Month: December 2013
Words, suffixes officially banished for 2014
It’s here! The Lake Superior State University 2014 List of Banished Words. Selfie was recognized as the winning word, receiving the most nominations during the year. After that, the order of finish is not clear, as two overused suffixes (-ageddon, -pocalypse) were grouped. Ditto two sports terms (adversity, fan base). As in past years, the LSSU … Continue reading Words, suffixes officially banished for 2014
You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone
Colorado’s September floods are old news now to most of the country, but the after effects continue to reverberate in the flood zone. I had heard, for example, that Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mountain National Park would be closed through 2014. Not until today, however, did I come across the National Park Service’s … Continue reading You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone
Def Lep won’t sue One Direction for plagiarism
Everyone has heard of the band One Direction. Even yours truly, who rarely listens to music anymore. But I heard One Direction’s “Midnight Memories” on late night TV a couple of weeks ago and you could have knocked me over with a feather. Parts of it sound incredibly similar to Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar … Continue reading Def Lep won’t sue One Direction for plagiarism
NYT and CNN present year in pictures
Every year in late December the media do their annual roundups. Stories of the year. Movies of the year. Products of the year. Every list and category you can imagine. My favorites, however, are usually the photo roundups. Best pictures of the year or the year in pictures. Visual feasts of the year’s great photojournalism. … Continue reading NYT and CNN present year in pictures
Husky pup learns to howl (video)
Because it’s time to take down the Christmas tree, and because nobody doesn’t like cute puppies, here’s Belka, a 20-day-old Malamute-Husky mix. Continue reading Husky pup learns to howl (video)