Before Christmas, 2016 ’Twas the night before Christmas in twenty-sixteen, The election was done and we’d seen what we’d seen. Steve Bannon and Co. were … Read more
Pope Francis Absolves ‘Humor Times’ and its Readers from Sin of ‘Coprophilia’
‘Humor Times is the only poop-free news outlet in North America,’ the Pontiff said, making the sign of the cross. ‘And its readers don’t eat up no horse … Read more
Tips on Avoiding Holiday Heartburn
How to skirt messy election questions at holiday dinners and preserve your sanity. And now a public service announcement for all you prodigal sons and daughters making the … Read more
The Laborest of Days
Labor Day bookends with Memorial Day as reversed signposts of summer; one says hello, the other waves bye-bye. Poor Labor Day — the most underrated and unheralded of … Read more
