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The Art and Politics of Crosswords

Inside the Crossword-Puzzle State of Mind

The clues, jokes, and even politics that enthrall crossword-puzzle creators and keep solvers addicted to the grid.

The New YorkerCondé Nast

Are crossword puzzles actually an addiction? Helen Rosner writes about the soothing and thrilling aspects of solving crossword puzzles.

Lyrics Site Accuses Google of Lifting Its Content

Lyrics Site Accuses Google of Lifting Its Content

Genius Media Group says Google is lifting and republishing on its own platform the hip-hop and pop music lyrics found on Genius.com, resulting in a drop in traffic for the site.

The Wall Street JournalRobert McMillan

Genius move by Genius to prove that Google was copying its content without asking.

Summer, Summer, Summertime: My 2019 Twitter Stunt

Summer, Summer, Summertime: My 2019 Twitter Stunt

From the 2018 Winter Solstice to the 2019 Summer Solstice, I performed a stunt on Twitter:

MediumDavid Koelle

For six months, David Koelle made his tweets extra fresh. He has some thoughts on the experiment.

Will Shortz Frustrated That Police Yet To Crack Taunting Puzzles Revealing Locations Of 40 Years Of Murder Victims

Will Shortz Frustrated That Police Yet To Crack Taunting Puzzles Revealing Locations Of 40 Years Of Murder Victims

PLEASANTVILLE, NY—Expressing consternation that law enforcement officials remained oblivious to his insinuations, New York Times puzzle editor Will Shortz expressed frustration Tuesday that police had yet to crack the patterns of hints and droll clues in his taunting crossword puzzles which reveal t…

The OnionThe Onion

I naturally assumed that, at some point during the last four decades, at least one detective would be smart enough to solve the case.

Too real, Onion.

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