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August 2012

Sticks and Stones

Rarely do we get political here at the last word, but this is really too much. I know, I know. + more

Ah, Our Glorious Mosaic…

So I was walking in San Francisco’s Chinatown a couple of weeks ago, and came across this guy camped out + more

Call Me Boofy

Today’s Oxford English Dictionary Word of the Day is “boofy.” It’s Australian slang, apparently. Usually of a man or boy: + more

Speaking Truth to Power

Academics don’t write to be read; they write to be published, says Barton Swaim. As to why their writing is + more

Monday Miscellany

What would happen if everyone on earth stood as close to each other as they could and jumped, everyone landing + more

Because it’s Friday…

…here’s a gallery of “mosaic sculptures” of musicians—using actual CDs of the musicians themselves. Mind = blown.

This Just In: People Are Smarter than You Think

This is an old post, but it’s worth revisiting. Turns out people care about good writing. Who knew? Via Grammar + more

Quote of the Day

Jonah Goldberg surmises that “at least 99 percent of the things we know are things other people figured out first.” + more

Behold the Power of THE LAST WORD!

Just last week we brought your attention to an unfortunate misspelling. But thanks to our enormous reach and influence, few + more

Friday Frivolity

The 200-lb. cast aluminum 2.4-liter V8 that powers the Red Bull RB08 is capable of going from 0 to 100 + more

It was a dark and stormy night…

The winners of the 2012 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest have been announced. Though this year’s entries seem, on balance, to be + more

No Kidding…

Apparently, Facebook is populated by individuals “carefully stage-managing their online image.” And “browsing Facebook or another social media site increases our + more

Wait…what?!?

Saw this billboard in my neighborhood last night. Help me out here. Am I missing out on some sort of + more

Shirlee’s in jail!

Yep, she’s a Jailbird. And proud of it. She’s taking part in the 2012 Spokane Lock-Up benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy + more

We Miss You, Jerry

It would have been Jerry Garcia’s 70th birthday today. And even though we listened to some Grateful Dead just the other day, + more

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