Christopher Ave

The news media have undergone quite a lot of changes in recent years, mostly due to the stupid economy. Layoffs, furloughs, restructuring and changing assignments have been commonplace in most newsrooms across the country as newspapers, Web sites, TV stations and magazines struggle to find new niches and new, relevant ways of reaching readers.

Copy editors — hugely essential in the journalism process — seem to have taken the brunt of workforce reductions across the board.

Enter Christopher Ave.

He’s the Post-Dispatch’s political editor, but he’s also a talented singer and songwriter.

Check this out: NewYork-based performance artist Momoyo Torimitsu set this battery-powered, crawling robot loose on the streets of Sydney, Australia, to symbolize the crash of Asia’s economy.

Times are tough. Why not learn some recipes that kept people fed and out of the poorhouse during the Great Depression?

Meet Clara, a 93-year-old woman whose short “Depression Cooking with Clara” episodes teach you how to prepare meals that will keep your tummy full and your wallet not quite empty.

Pasta with peas

Egg drop soup

Poorman’s meal

Cooked bread

Depression breakfast

With the economy sliding deeper into a recession, panelists discuss whether it’s time to stop throwing our money into a massive pit out in the desert.

In a tragic turn of events, Gordon has sold Sesame Street to Donald Trump and Donald Trump’s Hair. Everyone must go!

“Sesame Street” is brought to you by the registered letter, informing you that your property has been sold to a thatch-haired real-estate mogul.

In this rough, uncertain economy, companies are cutting costs in unprecedented ways — layoffs, buyouts, outsourcing …