#OscarsSoBrit

Just what does Max have to be so mad about? Before and even during the Academy Awards much was made about the lack of diversity among the nominees.

But judging by the accents of most of the winners, maybe what nonwhite actors need to get an Oscar is coaching in how to speak with English or Australian accents.

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Department of Official-Sounding Jargon: Street Smarts digs into bureaucratic jargon to explain what an “interchange justification report” is in relation to needed improvements on the U.S. 2 trestle; it’s a report that outlines the problem and potential solutions for proposed projects and funding.

Great idea. Let’s expand the concept and require legislators to fill out compensation justification reports.

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Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1504, Christopher Columbus correctly predicted a lunar eclipse and used it to convince natives into giving his crew food.

But the trick backfired when the natives came back a week later and said, “Hey, Chris, bet you can’t do that thing with the moon twice.”

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