Lesser-known companies are spending big on air time — With mammoth corporations like Budweiser and Coca-Cola bowing out of Super Bowl advertising this year, the door has been left wide open for smaller companies to get in on the action. And absolutely blow it. The NFL’s big game is right around the corner, which usually means it’s time to…

New passions colliding with old — For some of us, wintertime climates can wreak havoc on our lips. The brutal wind burns them painfully dry, until our gaping maws are surrounded by a perimeter of flaky, painful sadness. Happy New Year! But at a certain point in our lives, we made a friend. A balm. A…

It’s hard to know who is or isn’t a domestic terrorist these days, and that includes the appliances living under your own roof. It doesn’t matter what your political beliefs are. …

There’s something weird going on here and I don’t like it one bit — Brian Townhouse has loved Snow White for as long as he can remember. At an early age, the Pittsburgh native was, “lovingly forced,” to watch the animated classic by his mother, a relentless, nine-fingered butcher’s assistant named Martha. “She loved that movie so much that she wanted me to love…

An Oval Office dust-up among America’s dustiest leaders — On Wednesday morning, with President Biden’s multi-trillion-dollar infrastructure plan sliding into political focus, leaders from both sides of the aisle visited the Oval Office for a bipartisan rap session. …

It’s been a long year and everyone could use a refresher — With vaccines rolling out at hyperspeed and COVID-19 slowly becoming less and less terrifying, social restrictions are beginning to loosen — along with society’s anxiously clenched sphincter. Before long, we’ll be back to spending time with other people. Belch-filled sports bars. Musty libraries. Awkward wedding receptions with an unreasonable number…

007’s body, 007’s choice — Dear M, Hey, babe! How’s my favorite MI-6 QUEEEEEN!!?! Hahaha!! I tried to call the office, but haven’t had any luck, so I went with an e-mail instead. Besides, trying to get service in Beijing is a frickin NIGHTMARE right now, so this is just easier. First of all, lemme…

Take these steps to avoid an embarrassing death on the most ridiculous of battlefields — Whether you like it or not, the United States of America is at war, and I’m not talking about our recent return to bombing Syria. …

*If possible — After noticing a recent surge of social media dry heaves and promoted articles about critical race theory, I got curious. What the hell is critical race theory? I decided to do some in-depth investigating — clicked two Wikipedia links — and quickly realized I was fully clueless. …