A Scrabble Champ’s Primer on Crushing Words With Friends
By Garth Sundem, wired.com“Here’s the story of the only truly awesome play I’ve ever made,” Jason Katz-Brown told me when I interviewed him for my book, Brain Trust — Katz-Brown is a former US #1-ranked Scrabble player, and co-creator with John O’Laughlin of the…
There are only two countries that have child poverty rates over 20%: Romania and the United States.
(via ilovecharts)
Obsolete LawThe Solutions
Philip K. Howard, theatlantic.comOur founders didn’t anticipate that it would be much harder to repeal a law than pass it in the first place. Here’s how we can revise the status quo and build a more efficient democracy.
The regulatory state exists because of the practical…
The Everyday, Anytime Egg-Combination Generator
How to Cook Everything series author Mark Bittman recently wrote a short piece for The New York Times titled The Everyday, Anytime Egg-Combination Generator. It discusses the simple but satisfying combinations that can be made with eggs and is visually represented with this great online egg combination poster.
Santorum angry at NY Times reporter’s poor telepathy skills
Mark Frauenfelder, boingboing.net[Video Link] Watch Rick Santorum get frothy with this NY Times reporter for not being able to read Santorum’s mind.
Earlier, Santorum said in a speech, “Pick any other Republican in the country. He is the worst Republican in …
He’d such a piece of garbage.
It’s only a novelty because he didn’t flip the f—- out when they told him they didn’t have Coke.
(Source: College Humor)
I was going to do this post but Boing Boing’s already done it. Please read this.
Young Africans speaking out!!!
Girls Scout cookies that I sold this year.
Thin Mints win! (of course)