The Real Mavericks The descendants of the person for whom "maverick" is an eponym speak out against McCain.

Penny Arcade Review Gamer Grub See how Tycho describes the kind of snack food that food bloggers receive PR about all the time.

Pretty Spore Scenery Among my favorite threads in our forums: Users posting in-game screenshots of the things they've seen on their travels.

What Does Well Done Mean? The Food Whore recounts a conversation with a customer confused about the meaning of well done. Or, you know, not.

Why Do People Pirate? A game developer asks the community why people pirate games and then distills the results.

The Origins of Arrr? Language Log investigates the source of the "pirates say arrr" cultural archetype.

A Rule Of Thumb I Like A friend of mine once said, "The only thing that should be on page 2 of your resume is the Nobel Prize you won." I couldn't agree more.