Tracy Morgan’s Brother From Another Mother

Noreen Malone - writing in Slate - launches a rearguard action against the em-dash. Is it fair to harbor punctuation prejudice? If so, a confession: I can't stand the ampersand.

The Commission Générale de Terminologie et de Néologisme – the division of the French government responsible for preserving the integrity of the Gallic language – ruled last week that enough is enough when it comes to “hashtag.” They feel the word is just too English for the banks of the Seine. They recommend instead using the decidedly softer “mot-dièse” (pro: 'Mo-Dee-YEZ'). Previously the group asked residents to replace “email” with “courriel.”

Yet another entry for the list of all time greatest single-purpose tumblrs: Witless Innuendo, bringing you "a collection of those end-of-review warnings from The New York Times' film critics."