Have you watched any of the Quiz of the Year specials yet?

WHY do people go on Countdown without looking at a map first and memorizing some country names???

UVA will happily mail her sweatshirts from every era after this airs if it does.

History Boys also lost something from stage to screen, even keeping the same cast.

Shouldn't the headline be, "Merriam-Webster now free alternative to the Oxford English Dictionary"?

Keep your voice down! Those of us in NYC are THRILLED he didn't come here for 17 days.

Mary always tries the new-to-her baked goods! And usually likes them.

It's par for the course in Judaism.

Now the Duplo jingle is stuck in my head. Thanks for that.

I believe it was marketed as a companion to AG, but not a sequel.

Every time I read his name, I picture the Canadian PM.

The requirement is that at least 10 adult Jews (in Orthodox communities, 10 male adult Jews) need to be present to be able to say the prayer.

Yes! Speaking German, no less!

Go, RI! I miss being a RI voter sometimes. The state also lets you affiliate/unaffiliate at the polls, which means any registered voter can take part in a primary election.

For all the hate and loathing piled on the Shakespeare in the Park's Caesar, I (a liberal Democrat) had a very difficult time watching the assassination scene. It made me realize I could never wish that on anyone. Not even a leader I detest.

There's a TON of great YA out there!

I think it's the kind of book you have to first encounter as a child. I had the same experience reading it for the first time as an adult.

It more than just Sandi who has to hold down the GBBO fort: I'm much more concerned about replacing Mary Berry/changing the whole tone of the judging panel.

I'm glad Carrie Fisher got nominated, but it certainly deserved more.

I'm glad to hear good things about the book. The movie is a bit of a slog (and it kills off Julie Andrews!) and made me not want to read the source material.