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Sense of humor FAIL

Tuesday, Ari Shapiro interviewed David Denby, author of the book “Snark.” Apparently, Denby’s central problem was  with the anonymity of online snark. Apparently, Denby thinks that it’s dangerous for people to say mean things to each other without signing their names. Apparently, Denby also changes his definitions of “snark,” “satire,” and “irony” according to whether [...]

Paraguay may or may not rock the harp.

  Currently on NPR.org, there’s a story about how harps symbolize Paraguay’s national identity. Paraguay. Harps. I had to check my globe when I saw the headline: “Harps Symbolize Paraguay’s National Identity.” Harps symbolize Paraguay’s national identity. Really? Are we sure we’re not thinking Celtic areas? Ireland? Maybe even the coast of Brittany? According to [...]