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2012

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Speaking as a parent, this is pretty much how it feels.

Friday Miscellany

Three days, three figures from my childhood…gone. RIP Dick Clark, Levon Helm, and Jonathan Frid. Time’s wingèd chariot, indeed. A + more

Wow

The first World Palindrome Champion was crowned last month. (For those of you less inclined toward word geekery, a palindrome + more

Happy Birthday!

Someone turns 35 today.

A Glimpse at Genius

For my money, the finest biographer alive is Robert Caro. Esquire‘s Chris Jones takes a look at the guy who’s + more

Can’t read Arabic? No problem.

Bet you still know exactly who this is. Designer Daily has seven more examples of how well-known companies adapted when + more

This Is What Europeans Call “Art”

http://vimeo.com/37796909 Can’t…stop…watching…

Grammar Time!

All 54 of William Safire’s “Fumblerules of Grammar”—humorous, self-contradictory rules for writing—are over at Lists of Note. While you’re there, + more

Let the Mockery Begin

Here’s a little time-waster that’ll make you feel superior: the Bad Opinion Generator. My favorite so far comes from William + more

Saturday Excursion

Tired of the rain last week, the missus and I took leave of our fair city to see what other + more

Thank You, Mr. Ross

I was saddened to learn over the weekend of the passing of Stanley Ross. Stan was at the helm of + more

Jazz Break

Today would have been Michael Brecker‘s 63rd birthday. A tenor saxophonist whose résumé includes stints with Frank Zappa, Sly and + more

Sign of the Times

As Archaeologists of the future sift through the shattered remains of our once great and glorious culture, they’ll no doubt + more

“Dude” Abides

“This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, a lotta outs, a lotta what-have-yous. And, uh, + more

Thursday Miscellany

What might prove to be the remains of a group of 15th-century Franciscan monks has been found just six inches + more

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