A very interesting perspective on the current political situation, that laws are the machinery of government but norms are the essential lubricant without which everything grinds to a halt.

It’s a truly Interesting time in American politics.

Tick, Tick, Tick … the Augustus Countdown Continues

I have no relationship with “jawn”, but reading through this article clarified a bunch of linguistic things that I knew but didn’t know how to categorize. The entire read is worth it for the very brief discussion of the word “belt”, but there’s a mountain of linguistic awesomeness here.

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-enduring-mystery-of-jawn-philadelphias-allpurpose-noun

NPR is forbidden from promoting its own podcasts on the air.

NPR is forbidden from promoting its own podcasts on the air

I commute between Manhattan and Brooklyn most days by biking across the Manhattan bridge.  This proposed plan is actually pretty stunning, and it’s a really nice surprise.

http://www.streetspac.org/big_changes_coming_to_chrystie_street

Sometimes I get annoyed that episodes of Hardcore History are released so far apart. Then one hits my feed clocking in at 257 minutes and I don’t feel so annoyed anymore.

I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but here it is: I read the comments, and I didn’t regret it.  Seriously, I read the comments on a video of a rap performance in the White House, and they were generally really great.

Now I know the end is neigh.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/mitt-romney-ted-cruz_us_56ec5eece4b084c67220470d?utm_hp_ref=tw

Here you go. Differentiating between Asian scripts

This!