Lobster clause: Pinchy saves the world

The world is full of surprises, yes? My friend Mark Sewall has been trapping lobsters for more than 40 years — his father and grandfather before him — but he never caught a four-clawed lobster. Until now. Yanked it right out of the frosty Atlantic just like any other...

Single orange female: Sex, love and personal ads

Aaahh, Portsmouth. It’s summertime and the streets are buzzing with what old-timers used to call the birds and the bees — young people of all ages out looking for fun, flirtation, maybe even a hint of romance. This spirited sea of humanity ebbs and flows over...

Gun satire draws verbal fire

I wrote a column about guns last Sunday, and came away feeling like I stepped on a land mine. (No offense intended to the pro-land mine people.) The piece of satire that made a lot of people furious was titled “Questions about firearms? Ask Professor...