December 2010
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Dec 28th
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More information you than you need on Leo... →
Dec 26th
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“In 1971, the first two cereals in the line were introduced, Count Chocula and...”
– Wikipedia explains the history of General Mills’ monster-themed cereals.
Dec 26th
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Dec 22nd
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Dec 14th
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“Two fires struck in St. Paul overnight, one at a popular dining spot and another...”
– Holy Shit! The Nook burned down!  The Star Trib reports that it’ll reopen in a month or two.
Dec 14th
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Dec 7th
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Now consider this passage from One Big Table, which introduces a recipe featuring Wisconsin cheese. I’ve added italics to the words that are particularly categorical, definitive, and wrong. “Florida is oranges. Texas is beef. Maine is lobster. And in the 1920s, some marketer decided that Wisconsin should be cheese. The state had no history of cheese making, and no more dairy cows than Vermont...
Dec 3rd
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Dec 2nd