Trivia, Humor & Satire

A lottery reverie

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Trying to fall asleep one night earlier this year, I didn’t rely on the old-reliable method of counting sheep or picturing glamorous movie stars or mermaids (a whole other story). Instead, I spent the wakeful moments selecting the worthy charities to which I’d give some of my multi-billion-dollar Powerball

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‘Just Kidding’: July 2, 2016

Hagbah-Gelilah approved as Olympic sport By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Inspired by the popularity of snowboarding at the 2014 winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee has approved hagbah-gelilah as a competitive sport, which will make its debut at the Olympics this year in Rio. The two-man teams will have one member lifting the Torah scroll by its bottom

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‘The Daily Show’ Breaks Down Clinton-Warren Alliance

Massachusetts senator and rock star progressive Elizabeth Warren joined Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail this week, giving rousing speeches in support of the presumptive Democratic nominee for president. But Warren was not always Clinton’s biggest fan. On Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” Wednesday, host Trevor Noah listed off the reasons why Warren could be

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Fallon and ‘clone’ do big and l’il Donald impressions

Jimmy Fallon does a pretty good Donald Trump impression, but he may have some competition. On NBC’s “The Tonight Show” Wednesday, Fallon reprised his trademark impression of the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, but he was not alone. The comedian brought out Jack Aiello, a 14-year old who recently gave an 8th grade commencement speech as

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