#hashtag beats ’YOLO’ and ’fiscal cliff’ to become 2012 Word of the Year
From politics to pop culture, ’hashtags have created instant social trends,’ American Dialect Society says of its selection
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Tweeps weigh in while Lance Armstrong ’weighs public admission’
Breaking news on cyclist inspires late-night confessions
Run, hide, fight: Alabama releases graphic PSA about mass shootings
And the U.S. military matches with a bath salts PSA
Judit Polgár on chess parents, beating Kasparov and female competitors
A conversation with the best-ranked woman chess player
Best part of the NHL lockout: #DregerFace
In absence of NHL news, photo of hockey insider goes viral
Let the Ikea monkey go home
Yasmin Nakhuda deserves one more chance with Darwin, writes Barbara Amiel
Did North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s wife give birth?
Ri Sol-ju pregnancy watch intensifies
Being slightly overweight could prolong life, says controversial study
Being slightly overweight might not be so bad for your health and could actually lead to a longer lifespan, says a new study that...
Canada loses 5-1 to the U.S.
Tweeps roll over, go back to sleep