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Saturday, November 17, 2012
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Brewery Owner Randy Sprecher Plays Not My Job
November 17, 2012 We've invited the founder of Milwaukee's Specher Brewing Company to answer three questions about Carrie Nation, the famously violent prohibitionist.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Sunday Puzzle
Saluting The Flag
November 11, 2012 Sunday is Veterans Day, so we have a game of categories based on flags. Given some categories, for each one name something in the category beginning with each of the letters F, L, A, G and S.
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Martha Stewart Plays Not My Job
November 10, 2012 For the past 30 years, the homemaking guru has taught people to be classy, useful and elegant, frequently employing her trademark line, "It's a good thing." We've invited her to play a game called "It's a bad thing." Three questions about terrible do-it-yourself craft projects.
Sunday, November 04, 2012
Sunday Puzzle
What's In A Name?
November 4, 2012 Every answer today consists of the names of two famous people. The last name of the first person is an anagram of the first name of the last person. Given the nonanagram parts of the names, you identify the people.
Saturday, November 03, 2012
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Smithsonian's Wayne Clough Plays Not My Job
November 3, 2012 The Smithsonian Institution is often called The Nation's Attic, which makes Clough, secretary of the Smithsonian, the crazy guy up in the attic hoarding all that stuff. Since he's in charge of the stuff that's worth keeping, we'll quiz him on all the stuff people collect that isn't.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Monkey See
What Makes A Horror Game Go Bump in the Night?
October 31, 2012 Harold Goldberg says that in horror-themed games, sometimes you're the frightener and sometimes you're the frightened. But manipulations of horror and terror can work on you either way.
Monday, October 29, 2012
Monkey See
Impersonating The President: From Will Rogers To Obama's 'Anger Translator'
October 29, 2012 Elizabeth Blair finds that presidential impersonations came and went and then came back again, but it's not always easy to find just the right angle on a sitting president — or a challenger.
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Sunday Puzzle
Answer Me These Words Three
October 28, 2012 Every answer is a three-word phrase, in which each word has four letters. All three words end in the same three letters, and they rhyme. For example, given the clue, "Series of offerings of excellent chardonnays and Rieslings," the answer would be "fine wine line."
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
U.S. Soccer Star Abby Wambach Plays Not My Job
October 27, 2012 Since Wambach sounds kind of like wombat, we've invited Abby to answer three questions about the cuddly marsupials. Our game will take about four minutes ... and will probably have more scoring than 90 minutes of soccer.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
All Tech Considered
Spookier Living Through Technology: Zombify Your Kids
October 25, 2012 Oh, the horror! Frightful apps like iMut8r — which transforms the people in digital portraits into zombies, vampires, witches or demons — can liven up the Halloween season. Other apps let you stream classic horror films or prank your friends with scary sounds when they least expect it.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Pop Culture
From 'Groovy' To 'Slacks,' The Words That Date You
October 22, 2012 When Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich used the word "slacks" in a recent column, a reader commented: "Slacks? How old are you?" It got Schmich thinking about the words we choose and how much those choices can reveal about our age. Tell us: What are the words you use that date you?
All Tech Considered
6 New Video Games That Will Get You Hooked
October 22, 2012 Video game makers are rolling out their new titles — with a wide range of creativity and style — just in time for the holiday shopping season. Jamin Warren, founder of Kill Screen magazine, shares his top picks.
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Sunday Puzzle
'Poked' And 'Tummy' Become 'Poker' And 'Rummy'
October 21, 2012 You will be given two words. Change one letter in each of them to make two new words that name things that are in the same category. (Hint: In each pair, the letter that you change to — that is, the new letter — is the same in each pair.)
