Views on aging

Measles cases in the U.S. since 2011

Trust in other countries regulating AI

How to fold a napkin to look like a Thanksgiving turkey

The Right Thing: Is regifting wrong? www.sfgate.com/living/artic...

Deaths in state-based conflicts by region, 1995-2025

Gil Thorp is defying expectations! Read it today! Guest artist: @mitkills.bsky.social! www.gocomics.com/gilthorp

Gil Thorp has a guest artist this week: Kit Mills! Check it out! www.gocomics.com/gilthorp

Worsening drought in parts of the Northwest contrasted with locally heavy showers farther south. In the Southwest, those showers led to targeted drought improvement, but also resulted in spotty flash flooding in some of the nation’s driest...

4 of my daily cartoons for ya. @officialgocomics.bsky.social

Days of school per year

Distribution of valuable resources including coal, oil, iron, gas and rare minerals by region

Percent of non-retired Americans who expect to have enough money to live comfortably in retirement

Overall, how satisfied are you with the quality of education students received in kindergarten through grade 12 in the U.S.

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2021 had a sharp increase in reported unruly passengers

The best and worst times to travel this Labor Day

Try this: Perfect flowers. You may be amazed at how perfect a dried flower looks when it is dried this way.

“Final Destination Bloodlines” actor Tinpo Lee in print in newspapers nationwide, including the Sunday @chicagotribune. (Chicago Tribune back issues: store.chicagotribune.com/product/7QAM...)

Poll on your child’s safety at school

The percentage of U.S. adults who say they consume alcohol has fallen to 54%, the lowest by one percentage point in Gallup’s nearly 90-year survey

67% of Americans plan to fire up the grill this Labor Day. Here’s a look at the most popular foods.

Try This: Strange reflector. In this experiment, you will make a “corner reflector,” which does some surprising things.

For my neighbors in Burlington Vermont - you know who you are.

The number of women’s colleges in the U.S.

Grab your warmest coat and boots! According to the Famers’ Almanac Winter 2025 – 2026 is shaping up to be a wild ride. Get ready to “chill, snow, repeat.”

Number of U.S. nuclear reactors gradually declined in past 3 decades

Percent of U.S. adults who say they have ever lost money because of an online scam or attack

Emmy-nominated actress Shannon Purser is best known for her work in “Stranger Things." But she’s also a talented musician who pens contemplative songs like her latest, “Leave (Good Ending).”👇 🔗 shorturl.at/nifld

June 2025 was the third-warmest June on record for the globe in NOAA’s 176-year database.

59% of Americans say AI will have more impact on society than smartphones

74% of U.S. adults say they are in favor of a ban that prevents middle and high school students from using cellphones during class. 44% are in favor of banning cellphones for the entire school day.

As of early July, more than half of back-to-school and college shoppers have already begun buying items for the upcoming school year

Child vehicular heatstroke deaths

Teachers pay compared to others

Students with disabilities as a share of all public school students

The Perseid meteor shower is a yearly event viewable in the months of July and August. The Perseids are first visible beginning July 17, but will last through Aug. 24. The peak is expected around Aug. 12-13.

Median age in 2025, by country and region

Try this: Here’s how to make a piece of writing look like it was written long ago

Lake Michigan is the deadliest of the Great Lakes, with 18 drownings so far in 2025. More than half of the people who drowned in the Great Lakes this year have drowned in Lake Michigan.

Wisconsin's Sean Duffy gets the top job at NASA in my latest cartoon for the Wisconsin State Journal. #NASA madison.com/opinion/cart...

Today marks three years of writing Gil Thorp. 156 weeks. 936 strips. I'm honored to keep writing this syndicated comic and @ohhhaeee.bsky.social is drawing it. Thanks for reading! www.gocomics.com/gilthorp

42% of U.S. adults ages 18-49 have used online dating

"There are so many places I’d love to see, but one of them is Greece. I’ve always imagined what it would be like to see the ocean there, walk along the white buildings and take photos of the scenery. It feels like the kind of place where I could relax and really enjoy the moment." - YEOSANG

Try this: How do you lift a cube of ice from a glass of water with a piece of string without touching the ice or tying a loop of string around it?

U.S. investors views of the market

Percent who use AI at work

The 2025 Tour de France will feature 21 stages and runs from July 5 to July 27

Happy International Chicken Wing Day! Americans eat about 30 billion chicken wings per year.

@stevemartinreally.bsky.social wrote this caption. He has a terrific eye for art - better than most. Milton Avery inspired the art in the cartoon.