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Words and Thoughts: Decent Etiquette in a Busy World
Hello again, alleged readers! Last night, as I was preparing to run the lawn mower in the backyard for a little while, I noticed my neighbor had boarded over the 3” x 3” slingshot hole I had sawed into his...
What’s Good: July 10-16, 2025
Our weekly guide to what's going on around Buffalo and in the world of pop culture. We've expanded our sports listings and given them their own space: check out The Sports Page for records, recent scores, and upcoming games from...
Words and Thoughts: Things About Things, and Other Things
Hello again, alleged readers! Sometimes in life, and in other places, there are things that we don’t think should be there, at that time, doing the thing that is being done by the thing we think shouldn’t be. For example, I...
The Residence S1E8: The Mystery of the Yellow Room
The Residence is not without its flaws, but it's final episode begins and ends with something that sets the show apart from the many non-White-House mystery shows on TV. A reminder that our murder victim isn't just a mystery to...
Words and Thoughts: Dick Schoof’s Waffles,
Hello again, alleged readers! As you probably know, the Dutch government collapsed again. Ol’ Geert Wilders there ripped the rug out from under Dick Schoof’s wooden clogs and now the whole government is windmilling out of control. That’s what historians...
Poker Face S2E3: Whack-a-Mole
So, Beatrix Hasp. A year has passed since the vengeful crime lord's original threat to kill Charlie Cale (over the phone, at the end of last season's finale). Over the course of that year, Hasp's organization has crumbled, and she...