Dorothy Parker

Swine Flu Round-Up: Dorothy Parker, Mussolini, Elizabeth Edwards

Vickie Karp | Posted 06.04.2009 | Entertainment


Vickie Karp

If you need cheering up during the Swine Flu outbreak, take a look at Dorothy Parker's famous old book review on the love-life of poisonous bacteria.

Poetry For Politics: How To Make It Through The Last Week

John Lundberg | Posted 11.26.2008 | Living


John Lundberg

If you're like me, you've recently found yourself lying awake at night worrying that Reverend Wright might decide it's time to head to Washington to m...

Sarcasm Month

Michael DeJong | Posted 11.22.2008 | Living


Michael DeJong

There is no doubt that frightful things in current events make for sensational opportunities for sarcasm -- in these times, it's almost "trench humor" that helps us survive.