9+ hour, 31+ min ago   (397+ words) Our new, members-only podcast feeds offer audio versions of articles and newsletters. - The Dispatch Staff - Start a free trial today for full access. Turn any article into a podcast. Upgrade now to start listening. We're excited to introduce Dispatch Voiced,…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (426+ words) The bad guys have finally left Liam Neeson's family alone, and he can start making good movies. Comedy sequels are a tricky business. (Airplane II, anyone?) The audience expects the same laughs and gags featured in the original, but the…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (836+ words) Why "clapter" comedy lost its juice. I keep seeing commentary alleging that the president is using inane distractions to try to change the subject from Jeffrey Epstein, and I keep thinking, "Since when is it unusual for Donald Trump to…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (217+ words) Images depicting the viral scene in "Simpsons-style animation are not authentic. A viral video from a July 16 Coldplay concert that showed Astronomer CEO Andy Byron embracing Kristin Cabot, the companys chief people officer, has been viewed more than 100 million times,…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (457+ words) The old late-night model doesn't work in a balkanized culture. There's a lot of schadenfreude on the right, and even more lamentation on the left, about the cancellation of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. Donald Trump leads the schadenfreude…...