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Prime Time for the American Game Jan. 01, 2025
Many millions of Americans will be united over the next three weeks while engaging in a profoundly A... Read More
Rules for Inviting Me to Game Night Aug. 24, 2024
We recently received an invitation to a friend's house for game night. "Great," I told my husband. "... Read More
I'm on the Bridge to Nowhere, and Loving It Jan. 06, 2024
I've been playing a lot of bridge lately — the card game, that is — on my tablet in bed ... Read More
The 146-lb. Raven That Haunted Yale Aug. 23, 2023
Edgar Allan Poe, the American poet who died in Baltimore at just 40 years of age in 1849, will long ... Read More
The Slugger Was a Pitcher Jun. 09, 2023
When my mother and father and siblings and I took our seats in the left field bleachers at Candlesti... Read More
The Slugger Was a Pitcher Jun. 07, 2023
When my mother and father and siblings and I took our seats in the left field bleachers at Candlesti... Read More
The Wine Options Game Jan. 03, 2023
Once you really delve deeply into wine, the passion to buy fine wine while it's still available and ... Read More
When Four Seconds Mattered Nov. 23, 2022
Some people might think that sitting high up in the end zone of a college football stadium is not a ... Read More
Is It Just a Game? Dec. 17, 2021
Dear Annie: My wife is borderline addicted to "Words With Friends" (an app game similar to Scrabble)... Read More
It's Another Round of Everyone's Favorite Game Show: Parenting by the Decades! Sep. 18, 2021
Read this column in its entirety on ChicagoTribune.com.Hello, studio audience, and welcome to a... Read More
The MLB's All-Star Game Could Be Shame or Fame for Denver Jul. 09, 2021
The coming weekend will bring crowds from across the country to Denver in advance of Major League Ba... Read More
Movie Night for Shut-Ins Dec. 03, 2020
Right now, it's getting dark so early you've got to come up with something to do. Something fun and ... Read More
Life Is Like a Ballgame Jul. 22, 2020
It has often been written that the world is somewhat like a baseball diamond with home plate, a pitc... Read More
The Fake That Launched a Thousand Slips May. 13, 2020
When the origin of a word seems obvious, beware! Consider these tricksters: Launch: You might assume... Read More
Folding on This Bridge Game Jun. 22, 2019
Dear Annie: A few years ago, I joined a duplicate bridge group in town and got paired with an older ... Read More
Short Takes on Not-So-Funny Humor and Not-So-Fun Flights Nov. 20, 2018
A little chess humor. Very little. In the world of chess, Fabiano Caruana is like Tiger Woods, Tom B... Read More
Equinox Eve Focus Sep. 21, 2018
It's human nature to believe oneself to be at the center of the universe, as it should be. If each p... Read More
Our Rules of the Game: US Constitution Jul. 18, 2018
Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement, leading to President Donald Trump's nomination of Brett Kavana... Read More
Husband Addicted to Game Feb. 14, 2018
Dear Annie: Ever since "Pokemon Go" came out, my husband has been spending a lot of time playing it.... Read More
Is It Just a Game? Dec. 24, 2017
Dear Annie: My wife is borderline addicted to "Words With Friends" (an app game similar to Scrabble)... Read More
