So, “selfie” is the Oxford Word of the Year for 2013. Thanks, Australia.

Yes, that happened — and according to Oxford, the decision was “with little if any argument.” Oxford had it as a ‘word on the radar’ back in June 2012 (the Oxford Dictionaries blog is surprisingly pretty interesting), but as they themselves… Continue Reading

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World Toilet Day is a good time to look at the state of running water and plumbing in the world

Today is World Toilet Day, as designated by the United Nations. The basic idea is improving sanitation for 2.5 billion people, or — phrased another way — if you’re reading this in a nice apartment building/home somewhere in America right… Continue Reading

Is there a clear winner for best college marching band? And if so, is it Ohio State?

In college football this season, two teams that have been clustered near the top of the on-field rankings all year have also done some interesting things with their bands. Ohio State is the main one — they take a good deal… Continue Reading

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Bryce Petty’s journey at Baylor has been pretty cool

Conventional wisdom still has it that the 2013 Heisman race is between Johnny Manziel (to become only the second two-time winner ever) and Jameis Winston. FSU is straight trucking opponents, so Winston is logical; Manziel’s team is 8-2, but does… Continue Reading

This will be a big week for Alex Jones, probably

Seeing as how the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination is this Friday, and JFK’s assassination represents the primary conspiracy theory in American history, one would think this is going to be a big week for Mr. Alex Jones, ostensibly the… Continue Reading

Krispy Kreme is making money like whoa (ish)

Krispy Kreme — which is interestingly based in Winston-Salem, NC (had no idea) — is expected to announce third-quarter earnings today. Sales are expected to rise 8.5%; the consensus idea had been 5.9%. Shares are trading at almost $26; that’s the… Continue Reading

R. Kelly is probably deserving of a long-form New Yorker profile

The above clip is from last night’s Saturday Night Live; Lady Gaga was the host and musical guest, and she performed this jam “Do What U Want” from her new album (Artpop); the actual song features R. Kelly, who himself has… Continue Reading

Clint Hill is the last surviving member of the JFK Presidential motorcade

First off, assuming anyone reads this blog on any type of a rolling basis, I apologize for not posting in a few days. I was busy doing this for the last couple of days (came in third, so that’s cool),… Continue Reading