As the clock ticks on TikTok
Twitter users posted their favorite TikToks … and the defense rests!
jim.liebert
I wish I had said that. Wait, maybe I did.
Well before the movie Yesterday I had the idea to use time travel to go back and steal one song from every renowned songwriter. Would Bob Dylan be any less of a genius if I stole Don’t Think Twice, It’s…
Jeopardy, Schmepardy
Alright! Let’s show Ken Jennings who’s boss. All of these answers are from historical Jeopardy episodes. Remember:
Your worldview is skewed
The Mercator Projection is the most recognized map of the world today. Developed by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569, it revolutionized sea navigation. It quickly became the de facto view of the world, propogated into classrooms all over the…
Quick Shots
Three very short short stories. My sister was the costume designer for her local high school’s plays for years. I would often fly in to take our mom to see the production. Towards the end, as her mobility decreased, we’d …
Three minutes of Zen
Books, books, books
I read nearly one hundred books in 2023. Before you start planning my ticker tape parade, I should mention that they weren’t all War and Peace. [Editor’s note: None of them were War and Peace.] With that disclaimer, here are…
2023, we hardly knew ye
Or did we? Try this quiz about 2023 events. Feeling cocky? Try 2022. Or 2021.
What’s in a name
Take this picture as a clue to the theme of this crossword puzzle (and the italicized entries). Good luck! Prefer pen and pencil? Here’s a pdf version of the crossword.
I internet so you don’t have to
Sometimes you stumble on one thing that makes it all worthwhile, like Dame Judith Dench reciting Sonnet 29, off the cuff: How does someone even come up with this? If it wasn’t for the Internet, how would we know the…