Two newly-rebuilt programs face off this Sunday for a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX. The Brady-led, Belichick-coached New England Patriots dominated the NFL for two decades. They lost Super Bowls they probably should have won (New York, NEW York) and won Super Bowls they should have lost... most notably Super Bowl XLIX ("49") against the Seattle Seahawks. Everyone who had anything to do with Super Bowl 49 is gone from both teams, and yet this title match wreaks of "rematch." Whatever. Here's...

Yes, say the experts... And the root causes might run frighteningly deep, perhaps to the core of civilization itself. (We shamelessly lifted this article wholesale from a social media pop-up with a paywall-protected link. In exchange for temporarily signing up for a "free trial," we are happy to present this article in its entirety as a public service.) The poet T.S. Eliot was wrong-- April is not the cruelest month; January is. In northern latitudes, the first day of the new year is marred...

A New Kitchen Device, a Battery of Tests, a Starfish Update, and Two Forthcoming Books The celebrations are over, and the new year is upon us. So what's going on for 2026? I've got lots of good things happening, as represented by these three Women of Note-- Model Dolores Erikson on Trumpeter Herb Albert's iconic 1965 album cover; Blind Lady Justice gracing an LSAT prep guide, and EdenH., a.k.a. Starfish, Angel of the Trails. Who among us doesn't love whipped cream? I like to put it on...