“A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary” Being a self-proclaimed word nerd, this book initially piqued my interest several months ago when I saw it on the shelves of the ?Books about Books? section of my local booksellers. I acquired the necessary funds (usually from the dearth of Bookstore [...]
Fishnets, leather boots and jacket, thick eyeliner. Not your Mother?s Barbie. And not mine either (Oh, if only. My childhood would have been infinitely more interesting). Mattel?s newest release is Black Canary Barbie, ostensibly based on the DC Comics superheroine of the same name Black Canary is noted for her martial-arts skills and her “Canary [...]
Now, don?t laugh Or do, because really, that?s the point. As a 20-year-old self-professed ?hipster? who went to see Weird Al last Friday night, I have no right to take myself or my scene cred too seriously. Weird Al Yankovic?s Straight Outta Lynwood Tour began in March 2007 and reaches its last leg this August. [...]
