When I first saw the promotional materials for Driving over Lemons, I was struck by the description of the author, Chris Stewart, as "a former drummer for the rock band Genesis." After brushing up on my rock history, I now know that Stewart in fact left the band at the tender age of seventeen, so … Continue reading Road Not Taken

If you've ever loved a book so much that you wanted to crawl between the pages and live there, this story's for you--assuming that book was Martin Chuzzlewit or maybe Oliver Twist. Yes, bookworms, there will soon be a theme park based on the works of Charles Dickens.The Guardian has all the details. "The centrepiece … Continue reading What the Dickens?

The good folks at Merriam-Webster are soliciting new words for their forthcoming dictionaries. Since lexicographers need to document words in action, your citations will be useful in helping MW decide whether or not a neologism deserves dictionary space in future editions.Make your suggestion here, or just check out other people's submissions.