A Good Walk, Improved
Wanna meet your sports heroes? There’s still a sport where you can do that.
Wanna Reduce Poverty? Build Bridges.
Putting poverty on an island doesn’t work. A new report shows how to build bridges.
The March of Badness
As vague and disagreed-upon as it was, there was something valuable about the term “vice.” These days, the cumulative nature of vice is crowding out nice.
Quadruple Jeopardy
A behind-the-scenes look at the world of Jeopardy, and America’s obsession with criticizing everything from the sidelines.
The Olympics of Trivia
Jeopardy! champs have some important things in common with Olympic champions.
Final Olympic Tally: Microgranite 1, Pizzoccheri 0
Two niche products got a major boost from the latest Winter Olympics. Why did one make a lasting difference and the other one fizzle?
The Winter LLMpics
AI can make the Olympics run better, help athletes jump higher, help judges score better. The question is: how far do we want it to go?
Grammar at Work and School, Part 3: Would That It Were That Easy
Sentence fragments. Good? If you were a grammarian, would you insist on proper use of the subjunctive? Are sesquipedalianists impressive, or obnoxious? Read on to find out….
XV Questions for SB LX
Having a Super Bowl Party? You need a Super Bowl Quiz — but it has to work for everyone, whether they know anything about football or not. I got you covered!
Thirty Seconds for Glory
The price per Super Bowl eyeball is off the charts. But is it worth it?
Grammar at Work and School, Part 2: Pronoun Paranoia and Danglers
Almost everybody gets confused about pronouns. There are two simple tips to make your life easier. Also in this piece: the problem of dangling phrases and prepositions.