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There's a conspiracy theory that aliens taught humans to build pyramids, but I find that unlikely,  because making a big pile of rocks t...

1.  Forgotten in Death by J.D. Robb 2. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph

Being in a fandom where the creator turns out to be harmful is like being a smoker.   First it's just something you see around, you see ...

Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey

1. City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty 2. Coronation Year by Jennifer Robson

Sometimes you want to guide people away from a particular word choice because it sounds racist or otherwise hateful. But if you say "Du...

A common piece of advice when writing alt text is "How would you describe it to a friend?" Building on this, a variation I've ...

I recently learned about an app called "Too Good To Go", which lets you buy food that's close to expiry at a discount, to help...

The question of what to grow in your garden is complex.  What foods do you like? What quantities of them are you feasibly going to use? What...

 New:   1. The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune 2. Pyramids by Terry Pratchett   Reread:   1. Faithless in Death

I was recently pondering why a standard silverware set has two sizes of spoons, but only one size each of forks and knives. Googling around ...

When I was in elementary school (so sometime between 1985 and 1990), my school put on a school play called Hotel Hollywood. I wasn't in ...

 1. How She Read by Chantal Gibson

Dear Captain Awkward, I’m in a relationship for the last year. We started out as best friends for two years and it slowly evolved into a r...

 I have a song in my head and the internet is failing me.  The line I remember is something very similar to "I'm gonna be a movie s...

When our library accounts finally came back online, I could feel a frisson pass through both Internet Toronto and Real-Life Toronto. The new...

Reread:   1. Golden in Death 2. Shadows in Death

  From a recent Miss Manners : Dear Miss Manners: Should I send thank-you notes to my pre-K religion class students for the Christmas gifts...

 Reread: 1. Vendetta in Death