On Today You Can Buy Queen Mary I's Secret Trump Card
Jumping on the Old English train. This would technically be Early Modern English, a category shared by Willy S. himself. Otherwise, good stuff.
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On New York City to Ban Awls
Are they banning all awls? Just the more common barn and barred awls, or the whole lot, including the Spotted awl and the Great Snowy awl?
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On England Totally Thinks The Rest Of The World Can't Tell It's Drunk
If only the moon were somehow involved...
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On A Christmas Gift For The Foodie You Inexplicably Associate With
Don't ever change, Balk.
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On Speed-Dating With Barack Obama
On the Morsi photos:
Hello? Hello, Dimitri? Listen, I can't hear too well, do you suppose you could turn the music down just a little? Oh, that's much better. Yes. Fine, I can hear you now, Dimitri. Clear and plain and coming through fine. I'm coming through fine too, eh? Good, then. Well then as you say we're both coming through fine. Good. Well it's good that you're fine and I'm fine. I agree with you. It's great to be fine.
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On The Atlantic Successfully Trolls All Women, Forever
@Kevin Knox Seconded. What a dreadful, dreadful, writer. The socialite paleo-conservative with an MBA schtick gets old really fast.
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On Trust Your Gut, Unless You're A Republican Hack
Malcolm Gladwell, is that you?
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On A Ton of Long Things You Can Start Watching on Netflix Now!
Oh god, Dollhouse. Here we must agree to disagree, The Awl, because that entire series was irredeemable crap that even St. Whedon couldn't rescue.
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On Mixed-Race Cat Adorable
Question: Although hilarious in all uses, is the term "octaroon" considered more acceptable when referring to animals?
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On No More Reason To Go To Jersey
I have fond memories of driving up there from the Philly area during college to see shows. Of Montreal and the Circulatory System (with Jeff Mangum(!) on drums) played among the best sets I've ever seen there. Just sad all around.