Apparently, there have been a number of Presidential debates in the past few weeks. These were on cable or something? I could take personal responsibility for my ignorance on this issue, but that would be out of character. Even if I knew about the debates, who has the time or...

  Barack Obama...as the Slightly Yet Critically Different Reindeer   Hillary Clinton...as the Dolly Who Couldn't Cry  Mitt Romney...as the Man Who Doesn't Celebrate Christmas Like We Do  Ron Paul...as the Misfit Cowboy   John Edwards...as the Elf...

Most Baby Boomers are content to sing about the virtues of surfing or disco ducks. But some insist on representing their generation with an insufferable combination of first, demanding credit, and secondly, denying responsibility. The list extends well beyond three, but let's start with these Hall of Famers: 1...

Sunday's New York Times explained how U.S. intelligence agents are doing more than taping over interrogation videos with episodes of "Ghost Whisperer." They're developing cool new spy tools to keep America safe! Here's the latest: X-RAY SPECS Homeland Security has never been safer, thanks to...

Mike Huckabee goes viral! Upon learning that Chuck Norris was an Internet sensation circa 2005, Huck enlisted Chuck to team up on a spot that's swirling around YouTube faster than you can say Numa Numa. Well, two can play at that game, Governor! Or three or four! How about...

Robert Evel Knievel died last week. Not in a freefall into Snake River Canyon. Not in a fiery ball over the Houston Astrodome. In his home, a victim of diabetes and pulmonary fibrosis. This is not the way Evel Knievel was supposed to go out! As we mourn his passing...

The New York Times recently ran a series of stories about long-time prisoners released from jail after DNA evidence proved their innocence. It's not easy getting back in the groove after 20 years in the slammer. But these stories provide some important pointers for the newly released guy...

I learned a lot this weekend during my multiple visits to the Apple Store's Genius Bar (the retailer's hive of Mac gurus hired to refurbish cranky iPods or MacBooks). Lesson #1: Geniuses are in demand. Don't expect to just show up at the Genius Bar and get...

My Entertainment Weekly showed up yesterday with J.K. Rowling as its 2007 Entertainer of the Year. PREDICTABLE. The rest of the list--Clooney, Damon, Jolie--could have been in the 2005 round-up. Or 2002's list. It's time for fresh blood! So, the 2007 Alt Entertainers of...