The Live Wire

The Pentagon discovers that gay soldiers aren’t nearly as scary as the bigotry keeping them out, employers discover the joys of spying on employees, Alice’s Restaurant is illustrated, and a big wild death special.

Palm Coast finds ways to materialize Christmas, North Korea goes mad again, a liberal defense of money, Obama’s speech to the nation on pardoning a turkey, and more.

Too many Florida follies, corporations and privacy rights, JFK’s inaugural, Lebanese independence, against dumb, an unpublished interview with Updike, Keith Richards on Mick Jagger, the beauties of Bayonne, and much more.

Kent Sharples nails Daytona State College and gets a $1.2 million reward for it, Dick Cavett reminds us what talk shows were really about, foot-in-mouth diseases, Bill Nye on science and religion, and much more.

Chicks With Cans show how Feed Flagler is done, Enterprise Flagler returns from the dead, militarist madness, philosophy on the radio, Wallace Stevens Week, mental illness redefined, and more.

Crist may pardon Lenny Bruce, how Suzanne Johnston collects more than taxes (for Feed Flagler), embracing earmarks, Thelonius Monk and homemade bread. And more.

John Fischer is begins asking questions as a school board member, evangelical women and submission, the right’s problem with Paul Krugman, Malcolm Gladwell on tax bliss, and more.