A Pioneer in stand up comedy, as well as the inspiration for thousands of comedians, George Carlin is with us no more. He was a personal hero, and a big part of the reason I got into comedy in the first place. Irreverent comedian George Carlin, whose profanity-laced skewering of US political and social conventions made

The Cuban boy at the center of an international custody battle eight years ago has joined Cuba’s Young Communist Union.    The communist youth newspaper, Juventud Rebelde, quoted the 14-year-old as saying he would never let down ex-President Fidel Castro or his brother, Raul.                 Here are some other good communist youngsters, they are in North Korea and have no

 I remembered the way a phantom pilot had talked about how bueatiful the surface-to-air missiles looked as they drifted toward his plane to kill him, and remembered myself how lovely .50-caliber tracers could be, coming at you as you flew at night in a helicopter, how slow and graceful, arching up easily, a dream, so

I previously wrote about the case of a cop who dragged a man underneath his squad car for over half a mile; the last update, with links to the original, can be seen here. Here is the latest: IRONTON, Ohio (WSAZ) — The Ironton Police Chief announced Thursday that Rich Fouts has resigned from the police department. Chief

This is an article by Allison Kaplan Sommer 02, April 2006 (apoptosis) noun: a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal’s survival.   Fresh lemon grass fields in Israel become Mecca for cancer patients   A drink with as little

It’s been three days since I meant to write about this last event in EvanKessler.com lore. I think the excessive heat has gotten to my brain, rendering it a pile of mush and making me good and lobotomized. However, I don’t think lobotomy patients can even use the word lobotomy in a sentence,

It was quite a weather weekend in the Midwest.  South Dakota got off light, as the touchdown near Hugo caused a lot more havoc, and sadly one death.  Once again, if you ever catch me saying “I’ve never seen a tornado in person” with a wistful look in my eye, smack me. Speaking of smacks, Brookings

George Carlin expired the other day. Yes, I use that term, because that was his preferred term for the dead. As a pre-dead, I can only hope that his afterlife is that of what he wanted. I’ve been a fan of Carlin for years. I have his spoken word albums, his books, and

OMG!! I can’t believe this but MSNBC is reporting that Tim Russert, the moderator of Meet The Press, NBC News Washington Bureau Chief and a great, great journalist is dead.. I’ve always kept a list of people that I would like to meet and Tim Russert was one of them, his line of questioning of guests on his