Entries Tagged as ‘Grammar’

July 9, 2008

All About Food

First, from Alex MD and the NYT, Passive aggressiveness in the office (these tend to be about dirty dishes, on which you eat food…). The article links to one of my favorite websites (that I forgot about): passiveagressivenotes.com.
Frozen yogurt ala Pinkberry finally makes it to D.C.!!
For more from today’s WaPo on food, the battle [...]

June 26, 2008

Championing the Cause For Grammar Geeks

I have lots of things to post today, but I just had two ridiculous experiences that I would like to share:
- I went to my campus bookstore because I needed a new planner, and I saw a sign that read “Athletic Jersey’s.” This being a university and all, I asked to speak to a [...]

June 24, 2008

Byline #2 and a Puzzle

You should read this: Confidence Slouches On Toward End of a Grim Second Quarter
And also I would like to let you know that I wrote two letters to two different editors of major publications this week. If they are published, I’ll link to them. If not, I won’t. They’re both extremely nerdy [...]

June 23, 2008

Just Another Manic Monday

A MUST see from Phylan: Where the Hell is Matt? (seriously, everyone will enjoy this, unless you’re heartless)
Speaking of Matt, Matt Brown has a good nod to George Carlin today, with my Dad’s favorite comedy bit.
And also about baseball (and still continuing this now two-week theme), an 89 year old organist is still hitting those [...]

May 28, 2008

All Sorts of Goodies

Barack Obama loves a beverage from Bethesda!
A rap mixtape all about Seinfeld. AWESOME. (”Soulja Boy features prominently, natch.” ;) Mexico tourism: don’t paint our sacred temples on a naked lady.
Apparently our genes tell us how to vote.
Shakespeare was a schlub.
I love obnoxious bride stories. Thank you Michelle Singletary.
Just for you, Arielle: Bob Herbert writes a [...]

May 14, 2008

Assorted Things You Should Know

University of Maryland Team Wins First National Quiz Bowl Title! You have no idea how excited this makes me.
Stuff White People Like: Grammar.  Look for the hidden grammar errors!
Kids From My High School Caught in a Drug Bust.  Well done, Whitman, well done.
Good WNYC interview about Life as a Talking Head.  Now I want to [...]

April 28, 2008

Monday Awards

Best Internet Find: Alex NJ sent me this awesome collection of awkward signs from around the world AND America.
Scariest Story: Austrian Admits 24-Year Abuse of Daughter in Cell.  Ew ew ew ew ew (Reuters)
Story I Could Have Most Predicted: When Young Teachers Go Wild on the Web (Washington Post)

Most Inspirational Democratic Story of the Morning: [...]

April 25, 2008

Articles I Forgot to Post

Animated Bambi Debate Arouses Pastoral Passions (Yeah, the headline didn’t make much sense to me, either.  But it’s about Disney and the environment, so how can you go wrong?)
CNN’s Election Night Interpreter Revels in a High-Tech Toy (CNN has a sweet screen where you can learn all about electoral politics.  Woohoo!)
Valerie sent me this: Inappropriate [...]

April 6, 2008

Still Reading…

I find it really hard to get any work done on Sundays.
An article in Week in Review about Presidential sports
This just in: Mark Penn fired from the Clinton campaign.
Nicholas Kristof on race and sex
Book Review essay on discussion questions in books
A guy travels the country looking for grammar and spelling errors!
Also, on an unrelated note, [...]

March 25, 2008

A Clean Subway?

I might only be posting this article: How Dirty is Your Subway Line? –City Room because I took this picture the other night of something I never, ever thought I would see in my lifetime…

Someone sweeping the subway tracks. Wow.
Also, on a related note, I finally found the elusive (to me, at [...]