Laughing Matters

In researching for this column, I came across a bit of golf trivia. I have almost zero interest in golf...

If this week’s column seems a little goofy, I’m blaming “circumstances beyond my control” (which is the only excuse I...

Former Santa Monica resident Ric Drasin has had many different careers over the years: artist, actor, musician, stuntman, writer, personal...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the greatest basketball players of all time. In college he led UCLA to three straight...

Anybody who follows this column knows that occasionally I vent about what I perceive to be injustices. (OK, maybe it’s...

For those who may not have heard, according to some fundamentalist Christians, the world will be coming to an end...

In 1962, a satirical BBC TV show debuted in England entitled “That Was the Week That Was.” Hosted by David...

Readers often ask where I get the ideas for my columns. (Some have asked why I bother, but that’s another...

Some time after 3 a.m. on Friday, commoner Kate Middleton walked into London’s famed Westminster Abbey and left Catherine Elizabeth...

Last week I poked fun at Donald Trump’s possible run for president in 2012. The Donald says he’s going to...