A new post, against linguistic intolerance and error-shaming: http://t.co/98NbAbsYwf #langchat — Stan Carey (@StanCarey) April 3, 2014

Gray Matter Credit...Olimpia Zagnoli THIS season Major League Baseball is allowing its officiating crews to use instant replay to review certain critical calls, including home runs, force plays and foul balls. But the calling of the strike zone — determining whether a pitch that is not swung at is a…

A mong the hacks who staff our factories of conventional wisdom, evidence abounds that we are living in a golden age of political comedy. The New York Times…

People disagree about what most meaningfully indicates whether a Los Angeles neighborhood has turned “cool.” A seemingly disproportionate number of respected…

"What Colbert doesn't do is take down the racism, sexism, and other prejudices that white liberals themselves carry." http://t.co/UNF53DfJoO — Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) March 28, 2014

I'd say this was about #CancelColbert and hashtag activism but I wrote it ten years ago and—well. http://t.co/47XKMmXjYd — Kip Manley (@kiplet) March 29, 2014

The same contingent that shrugged off Facebook or Formspring bullying has had a nerve touched by anon apps. http://t.co/mW0z7Jxbt6 — Denim & Steel (@DenimAndSteel) March 19, 2014

Tape, chalk, and a few stanchions whip long rider queues into shape. Vancouver has a problem with its 99 Broadway bus that most cities would envy: it's too popular. The 99 is part of a Broadway bus corridor that's considered the busiest in North America , carrying about 100,000 riders a day. At some…

Years ago there was an advertisement on Australian television for the fizzy drink Dr Pepper which featured the Statue of Liberty uprooting itself from the Hudson and striding across the ocean floor before emerging between the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge. As water ran down the Torch of…

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Ta-Nehisi Coates responds to @jonathanchait: 'There is no need for theorizing. The answers are knowable' http://t.co/2HRB9aR5Fg — The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 21, 2014

Twelve hours of daylight, twelve hours of darkness, and twelve hours of glowing rectangles. http://t.co/kqf01kwFlI — Scott David Herman (@erasing) March 21, 2014

Daily Comment March 13, 2014 Fresh off the success of having coined a new term—“lean in”—Sheryl Sandberg is trying to flush an old one down the drain. Together with Condoleezza Rice, Beyoncé, Jennifer Garner, and the Girl Scouts, Sandberg has launched a campaign to ban the word “bossy.” It’s a label…

The following is an edited version of my opening comments, given as ACCUTE President, to a panel on the “Humanities: Past, Present, Future,” at Ryerson University on March 6th, 2014. The panel was sponsored by the Ryerson Department of English and organized by its interim chair Nima Naghibi, with…

On the Blue Jays losing Ervin Santana, and a little more faith: http://t.co/yqnnOQnxHQ — Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) March 12, 2014

I am wildly excited about the relaunch of RBI Baseball http://t.co/AeUJ7IyFTm — Seth Meyers (@sethmeyers) March 12, 2014

“And it’s so light, lighter than I could have imagined something could be and hold a thousand books.” http://t.co/1YNKQSLg0U — Mark Siegal (@marksiegal) March 8, 2014

Mark Byrnes I'm a Millennial who moved to New York City, but I'm not sure how long I'll stay. Consider the smell of freshly cut grass. The echo of Golden Retrievers barking. A pleasant afternoon chat with your neighbor. Or, alternately, the ever-present smell of garbage, the blaring of sirens, and…

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Yesterday, Facebook’s chief operating officer, Sheryl Sandberg, and the Girl Scouts of America announced their joint war on the word “bossy” in an impressive social media campaign, media blitz and content program. The idea is inspired by a line from Sandberg’s book, Lean In: “I want every little…

more people need to read books whilst walking down streets http://t.co/8bIDSZlE6J — michael leung (@michaelleung) March 9, 2014

Who could have guessed that when the flood came it would come in slow motion, over forty decades rather than forty nights? As the polar ice sheets unravel and plunge into the waters, whose who have so mismanaged the fate of all things cling to their private arks. The animals, one by one, will be…

Why does San Fran’s tenant majority have so much more clout than Vancouver’s? Second in a series. By Jackie Wong, 16 Oct 2013, Tyee Solutions Society Amy Farah…

The problem with Her: http://t.co/kUVwiDFepM — Elizabeth Lopatto (@mslopatto) January 14, 2014

The quiet agony of the landlord / my piece in @thetyee today http://t.co/GHrj2blVqM — Jackie Wong (@_jackiewong) December 5, 2013

Trying really hard not to cry at work—@npsteve’s column on life after a death is difficult and good: http://t.co/jDLEgmQTLm — Ruhee on Rails (@ruhee_) January 30, 2014

House Of Cards: Still deeply empty, still occasionally genius http://t.co/VJ3nRcYL6D — The AV Club (@TheAVClub) February 17, 2014

Has there ever been a moment when the political class was so united? When, from every point on the ideological spectrum, they join in pledging allegiance? And to what? Or perhaps whom? To nothing less than the hard-working middle class, whoever they or it might be. Is Sophie concerned about Justin's…

I put a short story up on the internet. https://t.co/5SdMdeDqlP — Casey Kolderup (@ckolderup) February 25, 2014

"The Mindfulness Racket" by @evgenymorozov http://t.co/9holaXfxZj: don't just unplug, dismantle the tech "acceleration-distraction complex" — Tim McCormick (@tmccormick) February 28, 2014

There is already a post on this blog announcing the talk this evening and with my initial reactions. I have have attached my notes below. I have also assembled a storify from the tweets that used the #movingthefuture hashtag The evening was remarkably short, ending at 20:15. Usually these things go…

I wrote a little piece about the Chinese community I met in Yangon. It fascinates me. http://t.co/aYvBGdXsGe — Adrianna Tan (@skinnylatte) February 26, 2014

The Sporting Scene February 25, 2014 The home-plate collision is an infrequent play in baseball, but it looms large in our imagination. The action is fast and the drama is high when a base runner, trying to score safely on a close play, barrels shoulder-first into the catcher in a last-ditch attempt…

“Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Was Learning How to Code” by @cecilycarver https://t.co/GnEzilQBnN — Medium (@Medium) November 24, 2013

Though you can no longer go to a Japanese department store on the Miracle Mile , you can go to one in Hollywood. Half a century after Seibu took leave of Los…

DESIGN Remembering Valentino: How the fashion icon shaped the runway and red carpet for 60 years Valentino will leave a lasting legacy as the Italian designer who managed to break through the noise of the French haute couture elite and make a name for himself. DESIGN Pantone just made a color…

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