From Slate’s *Lexicon Valley*, [an episode](http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/lexicon_valley/2013/01/lexicon_valley_on_creaky_voice_or_vocal_fry_in_young_american_women.html) about a vocal affection in young, “upwardly mobile” American women. It’s called **creaky voice**, and it describes a speaker using staccato bursts in the back of the throat. It’s raspy, deep and quite familiar. The “creaking” sound grates on…
Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction. Peter is reading *Game of Thrones*, and the constant mention of “zorses” piqued our curiosity. And what do you know, **[a zorse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebroid#Types) is the offspring of a male zebra and a female horse.** Turns out there is lots to…
Card-carrying members of Working Together For Interrobangs (WTF‽), the talented ⁋ and ℝ launched inunico.de a few months back. I’m slow to share the news, but it’s a really handy site. Until I get a dedicated interrobang key, I can go straight to my bookmarked…