In a week when the news felt unbearable, I found myself clinging to something seemingly small and yet luminous: rooting for American figure skater Max Naumov to make the U.S. Olympic team.

Everyone love an upset. Well, everyone but the fans of the team that was supposed to win. But generally speaking, in sports, David over Goliath is as time tested as any sports narrative there is, with all due respect to Rags to Riches and Overcoming Adversity.

Have you ever had a question that you wanted to answer about your government or your community where data might help you answer the question? You’re contemplating “how bad is the City’s crime rate, is it increasing or decreasing?”, “Are streets getting safer for pedestrians?”, “Is our Town in a better financial position than 5 years ago?”

Reporting to New Yorkers on the “State of the State” is a job requirement for every governor. The state Constitution commands that “The governor shall communicate by message to the legislature at every session the condition of the state and recommend such matters to it as he or she shall judge expedient.”

The big stories right now, in terms of popular and press reaction appear to be the attack on Venezuela, seizure of its president, and the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.

It’s not every day that I’ll spend close to forty bucks on a lightbulb. But the LED spotlight I bought at Lowe’s a few years back made extraordinary claims.

So which is it? Is the US economy doing extremely well and we are about to have a “great” year in 2026? Or are there signs of serious problems in the economy, especially for middle – class and working class people who are not in the top ten, five or one percent of the population in terms of income and wealth?

Animation isn't just for kids. Over the past decade, there's been a major increase in animated features aimed at adults, from North American and international filmmakers and studios.

It is hard right now not to root for Ole Miss in the semifinal round of the College Football Playoffs.

In September 2023, I recorded a WAMC commentary about two aging figures in entertainment and politics: Willie Nelson and President Joe Biden. Watching Willie perform that summer, I came to the regrettable conclusion that it was time for him to hang it up. He’d just turned 90 and was severely diminished physically. As a fan, I’d much rather remember him as I saw him in his prime.