When syndicated humor columnist, author, and Pulitzer Prize-winner Dave Barry discusses his motivations for writing about everyday life in the modern world, he could tell his audience that he does it as a public service to point out the flaws in...

Dave Barry, a bestselling author and a syndicated humor columnist based in Miami, is a significant player in the great American tradition of humor writing. Like Finley Peter Dunne, social satire is a mainstay of Barry's work—e.g., on the...

David Barry, Jr. (born July 3, 1947) is a bestselling American author and Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist who wrote a nationally syndicated column for the The Miami Herald from 1983 to...

Almost 25 million phone numbers were added to the federal government's Do Not Call list in fiscal 2006, demonstrating that more and more Americans don't want their dinners disturbed by telemarketers.The national Do Not Call registry had 132 million phone numbers as of September 2006,...

Political and media insiders joined family and friends Monday to share a last public laugh and remember the antics of humor columnist Art Buchwald.Buchwald's family and a selection of heavy hitters from the world of media and politics kept the audience laughing for about an...

Political and media insiders joined family and friends Monday to share a last public laugh and remember the antics of humor columnist Art Buchwald.Buchwald's family and a selection of heavy hitters from the world of media and politics kept the audience laughing for about an...

Today is Tuesday, July 3, the 184th day of 2007. There are 181 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 3, 1863, the three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg, Pa., ended in a major victory for the North as Confederate troops retreated.On this...