If our president had really wanted to help, he should have invoked the Treaty of Alliance (1778) and put Kylian Mbappé in the lineup. #AllezLesBleus
Mark Gauert
@markgauert.bsky.social
National award-winning humor columnist. (I know, that sounds funny to me too.) Founding editor of the South Florida Sun Sentinel’s City & Shore, PRIME and Explore Florida & the Caribbean magazines. https://www.sun-sentinel.com/city-and-shore/
On the down side, my middle finger still looks a little like a periscope. On the up side, I won a Charlie Award for writing about it. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/03/03/a...
Somehow, even with everything we’re facing, good hearts push through. My column from the new issue. www.qgdigitalpublishing.com/publication/...
Leave them laughing when you go. (Thanks, Florida Magazine Association!)
At last, a Star Trek a mother could love. (At least my mother). #startrek #starfleetacademy www.qgdigitalpublishing.com/publication/...
First look aboard the newest ship in the Windstar Cruises fleet, “Star Seeker,” newly christened at Port of Miami. #windstarcruises
Just when I was getting the hang of this. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/29/h...
How I stopped worrying and LOVE Pilates | Commentary
My new year’s resolutions didn’t last long this year. March, maybe. Or February. OK, Feb. 9. I know because they ended while I was watching Kendrick Lamar’s super-aerobic Super Bowl hal…
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Some years offer opportunities to look back and reflect with a good glass of wine. Some years, only a full bottle will do. Some recommendations. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/12/01/g...
Gifts of wine for anyone especially nice on your list this year
Some years offer opportunities to look back and reflect with a good glass of wine. Some years, only a full bottle will do. You know the ones. Among wines in handy range on our rack for reflection t…
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From gas dock to world-class resort in 68 years. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/14/g...
Get your kicks at Pier Sixty-Six, newly renovated for Lauderdale boat show
Pier Sixty-Six, the Fort Lauderdale resort that started in 1957 as a hotel, marina and fuel dock, is freshly renovated from a billion-dollar renovation.
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When hotel and cruise cabin towel and linen sculptures go too far. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/12/w...
Don't miss the big travel issue, coming up this weekend in print, online and convenient take-along-for-the-ride digital. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/09/d...
The rest of the story about the photo I found in my yard. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/05/w...
Who are the kids in my yard, and why can’t I get rid of them? | Commentary
At first I thought the little scrap of paper in my front yard was one of those notices the lawn-care people stick in the neighbor’s yard when they spray for bugs. It’s about the same size as one of…
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From the archives: I wonder if we'll ever look back on 2021 with anything close to nostalgia. Socially distanced nostalgia. www.sun-sentinel.com/2021/08/03/w...
When in Milan, you’ve got to get the risotto – even during a pandemic | Commentary
Everybody said to get the risotto. Just maybe not now. “You’re going … to Europe?” they said. “I am,” I said. “Now?” they said. “During ……
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If it seems we’re almost a weekly magazine these days, it’s because we are! Next up, “The Arts Issue,” www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/10/02/c...
Heartbreaking. And not just because of the styrofoam. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/19/q...
Quick sips: Two California cabernets that won’t leave you sideways
We save wines sometimes for special occasions. Sometimes we save them too long. Remember poor Miles Raymond in “Sideways,” for example, opening the 1961 Château Cheval Blanc he’d been s…
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Din and Bear it. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/09/07/t...
The best restaurants know why we go out to restaurants | Commentary
The waiter has disappeared, the bread he left in the basket on the table is cold and stiff, and the restaurant is so loud we take out our phones and text. “Why do we even go to restaurants?” my wif…
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When I leave Florida (someday), I will miss Florida. There, I’ve said it.
I divert my attention for 10 minutes, and all I have left are photos of the pretty purple orchid, the crime scene and a blurry rendering of the culprit. #iguanadon
I know, this sounds funny to me too. Thank you kindly SPJ “Green Eyeshade” Awards, honoring “the best journalism across the Southeastern United States”!
For years I’ve occasionally heard the tinest sounds in the background in South Florida. Like a tiny creaking or croaking or cricket-leg scratch. I’d look around though, and there was never anything there. Yesterday, I think I finally found the source of the noises in my head. The littlest bigfoot!
I was so nervous the day I tried No. 1 on the 'Wine Spectator' Top 100 list, I didn’t brush my teeth, shower or shave. Such is the dedication I bring to my role as a former honorary wine judge. www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/06/19/n...
No. 1 on ‘Wine Spectator’ Top 100 list maybe worth a little tooth decay
My dentist had said I should brush my teeth every day. “Every day?” I said. “Every day,” she said. “Every tooth?” I said. “Well, no,’’ she said. “Only the ones you want to keep.’’ My dentist is fun…
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Tale of two city-sized cruise ships: NCL's Aqua and MSC's World America www.sun-sentinel.com/2025/06/09/t...
Tale of two city-sized cruise ships: NCL’s Aqua and MSC’s World America
Two big ships – NCL’s Aqua and MSC’s World America – passed recently at PortMiami, and surpassed expectations.
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