"Send SOS," one of the Titanic's radio operators supposedly said to another after the famous ship struck that infamous iceberg. "It's the new call and besides this may be your last chance to send it." That "new call" turned 100 years old this week. In the past century, "SOS" has become a firm part of popular culture used in everything from DIY...MORE >

"The curtains pull away. They come to the door. And they know. They always know." - Maj. Steve Beck, U.S. Marine Corps Sometimes Beck would linger in his vehicle in front of an American home, like that of the parents of Lance Cpl. Kyle Burns in Laramie, Wyo. Beck knew that, as Jim Sheeler writes, every second he waited "was one more tick of his wristwatch that, for the family...MORE >

Kandahar, Afghanistan - The prison cells that once held Taliban sit almost empty, with little remaining except rubbish: plates of rice ready for meals never eaten, and sandals discarded by fugitives who ran away in bare feet. Some of the debris inside Sarpoza prison offer hints about what happened amid the chaos last month when the Taliban accomplished one of the largest jailbreaks in modern...MORE >

A stifling cloud of sadness hangs over me as I write these words. Can you taste the despair? All across this great land of ours, from Saskatchewan to Manitoba, the grim fact is beginning to settle in...MORE >

Barack Obama's flip-flop on issues, and conservative views on everything from the Supreme Court ruling on guns (he supports it) to public financing (he's against it, at least has far as his campaign is concerned), has his friends on the left pulling on the long knives. A selection. On BarackObama.com, a group was set up to express anger that he supported the Foreign Intelligence...MORE >

Half 'Cocked Pam Meister at pajamasmedia.com on the burdens of liberal celebrities. Will Smith is the latest overpaid navel-gazer to join the 'Embarrassed to Be a Rich American Celebrity Tour.' Smith had this to say about his recent travels abroad, promoting his movie "Hancock": 'You know I just, I just came back from Moscow, Berlin, London, and Paris and it's the...MORE >