From 9 million to 265 to 2. The winning word: autochthonous. Second place: Akshay Buddiga, who fainted but recovered to spell "alopecoid" perfectly. I hope he is all right.
On Wednesday I performed stand-up comedy for a SAGE Scholars graduation ceremony/fundraiser. I did okay. They loved the immigrant jokes, not so much the satirical opening (clichéd quotes and axioms). I'd say that no one …
Reading The Greedy Hand by Amity Shlaes, a WSJ writer with whom I vastly disagree, which means John might like it. Also reading James Morrow's Only Begotten Daughter, in which Jesus Christ's sister is born …
"Told that a banner would take two days to print, Mike grabbed some colored file folders and improvised a simple sign. The next day, as he crossed the stage, he kneeled and held it up …
Leonard's phrase for Real Live Preacher's announcement. "My name is Gordon Atkinson. I live in San Antonio, Texas, and I'm the pastor of Covenant Baptist Church."
Reginald Zelnik, an awesome and wonderful Russian History professor, has died. A goddamn delivery truck backed into him on campus. He was so funny and smart. He taught the most detailed, insightful lectures. It took …
On the one hand, this summer's stoner movie Harold and Kumar go to White Castle remakes and explicitly references Dude, Where's My Car?. On the other hand, it has an Indian. So maybe I will …
If a commentator decries the overuse of Reservists in the conflict in Iraq, and notes that the government has instituted stop-loss policies and extended Reservists' tours of duty, then other commentators often respond, what did …
If I am not careful, I will spend two hours reading Malcolm Gladwell's archives on Saturday Night Live, SUVs, khakis, zoning laws, corporate memoirs, what have you.
