In the cave of winds called Television, no zephyr shrieks like the voguish panel discussion. It's an affliction - or infection, take your choice - that has developed both in TV news and sports. Read more»

'Mister Voods! You know ze rules! Step away from zat woman!' Read more»

Why feel the need to invest in an expensive mp3 player when you can pick up a talking, singing, footstep-measuring minstrel at most major retailers? And if you find one that speaks in an Elizabethan dialect, all the better! Read more»

Too much has been written about NBC's ridiculous move pushing Conan out of the Tonight Show chair to bring back Leno. Read more»

After months of planning and preparation, it’s time to take TucsonSentinel.com for a shakedown cruise. Help us break some champagne over the bow as we launch the good ship Sentinel. Read more»

In these trying economic times, real estate moguls will tell you that it's very important to hold onto whatever land you've got. Read more»

Driving west on Valencia Road toward the casinos, I'm always amused by the many billboards announcing how much farther away they are. Each billboard seems so overtly promissory that all visitors will win and win big. This, of course, has often left me wondering: what do the other sides of the billboards advertise, for the gamblers who are returning to reality from their fleecings? I always forget to look. Read more»

With all the conveniences that cellular technology has given us, few care that it's also fashioned a very stylish leash. There aren't many times these days when a soul can simply get away and say to the world, "Leave me alone!" We're always expected to be available. That being said, nobody should treat his or her partner like the schmuck in this cartoon. Read more»

After years of pointing out the trials and tribulations of others, David Letterman's got a bit of a problem himself Read more»

The Chicago 2016 campaign delivered the news: the city council had backed financial guarantees for the city’s Olympic bid by a vote of 49-0 — as if it was a great victory on the gridiron. The good news was quickly offset by word that President Obama will not make the trip to Copenhagen and the IOC meeting where the 2016 Games will be awarded. Read more»

Eight years. And you watch the flag-draped coffins coming off the cargo planes at Dover Air Force Base and the mangled bodies and blown minds of young American servicemen and women coming home to ragged, ill-equipped VA hospitals, and you can’t help but wonder what the hell have we accomplished in Afghanistan? Why is this land still consuming our blood and treasure all these years after 9/11? Read more»

It's a sordid tale with the goods to placate the gods of news. A model. Booze. Religion. Caning (yes, being beaten repeatedly by a rattan stick). An impassioned appeal by human rights advocates. A willing sacrifice. Here's the skinny: Read more»