Earlier today, Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, passed away at the age of 68. Was Dilbert the best comic strip of all time? Back in 2014 , we proclaimed Dilbert the best comic strip between the years 2000-2010: "Launched in 1989, it took a few years for Scott Adams’ crude drawings to take hold with the comic strip-loving public. Spot on observations pertaining to the business world, along with a razor-sharp wit, carried it until the cartooning caught up with

Arguably the Best Broadcast Team in Cleveland History Other than Dorothy Fuldheim , there may not have been a more popular, or respected, female broadcaster in Cleveland Television History than Robin Svoboda. But since her heyday in the 1980's on Channel 8, Svoboda has been on every news channel in Northeast Ohio. Now everyone has their own angles and reasons for their own career path, but Svoboda seemed to have tired of the limiting news format itself, which is fine. But o

For longtime readers, you are already aware that I went almost completely deaf earlier this year and can now only hear thanks to a double cochlear implant. But it still kind of nags at me why I'm deaf. Beacon of Speech co-founder Ted and I speak of Rush Limbaugh's hearing loss often. Ted says "technically Rush didn't know why he went deaf, either." And I always reply, "oh he knew, he sued people so you wouldn't find out." Now I can't prove it in a court of law, but coincident

This little meme is catching fire with all of my Liberal Friends. You know what I see, as head of a Libertarian-leaning website? How do I figure? In the Top Picture, a bunch of unemployed Americans threw a temper tantrum that the Presidential Candidate that they wanted to win, didn't. Ashley Babbitt died. There was no insurrection. In the Bottom Picture, a bunch of unemployed Americans threw a temper tantrum because they didn't like ICE. They impeded the agency in the street

Editor's Note: For those queasy when it comes to light blasphemy, you may want to pass on this one. The headlines of nearly every publication in America screamed their angles on the shooting of Renee Nicole Good. Surprisingly, we are fairly neutral on the situation. If you're ICE, you can't go around shooting American Citizens. But I'll tell you what, I watched that stupid shooting from every angle released to the public and Ms. Good looks like she got what she deserved . W

Every time I write a popular article, my AI Editor says "now write another article, just like that." Then, when I write an unpopular article, my AI Editor says "let's explore other article options." Listen, I don't need an AI Editor on the Blog Overview Home Page, I don't use it. I can do bad all by myself. With that being said, these were our most popular articles of 2025. Were they our best articles? No, popularity is measured by clicks (in parenthesis) in AI Land. (2330)

On Wednesday January 6, 2021 , in live time, we declared that misguided supporters of Donald Trump were throwing a giant sized temper tantrum. CNN and the Left Wing media crowed that there was an insurrection . I was clear then, as I am clear now, that there was no insurrection. Insurrections involve tanks and helicopters, it involves generals and soldiers, it involves politicians being dragged from their beds and being led away in handcuffs. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez swears,

Yeah, you read that right. Back in the 1980's, athletic conferences in college seemed static. They were what they were, more or less. But in 1990, Penn State joined the Big 10 conference, and, slowly but surely, conferences began to evolve, they began to shrink and grow, and by the 2020's, started to cannibalize each other. They became their own living and breathing entities. How absurd does the Big 10 logo above look in hindsight? In 1990, though, the SEC was clearly the bes

Full Disclosure: I am a big OSU Fan. Both my Grandfather and Uncle graduated from Ohio State, I only graduated from Cleveland State. Back in 2022, Boston Celtics Coach Ime Udoka was suspended for a year for having an extra-marital affair with a Celtics Employee. I was stunned. No coach gets suspended for a year by his own team. Organizations either fire the coach, or stand behind the coach. I believe that the Celtics purposely embarrassed Udoka in the public domain so he woul

Last month, cleveland.com 's Sabrina Eaton rolled out of bed and proclaimed JD Vance can't be president in 2028 because, on a pop quiz, he could only name 2 out of 8 presidents that were from Ohio. Now I'm not in the business of defending JD Vance, but as you get older, pop quizzes become harder. You're at work and someone questions you about information you learning in 4th grade, that's not always an easy pull. But then cleveland.com ' s editor Chris Quinn defended Vance i

CNN is promoting the hell of the new Documentary: I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not. Why does CNN care so much? I'm sorry, I didn't print the whole title: CNN Presents-I'm Chevy Chase and You're Not. Now I'm just your average entertainment fan, but for a generation I've heard that Chevy Chase is nothing but a Grade-A Jerk. That's not my opinion, that's everyone's opinion . Who is taking up for Chase promoting the documentary? His third wife. Why do I care? Listen, at some point,

This was the headline over at Reuters yesterday: Putin told Trump that Russia will Review Peace Talks Stance after Drone Attack on Residence Vladimir Putin is full of shit. He wasn't on the edge of pulling back his invading army for peace. As far as I'm concerned, Zelensky should send drones to wherever Putin is, in perpetuity, or at least until the "special military operation" is over. I have said this, from the start: If Donald Trump dies (Biden in 2022), the United States

