The Weekly Curmudgeon

I’m often asked what I do in my spare time, when I’m not busy condemning in print the errors and improprieties of my fellow man. After...

I've been feeling oddly nostalgic this week, so I've decided to re-run my very first whinge, from way back in January of 2017, when The...

The Curmudgeon has long been looking forward to the beginning of warmer weather, not only because it‘s ever so much more pleasant, but...

Last week, presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg was soundly rebuked for employing the word “Pharisee” as a metaphor for hypocrisy. Well...

It’s hard to say how it all started. Perhaps it was the exercise craze. Maybe it was a symptom of shorter attention spans. Or maybe—more...

A while back, the savvy people who make Snickers candy bars launched a thrilling new advertising campaign called “You’re not you when...

Greetings, one and all. If you’re a regular reader of The Weekly Curmudgeon, then you already know how much I hate to complain. Some less...

This week we welcome another very special Guest Curmudgeon: the always witty and gratifyingly annoyed Heidi Mastrogiovanni. I know this...

Hello dear readers. Mrs. Curmudgeon here. My husband is down with a fever. Determined though he was to write a column this week, I have...

Look. I try to do my part. Honestly, I do. I try to live by the very reminder that I often repeat in this blog: “There are other people...

My grandmother was always dying. Asked how she was feeling, her consistent response was “ehhh.” There was hardly a conversation that...

This past week, many Americans celebrated Valentine’s Day, an annual event designed to sell lots of pink and red cards and flowers and...

It’s been said that the definition of insanity is repeating the same action and expecting different results. Having experienced the...

There seems to be some confusion lately about what is and isn’t funny. So as a public service, working with a team of tireless...

Greetings, Curmudgeonites I think we may all need a refresher on these techniques. Feel free to share this with your friends, family...

Recently, Los Angeles councilman Paul Koretz put forth a proposal that would legally require restaurants and food vendors to offer at...