On May 25, 1965, Lewiston, Maine was the site of the most famous event in its unassuming history, and certainly the most prominent sporting event that has ever occurred in the state of Maine, the rematch of the title fight in Miami in which Cassius Clay (as he was then…

As we all know (well, maybe not all of us), the world is full of disinformation, or as former Trump counselor Kellyanne Conway famously proclaimed, “alternative facts.” Anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists and a former President who claims that an election was stolen from him, who, despite his four indictments, has a…

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average monthly expenses for a married couple with no children amount to $6337. About 60% of this number comprises the costs of housing, transportation and food. It is common financial advice these days that a household maintain approximately six months of…

Not since Groucho sang that song as Huxley College President Quincy Adams Wagstaff in the classic Marx Brothers farce Horsefeathers has Nihilism been so much in vogue, at least in the venerable Halls of the U.S. Congress. Those who think that the country is run by President Joe Biden, House…

Even the casual tennis fan knows that the term “deuce” means that the score is 40–40, and either player needs two points to win the game. At the French Open, the term is the more elegant “egalite,” which elevates the concept with an essential component of the goals of the…

Like Fredo Corleone in The Godfather, Yevgeny Prigozhin should have seen it coming. After all, if you are going to betray the Godfather, you should expect to pay the price. And while Fredo was understandably upset at being passed over by younger brother Michael in the Corleone succession plan, his…

Like Hemingway’s response to how one goes bankrupt, “gradually, then suddenly,” so did the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team meet their demise in the current World Cup being contested in Australia and New Zealand. The two-time defending champions were ousted in the Round of 16 by a game Sweden squad by…

So far, the biggest movies of the Summer of ‘23 feature more of the ubiquitous Marvel Universe, an animated Spiderman, a tenth iteration of Van Diesel’s Fast and Furious and two aging actors reprising their most famous roles, an 80 year old Harrison Ford returning in the 5th and final…

“The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars, but in ourselves.” -Cassius, Julius Caesar As we approach the Fourth of July weekend in southern Maine, many are wondering where on Earth is the expected summer? As the South simmers in a torturous heat wave, we face day after day…