Via my pal Ashley, an MSNBC
article about
Merriam-Webster's updated Collegiate Dictionary. And via my lj pal
humanx, a NY Observer
article about the word 'dude.' And via Metafilter, a
page about an MIT student's attempt to go from Florida to Cuba via outrigger canoe. And
Bush's inciteful language. What a prick. (Here's the mefi
discussion, and a few relevant articles folks cited--Shrub and
emotional language, Shrub and
cowboy language, Shrub getting a break on '
exaggerations.'.) Ooh, and, hyped by the Cuba guy, '
Addicted to War: Why the U.S. Can't Give Up Militarism.' I want a copy.
Incidentally, the version of 'The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll' on 'Bootleg Series Vol. 5' is really freaking good.