Simpsons World: The Ultimate Episode Guide, Seasons 1-20

Simpsons creator Matt Groening was on NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday this morning to talk about The Simpsons “Treehouse of Horror” episodes, which — together with all of The Simpsons episodes from the first 20 years of the television series — are...

Time travel: Cell phone used in Charlie Chaplin film?

Okay, I just saw this on the WGN News and it’s pretty freaky. It’s a very short segment associated with Charlie Chaplin’s 1928 silent film The Circus in which a peculiar old woman is caught on film — apparently talking on a cell phone as she walks...

Eric Holder and Second Amendment, Eric Holder and firearms

The video clip above, regarding Eric Holder’s record on guns, from last night’s installment of The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, is a fantastic thumbnail of this midterm election. Rachel Maddow took her show to Anchorage, Alaska. The demonstrators shown...

Al Franken speech: Obama’s car-in-the-ditch metaphor

Sen. Al Franken is not only one of the best guys ever — he is also one of the funniest comedians and writers of our lifetime because he appreciates absurdity and the hard nugget of truth sometimes concealed inside it. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell is a pretty...

Pumpkins for sale, Racine County, Wisconsin

< Previous Photos Next > Pumpkins for sale, Racine County, Wisconsin Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin — Pumpkins, fresh from the pumpkin patch, for sale a week before Halloween at the roadside stand of Piper Farms, LLC, 4615 Lathrop Ave. in Racine County. This photo is...

Organic produce: Piper Farms roadside stand, Wisconsin

< Previous Photos Next > Organic produce: Piper Farms roadside stand, Wisconsin Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin — Organically grown produce for sale in Racine County at Piper Farms, LLC, 4615 Lathrop Ave. Pumpkins, squash, fingerling potatoes, and sweet potatoes are...

Kenosha County Bike Trail over Pike River in Wisconsin

< Previous Photos Next > Kenosha County Bike Trail over Pike River in Wisconsin Kenosha County, Wisconsin — A bridge on the Kenosha County Bike Trail (formerly the North Shore Railroad tracks) crosses over the Pike River, near 666 13th Ave. Through the bridge,...