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This week in flyness: New blogs, vintage Wilson, and a pop-up Banksy installation, and more... more >

In France, language is taken very seriously. There is an ongoing debate here about how to preserve and protect the French language—both from its own organic evolution/desecration and from the English words that, little by little, are weaseling their way into French dictionaries.... more >

Fact of the day: it would cost $678 for a Hummer to drive from LA to NY, and only $219 for a Prius. What about your car? Check it out at Cost2Drive.com, a site that calculates the fuel costs of a car trip... more >

Here's a nice lesson in the pros and cons of keeping it real: a College Humorist imagines an honest alumni e-mail and response. Hopefully Gradspot.com can help keep recent grads (and, by extension, alumni departments) happy to avoid these sorts of awkward exchanges…... more >

How much of a man are you? Is that a sexist question? Popular Mechanics has a quiz that tests basic “manliness,” but it would be more appropriately labeled as a test of... more >

The Lil' O'Reilly Factor = best show ever... more >

BotherVoting.org is an organization that doesn't care whom you vote for, as long as you do it. There's a lot of things that are annoying about politics, but sometimes it's worth remembering that voting is civic duty and a pretty nice right to have.... more >

You'd probably be a lot more excited about this recipe if my mom was from New Delhi. That's understandable. It's like saying "mom's apple pie" when your mom is from Egypt. Sort of loses it's allure. But rest assured that my mom is at least British... more >

Remember in my last blog when I talked about the wonders of Parisian real estate? I take it all back. In terms of real estate, this week has been one of soaring highs and devastating lows. Most recently, lows.... more >

Those jokers over at College Humor have imagined the story of Sarah Palin as a Might Ducks-esque adventure. Need I say more? Sarah Palin Disney Trailer.