An article on the curious appeal of miscellanea — or, why we’ll pay for information, but only if it’s completely irrelevant. Hop on, Pop: What happens when dads go online. An article on the bizarre revival of crop circles — and advice on how to make your own. Why do CAPITAL LETTERS so annoy us? A review of The Final Four of Everything by Mark Reiter and Richard Sandomir. Why the #$%! do we swear? For pain relief. Sally Feldman uncovers the myriad shades of lipstick. It is possible to successfully fend off a zombie attack, according to Canadian mathematicians — the key is to "hit hard and hit often". Average Dude: Here's an experiment in mediocrity. Welcome to the latest strain of cultural insanity: people changing their given names to slogans, political ads, and website URLs. A look at how the moving walkway nearly

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