We've phased through several theme weekends on our way to Labor Day. This week there's an unsettling themelessness in town and despite my vague vertigo, I am enjoying the lull.
Stephanie Gertler | Posted 07.17.2009 | Living
Perhaps she, too, needed a respite, a hiatus, a different life -- and the summer gave her a good excuse.
Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 07.13.2009 | Living
It's not enough to honor servicemen and women with parades. We need to repay their sacrifice with the resources they need and deserve.
Ronald Maxwell | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics
Obama, to his everlasting honor, and in keeping with the tradition of his predecessors, on Memorial Day just two weeks ago sent a wreath to Moses Ezekiel's monument to the Confederate dead.
Abdul Malik Mujahid | Posted 06.29.2009 | World
How many of us can turn down money for a higher cause? How many of us will leave a life of comfort and go for some thing which has substantial risks and dangers?
John Eskow | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics
Why do the moronic ramblings of Liz Cheney draw so much more attention than the fact that our soldiers are now murdering themselves at a faster clip than our enemies do?
Robert Koehler | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics
Zak Wachtendonk, who died in March, a month after his 30th birthday, was the son of a Vietnam vet who had been exposed to Agent Orange.
Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.27.2009 | Entertainment
This installment of Thank God It's Thursday plucks some recent press releases (left mostly intact) that might make you say "OMG" or "WTF", or possibly, "Swear you'll never, ever do this again."
people.com | Susan Mandel | Posted 06.26.2009 | Entertainment
Katie Holmes had quite the captive audience Sunday night in D.C. In the audience was her No. 1 fan, husband Tom Cruise, as well as the woman she was p...
Tom Morris | Posted 06.25.2009 | Media
I was invited to help the people in my Twitter stream appreciate and honor the spirit of this Memorial Day by commenting briefly on the concept of service.
David Quigg | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics
If today were any day other than Memorial Day, I wouldn't make it to the end of this sentence without flinging some heartfelt insult at Dick Cheney.
Rachel Sklar | Posted 06.25.2009 | Media
Bob and Lee Woodruff have been just tireless in promoting their cause, and this latest iteration reflects a super-savvy harnessing of new media.
Deanne Stillman | Posted 06.25.2009 | Green
In 1887, a troupe of horses crossed the Atlantic, sailing out of New York harbor as excited crowds looked on.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics
While the US government provides our veterans with many benefits, I believe there is much more still to be done to fulfill our promise to those who risk their lives for our country.
James M. Lynch | Posted 06.25.2009 | Living
In May of 2000 President Bill Clinton called for a National Moment of Remembrance for 60 seconds at 3PM every Memorial Day. I suggest that all activities cease at this time, cars pull off the road, even on the highways, and people stand at attention.
AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama avoided a racial controversy on his first Memorial Day in office by sending wreaths to separate memorials fo...
Will Durst | Posted 06.25.2009 | Comedy
We Americans would rather spread kimchee on a tofu hot dog at a dental office than give up our summer vacation. So, once again its time to trot out that old Chamber of Commerce chestnut: the Staycation.
AP | GILLIAN FLACCUS | Posted 06.24.2009 | Home
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Abts, Richard. Adamski, Walter. Ahlman, Enoch. The names are whisked away by the hot, gusting wind as soon as they are spok...
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics
I worry that, even after almost eight years of war, too many Americans see today as just another summer holiday. Memorial Day should mean much more than barbecues and clearance sales.
Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent | Posted 06.24.2009 | Living
Unfortunately, for many of us, the fear and trepidation that comes with the thought of going out in public in a bathing suit overshadows both the true meaning of this holiday.
Cheryl Saban | Posted 06.24.2009 | Living
This weekend I'll bow my head and offer my respect, admiration, and gratitude to our service men and women, past, present, and future. And as a peacenik, I will also be praying that one day, we'll find another way to resolve our differences.
Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 06.24.2009 | Living
I don't think honoring those who gave so much so we can be free -- the soldiers, veterants, police, firefighters and their families -- is enough; we need to repay them for their sacrifice.
Jane Minogue | Posted 06.24.2009 | Living
"Memories are hunting horns whose sound dies on the wind." -- Guillaume Apollinaire Perhaps one way to liberate the image of chronological age from ...
Paul Raushenbush | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics
Although plagued by racial segregation, the armed forces brought people of every background together and made plain our common identity as Americans. Today, only openly gay and lesbian people are restricted from this opportunity.
Rachael Freed | Posted 06.24.2009 | Living
Memorial Day on the calendar provides us an opportunity to make the secular sacred, to name, remember, communicate with, and preserve memories of family members now gone.
Kate Clinton | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living