Miller Sanford By Greg Perry With Calgary and many other Alberta communities recording their hottest day of the year last week, editorial cartoonists Greg Perry and Patrick LaMontagne served up chuckles to beat the heat. Here are their offerings that were published in the Calgary Herald last week. Patrick LaMontagne Patrick LaMontagne Greg Perry Greg Perry
In a New York Times opinion piece, George Clooney called for President Biden to withdraw his reelection campaign. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: George Clooney and Michael Douglas, among others, recently stated what so many Democrats are thinking. We need a new nominee. President Biden has been a breath of … Read more
Inmate firefighters spray water as the Thompson fire burns in Oroville, Calif., on July 2. (Ethan Swope / Associated Press) To the editor: I have lived in California my entire life and I was evacuated from my home while the Woolsey fire was burning down my neighborhood in 2018. Fires are a fact of life … Read more
Author Sarah Manguso (Beowulf Sheehan) Book Review Liars: A Novel By Sarah MangusoHogarth Press; 272 pages, $28If you buy books linked to our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. “Liars,” by Sarah Manguso, seethes with rage. With a surgeon’s precision, Manguso painstakingly autopsies a couple’s unfolding — … Read more
A line of men seeking asylum after crossing the border into California in April. (Gregory Bull / Associated Press) American leaders of all political stripes lament the nation’s broken asylum system, but they also fall lockstep into short-sighted, reactive fixes that don’t solve the underlying problem: an outdated and unresponsive refugee definition that fails to … Read more
Members of Donald Trump’s family are shown in a courtroom sketch from May. (Elizabeth Williams via Associated Press) If Donald Trump is sentenced in a Manhattan courtroom in September for covering up hush-money payments to a porn star (no longer a certainty, given the Supreme Court’s recent decision on presidential immunity), it may bring closure … Read more
Kate Middleton received a standing ovation at Sunday’s Wimbledon Tennis Championships — and a lip reader has revealed her sweet reaction. The Princess of Wales, 42, made a welcome appearance at the annual grand slam as she continues to undergo cancer treatment following her diagnosis in March. She delighted fans as she arrived at the All England Lawn … Read more
@alyssafrankly I stood in the blazing hot sun for nearly ten hours, but it was worth it to stand ten feet away from @Taylor Swift during Delicate. #tserastour#erastour#erastourzurich ♬ original sound – Alyssa Franke A fan-recorded video has highlighted the extreme efforts of a security guard to protect Taylor Swift during her shows. Taken at … Read more
Some auto manufacturers are combatting this problem better than others, but it’s still not enough Little baby fastened with security belt in safety car seat.Photo by Getty If the auto manufacturers have signed on to have safer systems in place by 2025 model year, the problem is solved, right? This is advancement, but it isn’t … Read more
Pahua performs tonight. Mexican DJ-producer and singer-songwriter Pahua mixes folk melodies with Afro-Latin and club grooves. She performs as part of the 38th Festival International Nuits d’Afrique.Nuits d’Afrique Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through our links on this page. Monday, July 15 Pahua (9 p.m., Le Ministère, $25). Pahua is Mexican … Read more
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