Arts & Entertainment

Name That Cartoon Caption: August 2026. Two pencils and an eraser personified. By Brian Marsh
Fun & Games

BOOMER Cartoon Caption Contests: Newest and Beyond

A new chance every month to exercise your sense of humor ... or judge someone else's!

By Brian Marsh | August 4, 2026
Visitors to Italy continue to plan itineraries around seeing great works – like the Sistine Chapel – as part of Italian Renaissance travels. CREDIT: Dominic Arizona Bonuccelli, Rick Steves’ Europe.
Museums & Galleries

Italian Renaissance Travels

Appreciating the 15th-century explosion of arts and culture

By Rick Steves | August 4, 2026
grandson and grandfather on tablet and laptop, possibly doing a puzzle like Jumble. By Sepy67
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: Acorns and Romans

Two scrambled word challenges – Jumble for Kids and the Classic

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | August 3, 2026
A man wearing headphones looking at his smartphone, perhaps listening to Amazon Music. Aaron Amat
Greg Schwem

Amazon Music Must Think I’m Very Depressed

Or, if I wasn’t depressed before, I am now

July 30, 2026
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MAY 17: (L-R) Caroline Dries, Zac Looker, Gabrielle Policano, June Diane Raphael, Laura Kittrell, Lexi Minetree, Chandler Kinney, Jessica Belkin, Jacob Moskovitz and Lauren Neustadter attend as the cast of new Prime Video “Legally Blonde” prequel “Elle” visit iconic Rodeo Drive & attend brunch on May 17, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. CREDIT: (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images for Prime Video).
Reviews

‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series ‘Elle’

Often Well-Executed, If Mostly a Rehash: Review

By Alison Herman, Variety | July 29, 2026
The cluelessness of kids watching TV in the 1960s and 1970s. ChatGPT image
Humor

’60s and ’70s TV and the Cluelessness of Kids

Really?!

By Joel Samberg | July 27, 2026
woman sitting outside looking at a tablet, perhaps doing a puzzle like Boggle's Find 7 States
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Two-Syllable Birds

Can you find the hidden words?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | July 27, 2026
grandparents and granddaughters on a laptop, from Landd09. For Jumble puzzles, for kids and adults, with balloons and swine. And with King Kong and kites
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Jumble Puzzles: King Kong and Kites

Two scrambled word challenges – Jumble for Kids and the Classic

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | July 20, 2026
woman outside with tablet, by Wavebreakmedia, perhaps even play Boggle's state capitals puzzle word search and Boggle the metals
David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Boggle BrainBusters: Find the Metals

Can you find the hidden words?

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek | July 13, 2026
This group of older adults is laughing uproariously, perhaps not concerned about the term senior citizen. Rawpixelimages
Humor

Is ‘Senior Citizen’ a Worthy Moniker?

An exploration of alternatives

By Joel Samberg | July 9, 2026

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