Daily Brief

Spineless Leadership

At last, an election in which having a spine is grounds for immediate disqualification.

Night of the Stars

Civilization is at its best when it occasionally remembers to look up.

Fishing Cat Cubs

Civilization occasionally asks the public a question for which there are no terribly dangerous answers.

Organ As Slow As Possible

xModern life rarely rewards patience. Germany has decided to make it a concert.

Lunar Itinerary

Humanity has reached the stage at which even its litter has a lunar itinerary.

Conservation Dogs Original

Customs has always required discernment. A wet nose merely improves the odds.

Gelato the Kitten

Necessity may be the mother of invention. Evidently, she keeps rulers and toy ambulances in the cupboard.

Neil the Seal

Kiama Longest Loan

Some books are returned late. Others wait until history has become their alibi.

Fossil Lab Bag of Bones

Some dinner parties are remembered for the conversation. This one survived a hundred million years.

St Marys Fish Sauce Cleanup

Some civic problems are measured in budgets. Others by whether one can safely hang out the laundry.

Danube Riverbed Archives

Rivers keep their secrets by the simple method of standing on them.

Chong Interstate Mystery

Some dogs return home carrying a stick. Chong returned with five missing years and an interstate mystery.

Space Needle Departure Gate

Some landmarks are admired. Others are apparently mistaken for departure gates.

Punch Birthday Plushy

The first sign that one has truly overcome childhood adversity is usually independence. The second, apparently, is receiving 2,500 birthday cards.

Spiderman Good Samaritan

For once, the costume department and civic responsibility were perfectly coordinated.