Jennie Richardson is a TV Features and Lists Writer for Collider, and a graduate student pursuing an MFA in Fiction Writing. In other words, she really loves stories. The year of 2025 delivered some ...

Comedy writers had their work cut out for them in 2025, with the United States in political crisis and a mass culture that increasingly revolves around short-form video and manufactured outrage. It ...

Mainstream comedy is frankly in a bit of a lull right now. Sitcoms and theatrical comedy movie are disappearing, few comic novels are getting published, and comedy podcasts are just comedians ...

Late-night came roaring back to life, Roy Wood Jr. delivered a must-see special and Amy Poehler made a must-listen podcast. By Jason Zinoman Many savvy observers declared the death of the late-night ...

If comedy is a cultural barometer, its vital signs flatlined sometime around 2010. Correlation is not causation, but the timing is suspicious. Around 2013, progressive ideology began grafting itself ...

A sign for Dua Pie, 375 Third St. SE, started appearing in downtown Cedar Rapids in July 2025. (Elijah Decious/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread.

Kristen Fischer has written for numerous health publications, hospitals, and medical companies, and is a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. Nick Blackmer is a librarian, ...

I love a good pie. Every year for Thanksgiving I make a bourbon chocolate pecan pie, which is every bit as decadent—and delicious—as it sounds. But it contains an ungodly amount of corn syrup and ...

A silky, custard-like pie with Kentucky roots, transparent pie is simple, sweet, and satisfyingly old-fashioned. Our version gets a touch of bourbon for added warmth. Ann Taylor Pittman is a Senior ...

Thanksgiving menu prep is stressful. And then there's the issue of actually cooking and baking everything properly. When it comes to desserts, pecan pie is a classic Thanksgiving treat. But even when ...