ResearchBuzz

I found this site today while search for something totally different and got a great laugh. I love the Internet. Sure, there are sites for golf, and sites for comic books — so, hey, why not, a site for comic books related to golf. Yepper, check out http://www.golfcomicbooks.com/ .

This site features images of hundreds — literally hundreds — of comic book covers that include golf. Some of them are expected (Yes, The Adventures of Bob Hope was a comic), some of them are fairly mundane (Mickey Mouse, Richie Rich, etc.) and some of them are just weird (Beavis and Butthead, Anarchy Comics). Listings are divided alphabetically over several pages and include name and date of the comic as well as a few details. Click on the picture of the cover for a slightly larger picture. One time I saw a cover that didn’t quite seem to have the golf reference, but realized there was golf equipment in the background (New Teen Titans.)

In addition to the gallery of covers there’s also a want list and a list of golf-themed comic book covers for sale. Totally awesome.

I had not realized how much detail was being put in most directory listings until I came across a site that provides about 8,000 links, but very little detail. Curtain Rising, at http://www.curtainrising.com/ , lists theatres from all over the world but it’s just a link to the theatre’s site, no additional detail that I can see.

Why am I mentioning them here then? Gravity — they have so dang MANY listings. From the front page of the site you can specify a geographical area and then get sublistings for that area. Texas had dozens and dozens of theatres listed, with apparently defunct theatres grayed and line’d out.

But the lists are just link lists, with no description. Even a basic bit of information in a mouseover would be good. Or a screenshot. SOMETHING.

Oh, there’s also material here besides lists of theatres. There’s also lists of Shakespeare festivals, sites, and texts. (These last two actually have nice descriptions to go with the links.) There’s a list of shows, but it doesn’t link back to the theatres and I can’t tell how complete it is. And there’s some pointers to forums and general theatreish stuff.

I like the site’s design and the sheer number of listings — if only for a little… more… information!

Merriam-Webster has added about 100 new words to the 2007 version of the Merriam-Weber’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th edition (which won’t be available in print until this fall.)

You can get a list of 20 of the new words at http://www.merriam-webster.com/info/newwords07.htm . I must admit that I hadn’t heard of many of these new words, but nocebo and hardscape are taking up residence in my vocabulary.

Just for giggles I took out three words and trended them on IceRocket. DVR, ginormous, and crunk. DVR won, as you might expect, though ginormous spiked huge around the time of the press release (wonder how many blog sites are reprinting press releases?)