TODAY'S NEWS: Did you see that Jeph Jaques is engaging in Librarian Humor over at Questionable Content? I'm not saying he copied the idea from me, but just remember who did it first (except for like, Unshelved).

Congratulations to Reader Holly, who corrected decoded last week's Puzzle: "It's very American to want to pad the corners of everything in life, blunt the edges and idiot-proof the world, as if we can make it safe." Thanks to everyone who entered; there were quite a good number of entries, and I wish I could give you all prizes! I hope you're all gathering the words for this week, as it's the final week of the contest!