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Married gay celeb challenges misconceptions, elementary-level spelling errors
Somehow I hadn't even seen these truly hilarious photos of young "traditional marriage" supporters standing around the National Org. For Marriage's "March For Marriage" holding signs rife with misspellings of basic words. But I'm glad Mr. Takei did see them...
Beyonce’s Probably Fake Pregnant Again
Posted by Photo Boy Like any great illusionist, Beyonce is a master of misdirection. Remember when she secretly incanted Illuminati spells instead of singing the national anthem at our Secret Muslim Dear Leader’s second inauguration? Well, now she’s pretending her doctors have ordered her to cancel shows, which she knows will jumpstart the pregnancy rumors, Read More...
‘Bachelorette’ Desiree Hartsock Won’t Pull a Sean Lowe in the Fantasy Suite (SPOILERS)
Post by Lindsay Mannering Between goodie two-shoes Emily Maynard and born-again virgin Sean Lowe, Bachelor and Bachelorette nation has been experiencing a fantasy suite dry spell. But! There's hope. Our season 9 Bachelorette Desiree Hartsock will reportedly take advantage of the sexy private time sans cameras with all three of her final suitors. Show More Summary
Nazi Bride Murder Trial Raises Questions About Rise Of Far-Right Women
The Nazi bride murder trial of 38-year-old Beate Zschäpe (alternately spelled Zschaepe) will begin on Monday in Munich, Germany. The alleged last surviving member of a far-right terror group called the National Socialist Underground (NSU), Zschäpe is charged with accessory to the murder of 10 people and membership in the neo-Nazi terror organization. Nine of [...]Show More Summary
Quiz: How much do you know about Internet sales taxes?
Congress is considering bipartisan legislation that could spell the end to the nation’s long Internet sales tax holiday.
Philadelphia Eagles QB Matt Barkley Good Value but Means Nothing for Future
In the fourth round of the 2013 NFL draft, the Eagles traded up to draft USC QB Matt Barkley. CBS Sportsline Clark Judge and some other national experts claim that this pick spells the end in Philadelphia for Michael Vick and Nick Foles. Show More Summary
Now, as in real life, at the National Spelling Bee, tt's not enough to know how to spell words...
... you need to know what they mean.
A Bee For Teevee
Stefan Fatsis pans the new decision by the National Spelling Bee to force contestants to memorize definitions: There are two reasons for the change. One is philosophical—that learning definitions will make the event more educational for its participants. The other is procedural—allowing the Bee to better accommodate its new overlord, television. Both are wrongheaded. … [...]
Wait, I Have to Know What It Means, Too?
In 2006, a former Scripps National Spelling Bee finalist named Emily Stagg wrote an op-ed in the New York Times advocating a big change in the competition. Stagg wasn’t just any speller; she was one of the children profiled in the documentary Spellbound, which helped catapult the Bee from annual curiosity to primetime programming. Show More Summary
The vicissitudes of the National Spelling Bee
My husband loves words like "leister." It's a seven-letter word, conferring a 50-point bonus on a Scrabble player, that's made up of common letters in the game's universe of tiles. So are its anagrams "sterile" and "retiles," of course, but you can add an "s" to leister, if there happens to be a spare one on the board.
Scripps National Spelling Bee Announces Vocab Portion to Finally Weed Out All the Dumbasses
Scripps National Spelling Bee, America's annual tribute to idiocy in which do-nothing burnouts from around the country speak random letters into a microphone in the hopes that perhaps some of them will spell a word, is finally making an attempt to better itself. More »
Spelling bee whizzes will also be quizzed on definitions
It's no longer good enough to spell six-syllable words — kids who hope to advance to the semifinals and finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee also have to know what the head-scratchers mean.
The organizers of the annual event announced Tuesday that competitors will t …
Spelling Bee Champs May Get Stung by New Vocabulary Questions
Sure, the whiz kids who make it to the National Spelling Bee each year can spell obscure words, but do they know what they mean? A vocabulary component has been added to the mix this year, which could end up stinging some stellar spellers. “Spelling...
The National Spelling Bee Will Now Include Vocabulary Tests
When you're watching the spelling bee, do you ever get the sneaking suspicion that some of the kids simply memorized the dictionary? Read more...
U.S. National Spelling Bee adds vocabulary test to title format
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young contestants at the Scripps National Spelling Bee will face a new challenge this year - not only having to spell obscure words, but also to know what they mean.
Spelling Bee kids will have to know definitions
Spelling Bee kids will have to know definitions via Rickey.org You can spell it, but do you know what it means? Vocabulary test added to the National Bee The Voice • American Idol • The X Factor
Spelling Bee Kids Will Have to Know Definitions
(WASHINGTON) — Ever wonder if those spelling bee kids know the meanings of some of those big words? Now they’ll have to prove that they do. Organizers of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Tuesday announced a major change to the format,...Show More Summary
Queens-Based Spelling Wunderkind Has One Last Shot at the National Bee
Arvind Mahankali was barely five years old when he first set out to win at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, though of course, it took him about four years to actually make it there. Arvind first competed in the competition at the age...Show More Summary
A Few Random Thoughts on “Growth and Opportunity”
The Republican National Committee released its long term assessment report yesterday. Called “Growth and Opportunity,” the document is intended to spell out the current state of the GOP (not good) and ideas on how it can improve. I...Show More Summary
