"The Daily Show" debuted on Comedy Central 30 years ago next Wednesday. The host for the first three seasons: Craig Kilborn, from ESPN's "Sports Center." My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.

Hey, Beatles fans: May Pang is the personal assistant that Yoko Ono hand-picked in 1973 to have a year-and-a-half-long affair with John Lennon. Lennon called it his "lost weekend." Pang's photo work from that period will be on display in Spokane this weekend. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

A half-century ago Saturday, 14-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci earned the first perfect scores in her sport at the Montreal Olympics. The scoreboard couldn't even show a score of "10.0." My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.

A federal prosecutor who marched to the Capitol on Jan. 6 was appointed this year to run a national task force targeting alleged left-wing political violence. New from @joshkovensky.bsky.social talkingpointsmemo.com/news/exclusi...

110 years ago Wednesday, Seattle-based lumber magnate William E. Boeing incorporated the Pacific Aero Products Company. A year later, he'd rename the company the Boeing Airplane Co. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.

First-time author and Billings, Montana, city council member Kendra Langford Shaw's novel, "The Pillagers' Guide to Arctic Pianos," was released on May 12. She'll be the guest of the Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passage Book Club on Wednesday. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review:

Your Saturday moment (more like 15 minutes) of Zen: I'm gifting you this wonderful NYT interview with Mick Jagger. Enjoy. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/m...

A half-century ago Sunday, the TV game show "Family Feud" with comedian and TV star Richard Dawson as host debuted on ABC. Within six months, it had become the No. 1-rated daytime television show. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.

Postage rates increase on Sunday, with the price of mailing a first-class letter rising from 78¢ to 82¢. But adjusted for inflation, this price isn't much higher than it was 125 years ago. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.

Forget "Florida Man." Today's spectacular news story comes to us courtesy of "Indiana Man." www.wrdw.com/2026/07/08/m...

Today's "Pearls Before Swine" by Stephan Pastis

Today's "Off the Mark" by @offthemarkparisi.bsky.social

145 years ago Wednesday, the first Ice Cream Sundae was served in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. According to folks in Wisconsin, that is. Folks in Ithaca, N.Y. and Evanston, Ill., beg to differ. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.

Clever Headline alert. Hat tip to @craigtimes.bsky.social ... www.miaminewtimes.com/food-drink/f...

Today's "Pearls Before Swine" by Stephan Pastis

Today's "Doonesbury" by Garry Trudeau

30 years ago today, a mammal was first successfully cloned from an adult cell: Dolly the sheep. True story: She was cloned from mammary cells, so the research team named her after Dolly Parton. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.

This looks like something from Nickelodeon...

If Taylor Swift really wanted a private wedding venue she should’ve considered the National Mall.

The fourth and final of my special rerun Further Review pages this week, celebrating our nation's 250th birthday... 13 fun facts to celebrate your Fourth of July holiday.

"With political parties as with boyfriends, few people are excited to invest in an insecure loser," writes Michelle Cottle of the New York Times. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/o...

Third of four special rerun Further Review pages this week, celebrating our nation's 250th birthday... in 1893, an English professor takes a cross-country train ride that results in a poem that becomes the lyrics to "America the Beautiful."

“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they COULD, they didn't stop to think if they SHOULD.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

One year ago today: Severe chest pains and extreme dizziness and shortness of breath. Sharon took me to the emergency room. Where I stayed for two days. I've been on medication ever since. No major coronary yet. Yes.

Trump took in more than $1.4 billion from crypto in 2025. Hell, I had no idea Supergirl's dog was worth that much ... www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

NPR retracts breaking news story that a Leto would retire. www.mediaite.com/media/news/n...

Second of four special rerun Further Review pages this week, celebrating our nation's 250th birthday... Stars are added to the flag on the July 4 after a territory officially become a state. But who decides the pattern those stars will take?

Today's "Off the Mark" by Mark Parisi

Had to drive into downtown Atlanta for a couple of hours today — a day when there was no World Cup game. Supper at the famous Varsity. “What’ll ya have?” A coronary, please. With mustard.

First of four special rerun Further Review pages this week, celebrating our nation's 250th birthday... In September 1814, lawyer and poet Francis Scott Key had a front-row seat to an attack by the British on Fort McHenry. The attack failed. And the poem Key wrote would become our National Anthem.

Your moment of zen for this Saturday evening... youtu.be/hrzDm5BunN4?...

Marcelo Duhalde, Deputy Interactive Graphics Editor at the Straits Times, explains how a multidisciplinary team blended illustration, journalism and game design to create an engaging game experience to celebrate the history of the World Cup. newspaperdesign.org/2026/06/26/h...

I'm seeing a lot of folks complaining that their social media feed has been taken over by posts about the D.C. reflecting pool disaster. The reason for that is simple: Blame Bluesky's algae rhythm.

“Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!” The alien invasion film "Independence Day" starring Will Smith, Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum opened a day earlier than scheduled: July 2, 1996 -- 30 years ago next Thursday. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.

I’m glad these old pop stars are finding ways to stay relevant, by fighting crime…

"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" opened in theaters 55 years ago next Tuesday. Here's your Golden Ticket to my Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.

Experts say our total national debt will approach or exceed $40 trillion by the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.

I dunno. I'd be afraid this "private company" might turn the South Lawn blue or something...

From Brian Stelter's "CNN/Reliable Sources" newsletter ... www.cnn.com/newsletters/...

There are days when I miss my old blog in which I'd call out papers for questionable design decisions or ads that interfered or contradicted content. This paid political ad wrapped around Sunday's NY Daily News is a great example of poor visual ethics. Shame on you, Daily News.

A huge high school football star in Anderson, S.C., my dad graduated from Clemson in 1966 and spent his life as a textiles manager. In his later years, he and his third wife, Nora, were known for playing Santa Claus for area kids and events in Thomson and Augusta, Georgia. He died in 2021 at age 77.

Only 14 times since 1902 has the president's party gained seats in either the House or the Senate in a midterm election. 18 times, midterm results flipped a chamber to the opposing party. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.

The new Air Force One tosses aside the Kennedy-era robin’s egg blue exterior of the old plane for a bolder look, with the underbelly of the plane painted navy blue with a red stripe above it. apnews.com/article/trum...

55 years ago, master songwriter Carole King's solo album, "Tapestry," began a 15-week run at No. 1. She and her former husband, Gary Goffin, had written 13 Top 10 hits in the 1960s. My Further Review in today's Spokesman-Review.

Trump's reflecting pool upgrade is downright a-peeling! www.huffpost.com/entry/trumps...

I would say I smell a skunk. But I think that's fairly obvious. One of these warehouses is just a few miles down the road from us. (Gift article from the NYT) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

Day Two of devastating fires in the Spokane area. Spokesman-Review front page designs by Chris Soprych.