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Merriam-Webster: The 1820s and 1830s shared another linguistic fad with today: an appreciation for deliberate misspellings. … The History of ‘OK’Read more

My thanks to WorkOS for once again sponsoring DF last week. The context that actually matters … WorkOS: ‘Agents Need Context. Ship the Integrations That Give It to Them.’Read more

Terrific, poignant profile of Warriors head coach Steve Kerr by Wright Thompson for ESPN: Kerr doesn’t … Why Steve Kerr Stayed With the WarriorsRead more

– – – Q: This is a very funny, very moving book about the deepest kind … An Interview with Dave Eggers About His New Novel, ContrappostoRead more

The 13 circuits of the U.S. federal courts of appeals operate with a fair amount of … ★ The Fonts of the U.S. Federal CourtsRead more

Following up on yesterday’s item re: Apple’s petition to the Supreme Court, here’s the Ninth Circuit … The Ninth Circuit Appeal Ruling in ‘Epic v. Apple’ That Apple Is Seeking to Overturn at the Supreme Court (PDF)Read more

Kieran Healy kindly accepted my implicit homework assignment yesterday, and wrote a piece on Apple Sports’s … Zero Sum Problems and Apple SportsRead more

I wake before dawn to coordinate with my vast network of parental co-conspirators. Our agenda this … My Typical Day According to My Thirteen-Year-OldRead more

James Poniewozik, writing for The New York Times (gift link): He didn’t land the pope, but … Stephen Colbert’s ‘The Late Show’ FinaleRead more

So you spent the last two hours fighting for your life trying to merge into aggressive … Reviews of New Food: Fenway Park’s Lobstah PoutineRead more