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March 21, 2015
Which speaker is more likely to be a magician?: a. She embellished her talk with a number of allusions. b. She embellished her talk with
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Which speaker is more likely to be a magician?: a. She embellished her talk with a number of allusions. b. She embellished her talk with
These days, the face and body of our great nation is scarred with an outbreak of measles. Parents are urged to have their children vaccinated
This coming Thursday, March 12, we mark the death 70 years ago of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl who grew up in Amsterdam during
A few weeks ago, I presented a lineup of Tom Swifties, in which the adverb at the end of the sentence takes off punningly from
This month marks the release, finally, of the film version of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” by British author E.L. James. Noting that the title contains
Valentine’s Day probably originated from the ancient Roman Feast of Lupercalia. On the eve of that festival, the names of Roman girls were written on
Starting in 1910, American boys grew up devouring the adventures of Tom Swift, created by Edward J. Stratemeyer. More than 100 books in the series
Dear Mr. Lederer: Watching college football, my husband and I witnessed an interesting play where the snap was bad, the kicker grabbed the ball for
This weekend, the San Diego Cat Fanciers Association sponsors its cat show at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. A clutch of ailurophiles (a fancy Greek-derived word