Hono­lulu after Pearl Harbor: A report published for the first time, 71 years later

Today, the Washington Post’s Gene Weingarten gives us a vignette of life in Washington: the plight of a starling as it finds itself trapped in the display window of a drug store. It has a happy ending, and  [more...]

Another mystery solved: I was bewildered by the strange occurrence last week where my clock radio was set an hour AHEAD my some mysterious force; this morning I figured it out. Last night, the power went out for just a  [more...]

Just last night, as is my habit, I lay in bed watching “Are You Being Served?” and thought of John Inman — a beloved comedian who broke stereotypes by playing a stereotype. Like millions, I enjoyed his  [more...]