I have mentioned this in a few previous BOS articles, but it bears repeating. My late Grandfather taped the entire 100 hour Gulf War on CNN . The whole war on a set of VHS tapes, which he watched over and over again. My Grandfather was in World War II, but my Grandmother reminded me that, as a chef, he was far from most of the action. But despite some war footage that has been around for 80 years, some original footage that has recently been leaking out of Ukraine is uniquely

1. Brandy by Looking Glass The Story of Brandy 2. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia by Vicki Lawrence The Story of the Little Sister who Got Away With It. 3. Stuart by the Dead Milkmen The Story of What the Queers are Doing to the Soil 4. The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot The Story of the Good, Hardworking Men on the Edmund Fitzgerald 5. Lisa's Father by Alice Donut The Story of Poor Lisa 6. The Night Chicago Died by Paper Lace The Story of an Ano

For the H o l i d a y , I would like to remember my late-Grandfather. Because of him, I have many warm and cherished Christmas memories from my youth. I am very grateful for the years I was able to spend with him. But even though he hosted many a family gathering, whenever I think of my Grandfather, I don't think of the holidays, I think of The Rose . When you think of growing roses, you think of a fairly innocuous hobby. Not for my Grandfather, for him, it was serious busine

Back in 2016, Smart Jimmy Haslam hired Smart " Moneyball-Guy " Paul DePodesta to be the Chief Strategy Officer of the Cleveland Browns. They had a genius idea: "We're going to be smarter than everyone else and use one of those fancy COMPUTERS to win a Super Bowl. Acting like no one had ever heard of analytics before, they pressed on with their strategy. Now DePodesta's experience with computers was in Baseball, a sport where, for the most part, whoever has the most money wins

This is a direct translation from the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani: "Now that the Epstein Files have been released in the United States, it is obvious that the Democrats are guilty and the Republicans hide their guilt. As the American Media spins the corruption of its leaders based on partisan politics, it is clear that the Home of Free Speech now rests at the feet of Al Jazeera . For years , Al Jazeera has been fearless in both their pursuit of truth

Earlier today, The Atlantic posted this propagandist gem: Why Has Comedy Become So Right-Wing? As a free-speech website, that comment cuts us to our very core. Let us say this, yet again. There is no "correct" way to do comedy. The Atlantic believes in the Left-leaning Corporate Comedy of Meyers/Kimmel/Colbert. Now Jimmy Fallon, he gets a pass from me, he mostly is about comedy. The other three? They're the same political-style comedian. I said it years ago , Seth Meyers shou

Earlier this week, Perry Farrell came out with this statement: Then Perry, with the rest of his band, Jane's Addiction, released this statement: Translation? Jane's Addiction started with these four members: Perry Farrell Dave Navarro Eric Avery Stephen Perkins And Jane's Addiction will end with those four members. But what exactly does that mean? After the nastiness on stage in 2024 , which caused the band to break up abruptly, Perry sued the other three members and the othe

.... which she's not- You know what? Let's start again. In Modern American Politics, at least, it's often the cover up, and not the crime itself, that lands you in hot water. From Watergate to the Lewinsky Scandal, your political fortunes aren't necessarily tied to crimes, but the fact of knowingly deceiving the public, and then leaving a paper trail of the cover up. That often seems to be the line for your penalty. Which circles us back to Pam Bondi. In July, she claimed Eps

From the horrible Chris Quinn at cleveland.com : "The trigger for this column is Tuesday’s announcement that our longtime Guardians writer, Paul Hoynes, is the 2026 recipient of the Career Excellence Award from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. There’s no higher honor. He’ll receive it in Cooperstown during the Baseball Hall of Fame inductions in July....... And here’s the thing: Paul is the second sportswriter in our newsroom to receive such an honor in a single

Knives Out : 3 stars out of 4 - One of the best ensemble casts of the past decade. It was a throwback to the Agatha Christie-inspired movies of early Hollywood. Knives Out 2 : 4 stars out of 4 - One of the best ensemble casts of the past decade. It was a throwback to the Agatha Christie-inspired movies of early Hollywood. The caveat for Part 2? Stinging social commentary relative to 2022. It was easily the best movie ever produced by Netflix. Knives Out 3 : 3.5 stars out of

<sigh> Since Donald Trump became a legitimate presidential candidate, statistically, in 2015, the definitions of a Democrat, Republican, and Libertarian all seemed to have changed. In the interest of brevity, we are going to quickly sort that out, then answer the question in the title. Donald Trump - I am banging my metaphorical fists on the metaphorical table, DONALD TRUMP IS A POPULIST . He is the very definition of a populist and has no moral core. (Unless moral core is de

No matter who you are, you have your own favorite actors and actresses. If I had to make a list of my Top 20 Favorite Actors, Matthew Lillard would probably be on it. But what I don't understand is why, if Quentin Tarantino doesn't like him, all of a sudden, it's news . Matthew Lillard seems like a talented guy. He was really good in one of the best indie films of all time, SLC PUNK . That film played at 1998's Sundance Film Festival. When Quentin Tarantino was young, he used