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February 2013

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February 27th
- 9 confusing ways to pluralize words
February 20th
- 8 best industries for starting a business in 2013
- Why we can't grow our economy forever
February 19th
- A herstory (or mansplanation) of portpersonteau words
- Girls star Alex Karpovsky on indie filmmaking, suicide, obsession, and playing 'himself'
February 15th
- Is it finally time to kill the lowly penny?
- Should U.K. schools shame students who use regional slang?
- Why your college could go bankrupt
- Can the Vatican survive in our digital age?
February 14th
- Warren Buffett buys Heinz: Another big win for the Oracle of Omaha?
- Is it time for the first African pope?
- Is preschool really a better investment than buying stock?
- The linguistic trick behind A Good Day to Die Hard
February 13th
- Will North Korea's provocative nuclear test backfire?
- $9 minimum wage: Poverty reducer or job killer?
- Honeymoons, babymoons, and the surprising origin story of -moon words
February 12th
- North Korea's nuclear test: How worried should we be?
February 11th
- Does America really need a Mountain Dew breakfast drink?
- Girls recap: 'One Man's Trash'
February 8th
- Haiti is teaching kids in the wrong language
- There is no education bubble
February 7th
- Will Congress force the USPS to deliver mail on Saturdays?
February 6th
- Beer-opoly: Should the Justice Department scuttle the Budweiser-Corona deal?
February 4th
- The murder of Chris Kyle: A watershed moment for military PTSD?
- Why Vine will be as revolutionary as Twitter was
- Why we need to do away with 'spoiler alerts'
- Girls recap: 'It's a Shame About Ray'
February 2nd
- Why parents should let their kids play dangerous sports
February 1st
- The eerie similarities between Colin Kaepernick and Tom Brady

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