Lawyers get into everything – that’s why I wanted to be an attorney. Early in my practice, the Legal Aid Society of St. Louis put me to work for clients in a poor part of town who were being doused with poisonous chemicals.

When people say, “Think outside the box,” the box I picture is Bisquick.That’s a popular baking mix, of course, and it’s also what General Mills used to call the biscuits you could make with it.

While many New Yorkers are enjoying the holidays, members of the Hochul Administration are busying themselves for the upcoming session.

I am a secret fan of aphorisms – those pithy observations that contain a general truth, like, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” and, “Actions speak louder than words.”

One of my holiday rituals is to visit Myers of Keswick for stocking stuffers. The Greenwich Village store is filled with British specialty items. No nonsense Frank Cooper’s orange marmalade.

I recorded the December 19 commentary before President Trump gave his speech on Wednesday, December 16. I discussed the reason why the public sees inflation as a continuing problem and pointed out that in general, the rate of inflation had remained near 3 percent since he took office last January.

Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night – a “mobile sound-sculpture” that has become a holiday cult classic -- return to the region in Kingston, N.Y., tonight at 6pm.

Here are this week's highlights from the WAMC Listener Comment Line.

The 2025 box office was led by... no surprise... action sequels, revivals and remakes, from "Jurassic World: Rebirth" and "Superman", to "Lilo & Stitch" and "How to Train Your Dragon".

Nut/Cracked, performed by The Bang Group at Kaatsbaan in Tivoli, New York, this Friday and Saturday, is a smart, funny reimagining of The Nutcracker that draws not only on familiar musical references but also on the choreographic legacy of productions by the Boston Ballet and New York City Ballet.