Ron Moody, Who Delighted Audiences As Fagin In 'Oliver!' Dies
Throughout his career, Moody played a variety of parts on stage and screen. But in the villainous Fagin, he found the role of a lifetime.
Arts
'Mazie' Pays Homage To A Real-Life Saint Of The Streets
Jami Attenberg's new novel is based on a real woman, Mazie Phillips Gordon, who took tickets at a grimy New York City movie house and cared for decades' worth of the down-and-outs who came her way.
What's A Thamakau? Spelling Bee Is More About Entertainment Than English
Linguist Geoff Nunberg says it's fitting that the Scripps National Spelling Bee is broadcast by ESPN. (And, by the way, a thamakau is a kind of canoe used in Fiji.)
The Truth About 'Mike's Place'
Mike's Place is a real-life beach bar in Tel Aviv that could be Israel's answer to Cheers. But it's no sitcom. A graphic novel recounts the 2003 suicide bombing that left owners and patrons in shock.
Dial-A-Giant
The legendary alt-rock duo talks about keeping up with modern times and leads a game where all the answers are wrong.
Hey, I'm Walkin' Here!
In this game, contestants summon their inner Ratso Rizzo as they answer questions while invoking his infamous line, "Hey, I'm walkin' here!"
Egalitarian Nerds Maps
"Egalitarian Nerds Maps" is an anagram of the phrase "Presidential Anagrams." Our first president — "He's a Towering Gong," anagrammatically speaking.
Best Piece Of Trivia You Learned This Week: Psychopath Edition
True or false — psychopaths are insusceptible to contagious yawning. Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton get down to the scary truth.
Fields Of This
They Might Be Giants join Jonathan Coulton in ruining the Sting song 'Fields of Gold' by singing about other elements on the periodic table.