Lego my free expression: Reversing an earlier decision, Lego will allow a bulk shipment of its bricks to a Chinese artist who plans to use them in projects with political themes. People who display their creations in public will be asked to make clear that Lego does not support or endorse them.
Left unanswered, however, is every parent’s most pressing question about Legos: Will the artists pick these things up and put them away when they’re done playing with them?
Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1814, the Treaty of Kiel ended hostilities between Denmark and Sweden, with Denmark agreeing to cede Norway to Sweden — over Norway’s objections.
Norway eventually gained its independence about 90 years later, after the Swedes decided they could no longer take the constant lutefisk smell.
Channel-surfing the vast cultural wasteland: “The World Dog Awards” tonight on The CW honors pooches in categories such as best dressed.
If there are categories for Best Cat Chaser and Best Crotch-Sniffer, The Buzz’s dog would be a shoo-in.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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