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Will Shortz Celebrates 25 Years of NPR's 'Weekend Edition Sunday'

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:10:00 +0000

This week, Will Shortz celebrated the 25th anniversary of Weekend Edition Sunday and (my favorite segment) the Sunday Puzzle. The NPR weekend program, billed as "the radio version of the Sunday paper," first premiered on Jan. 18, 1987. Shortz, the editor of The New York Times crossword puzzle, has...

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Lionel Richie's 'Hello': A Movie Supercut

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:56:00 +0000

Hello... Is this the Lionel Richie supercut you're looking for? I can see it in your eyes. I can see it in your smile. (via The Curious Brain)

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NPR Sunday Puzzle: Jan. 15, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:08:00 +0000

Here's the solution to last week's NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan. 8): Answer: Game = BOWLING; terms = PIN, FRAME, SPARE, BUMPER, LANE, ALLEY NPR Sunday Puzzle for Jan. 15: This is a special two-week creative challenge. Combine the titles of some TV shows, past or present, into an amusing sentence...

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I Can Haz Friggatriskaidekaphobia?

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:09:00 +0000

(via KYM)

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Facebook Shower Curtain

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 23:05:00 +0000

I "like" this. Available from SpinningHat in February 2012. (via Gizmodo)

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Crash the Super Bowl: Make Your Own Doritos

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:41:00 +0000

The finalists have been announced in the annual Doritos Crash the Super Bowl contest. In my opinion, the following entry should've been among them. Alas, somewhere in the distance, unicorns are crying... (via Foodiggity)

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NPR Sunday Puzzle: Jan. 8, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 21:50:00 +0000

Here's the solution to last week's NPR Sunday Puzzle (Jan. 1): Answer: FIELD GOALS → LADIES GOLF NPR Sunday Puzzle for Jan. 8: Name four parts of a car that are also terms used in a particular game. One of the parts is spelled in three letters, two of them in five letters each, and one has...

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NPR Sunday Puzzle: Jan. 1, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:55:00 +0000

Here's the solution to last week's NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec. 25): Answer: DAREDEVIL (- R) → LIVE, DEAD NPR Sunday Puzzle for Jan. 1: Name certain scores in a certain sport. This is a two-word phrase with a total of 10 letters (5 letters in each word). If you have the right phrase, you can...

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Happy New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:51:00 +0000

Happy New Year from Jenny's Noodle! May you fulfill all of your resolutions for 2012. Or there's always next year.

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Movie Quiz: 80s and 90s Film Alphabet

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:47:00 +0000

How well do you know 80s and 90s movies? Here's a fun alphabet quiz, courtesy of UK designer Stephen Wildish. (Note: Unfortunately, the answers are not yet posted on his site.) (via The Next Web)

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NPR Sunday Puzzle: Dec. 25, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:38:00 +0000

Here's the solution to last week's NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec. 18): Answer: JERRY + AT + RICK → GERIATRIC NPR Sunday Puzzle for Dec. 25: Name an occupation in nine letters. It's an entertainer of sorts — an unusual and uncommon but well-known sort of entertainer. Drop the third letter of the...

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It's Time to Celebrate Hanukkah

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:35:00 +0000

"When you feel like the only kid in town, without a Christmas tree... Here's a list of people who are Jewish, just like you and meeeeeeeee..."

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Zeitgeist 2011: Year In Review

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 16:21:00 +0000

Take a look back at how the world searched in 2011. It's sort of a Google ad, but an interesting one nonetheless. > Explore more of the Google Zeitgeist 2011

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Google's Winter Easter Egg

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:31:00 +0000

Image Credit: Jenny's Noodle/Google "Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful. And since we've no place to go..." Search "let it snow" on the Google. I hope you brought some corn for popping.

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NPR Sunday Puzzle: Dec. 18, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 14:45:00 +0000

Here's the solution to last week's NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec. 11): Answer: ANTELOPE (change O to H, rearrange) → ELEPHANT NPR Sunday Puzzle for Dec. 18: Take the word "at." Put a man's first name on each side of it, and say the word out loud. Phonetically, you'll get a word that describes a...

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Hanukkah Candy Canes

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:22:00 +0000

Candy canes — they're not just for gentiles anymore. Buy them here for all of your Jewish friends. (via Laughing Squid)

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NPR Sunday Puzzle: Dec. 11, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:56:00 +0000

Here's the solution to last week's NPR Sunday Puzzle (Dec. 4): Answer: Baroque (style of music) → bar-b-que (cooking style) NPR Sunday Puzzle for Dec. 11: Think of an animal whose name contains an O. Change the O to an H, and rearrange the result to name another animal. What animals are...

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Pantone's Color of 2012 is . . .

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 02:14:00 +0000

In 2011 it was Honeysuckle, a pretty shade of pink. This week, the color experts at Pantone unveiled the 2012 "Color of the Year" — Tangerine Tango. “Sophisticated but at the same time dramatic and seductive, Tangerine Tango is an orange with a lot of depth to it,” the company...

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A Portrait Drawn from 3.2 Million Dots

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:00:00 +0000

Artist Miguel Endara creates magnificent works of art; it just takes a really good ink pen and a whole lot of patience. Like way more patience than you'll ever have. Watch: (via Flavorwire)

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'Just Say Yes' to CCS

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:13:00 +0000

Detroit's own College for Creative Studies (CCS) recently launched a new ad campaign in the style of anti-drug PSAs. It's very, well, creative. Take a look: Talk to your kids about art school.

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The 2011 Word of the Year is...

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:34:00 +0000

Dictionary.com has announced the 2011 Word of the Year: ter·gi·ver·sate Pronunciation: tur-JI-ver-seyt Part of speech: verb Etymology: Latin tergiversātus (past participle of tergiversārī to turn one's back), equivalent to tergi- (combining form of tergum back) +...

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NPR Sunday Puzzle: Dec. 4, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:23:00 +0000

Here's the solution to last week's NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov. 27): Answer: There are multiple answers to this challenge, including: blare → blasé, charm → chasm, gents → genus, kilns → kilos, mints → minus, torts → torus, etc. NPR Sunday Puzzle for Dec. 4: Name a style of music. Change the...

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How To: Get Crispy Crust on Leftover Pizza

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 02:10:00 +0000

Leftover pizza is never as good as when it was first delivered/served. The crust has a tendency to be soggy, unless you've got time to waste reheating it in the oven. Chef John of Food Wishes has found a quicker "magic" method to restoring leftover pizza crust to crispy. I haven't tried it yet,...

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Dreaming In Paint

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:03:00 +0000

Imagine what would it be like to wake up in Van Gogh's masterpiece Bedroom In Arles. Watch as filmmaker Grant Woolard finds himself walking through 25 famous works of art. How many do you recognize? (via Neatorama)

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NPR Sunday Puzzle: Nov. 27, 2011

noreply@blogger.com (JST) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:57:00 +0000

Here's the solution to last week's NPR Sunday Puzzle (Nov. 20): Answer: MAYO (food item) → "YO, MAMA" (saying) → YO-YO MA (person's name) NPR Sunday Puzzle for Nov. 27: Think of a common five-letter word in one syllable. Change the fourth letter to the next letter of the alphabet, and...

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