America shaves its Minnesota election beard and counts how many judges it takes to screw in the government. Read more »

Twitter—yes, Twitter—has become the driving force in getting the word out about the current social tumult in Iran. Read more »

Under fire? Political minefields? Forget Iran—figurative language is Barack Obama’s most dangerous problem. Read more »

BREE DOERING (New York, New York)
As a resident of Alaska, I’m well aware that the wooly-eared stiff-shirts in Washington tend to forget everything that isn’t on a map of the US.  In the midst of frightening … Read more »

DEVON GRANDY (Matsumoto, Japan)
…seriously, fuck soccer.
What a crazy time it’s been these past couple of weeks in the world of baseball. Let’s recap:

Old Timers’ Day at Yankee Stadium featured the big names: newly-named Hall-of-Famer Goose … Read more »

NICOLE CATÁ (Westchester, New York)
Since Devon is off on yet another jet plane (this time to Japan) and Nicole finds herself stuck in Westchester for a few weeks, expect the redheaded half of BOTO to keep … Read more »

DEVON GRANDY (Bariloche, Argentina)
Forsooth, BOTO! Hast thou creator returnéd from such icy Patagonian corners to whence he departed? What ho!
Just for the record, everything in the preceding lines was fabricated and probably has very little … Read more »