October 2006
830!
Earlier this month a Scrabble player named Michael Cresta, in Lexington, Mass., scored 830 points in a single game! He and his opponent scored 1,320 points, making it the highest individual score and the highest game total ever in regulation play. • Stefan Fatsis, the author of the greatest (and …
Baladodiffusion
Yes, "baladodiffusion" is the French word for "podcasting". Say it three times fast in a throaty accent... I dare you. Proof. Props to my friend SZ.
Trailer Park Boys... the Movie
This might be old news, but if you haven't seen it already check out the trailer for the Trailer Park Boys movie. I just watched it three times on loop. So good. Damn, this is going to be the one movie where living in California might actually mean it gets to theaters later than Atlantic Canada …
What's a TLA?
If you haven't seen it already, silverorange housemate Peter Rukavina has started an intriguing side project all about three letter acronyms. His new site 3LA.ca is a podcast/blog/dictionary where Peter endeavors to explain all kinds of three letter acronyms in a concise way for a wide audience …