Zombie shows call for certain skills and elevated a lot of newcomers to stardom. But what happens when the good times stop rolling?

Where does a three-year old find work to pay his parents for raising him? Capitalism and human ingenuity will find a way.

Young scholars brought enthusiasm and a wealth of visual aids to their science fair exhibits. Speakers today have much to learn.

Employment prospects are bright if you are a lurching, slithering, hag-haired, sharp-taloned, shrieking monster type of fellow. You can always find work in German Christmas tales.

You can fail at some things in the early going — take spelling bees and the high jump — and then go about your business. The SAT, not so much, not so much at all. It takes all day to fail.

The arts are in a slump. What they need are sassy cheerleaders, bawling beer vendors, fist fights in the cheap seats, and trash-talking press conferences.

The artistic spirit hits when it hits, even if it happens to be in the later years.