Let languages die.
A man in Hawaii is facing criminal charges for blocking the construction of a telescope on a mountaintop. His trial is being delayed because, even though he speaks perfect English,…
What is Peter Segal thinking? You don’t replace an 80 year-old man with a 74 year-old man.
Fans of NPR’s "Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me!" will know that official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell has retired from the show after sixteen years. Kasell is 80 years old.…
Self-loathing and the cronut
I was vaguely aware that a pastry known as the cronut existed. This morning I heard the NPR story that described the lines for cronuts in New York City. Apparently…