Sam Corbin
@samcorbin.bsky.social
🏁 crossword column for @nytimes.com
✍️ humor for NYer
📖 writing a book about the WOTY-verse
✍️ humor for NYer
📖 writing a book about the WOTY-verse
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The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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Oh my goodness, it gets earlier every year.
The Word of the Year thread starts here with the
2025 German Youth WotY: das crazy
uk.news.yahoo.com/das-crazy-vo...
The Word of the Year thread starts here with the
2025 German Youth WotY: das crazy
uk.news.yahoo.com/das-crazy-vo...
'Das crazy' has been voted German Youth Word of the Year 2025
Every year, Germany’s youth select their annual "Youth Word of the Year", which is voted for by youngsters around the country.View on euronews
uk.news.yahoo.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Oh my goodness, it gets earlier every year.
The Word of the Year thread starts here with the
2025 German Youth WotY: das crazy
uk.news.yahoo.com/das-crazy-vo...
The Word of the Year thread starts here with the
2025 German Youth WotY: das crazy
uk.news.yahoo.com/das-crazy-vo...
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Wisdom from @samcorbin.bsky.social of @nytgames.bsky.social: on the nourishing brain power of solving puzzles through epiphanies, and why AI diminishes our paths toward having them.
December 22, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Wisdom from @samcorbin.bsky.social of @nytgames.bsky.social: on the nourishing brain power of solving puzzles through epiphanies, and why AI diminishes our paths toward having them.
had a dream about a “travel-sized legal defense kit,” and I can’t remember its contents but presumably they included a tiny attorney
December 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
had a dream about a “travel-sized legal defense kit,” and I can’t remember its contents but presumably they included a tiny attorney
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y’ever send an email so good you want to read it to other people
December 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
y’ever send an email so good you want to read it to other people
cmon, stress cannot be both a symptom and cause of every illness. you guys have to pick one
December 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
cmon, stress cannot be both a symptom and cause of every illness. you guys have to pick one
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did you know: the American Dialect Society is the oldest "word of the year" event in the States, and the words are chosen by several hundred linguists who get raucous in a big meeting room in January. you can submit nominations for us to consider!
great activity for classrooms!
great activity for classrooms!
Submit 2025 Words-of-the-Year Nominations
The American Dialect Society’s popular 2025 words-of-the-year vote will be held during the society’s 2026 annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nominations will be taken Thursday, January 8, 2026…
americandialect.org
December 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
did you know: the American Dialect Society is the oldest "word of the year" event in the States, and the words are chosen by several hundred linguists who get raucous in a big meeting room in January. you can submit nominations for us to consider!
great activity for classrooms!
great activity for classrooms!
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No one’s rich like Gaston
That’s the pitch for “Gaston”
No one’s complex and tragic yet kitsch like Gaston
He’s a circle that begs to be squared
It’s a tentpole, a four-quadrant hit
Yes his backstory’s moving and layered
And it’s starring a CGI de-aged Brad Pitt
That’s the pitch for “Gaston”
No one’s complex and tragic yet kitsch like Gaston
He’s a circle that begs to be squared
It’s a tentpole, a four-quadrant hit
Yes his backstory’s moving and layered
And it’s starring a CGI de-aged Brad Pitt
December 16, 2025 at 1:53 AM
No one’s rich like Gaston
That’s the pitch for “Gaston”
No one’s complex and tragic yet kitsch like Gaston
He’s a circle that begs to be squared
It’s a tentpole, a four-quadrant hit
Yes his backstory’s moving and layered
And it’s starring a CGI de-aged Brad Pitt
That’s the pitch for “Gaston”
No one’s complex and tragic yet kitsch like Gaston
He’s a circle that begs to be squared
It’s a tentpole, a four-quadrant hit
Yes his backstory’s moving and layered
And it’s starring a CGI de-aged Brad Pitt
not only did last night’s dream involve me being in an episode of Columbo— when filming wrapped, I started taking props off the walls
December 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
not only did last night’s dream involve me being in an episode of Columbo— when filming wrapped, I started taking props off the walls
“ingredient-driven cuisine” what else would it be driven by????
December 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“ingredient-driven cuisine” what else would it be driven by????
lying awake waiting until it looks like a normal time to be responding to all of the birthday texts and DMs I got yesterday. I’ve got the thank yous locked and loaded, just gonna stare at the ceiling for a few hours before pressing send
December 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
lying awake waiting until it looks like a normal time to be responding to all of the birthday texts and DMs I got yesterday. I’ve got the thank yous locked and loaded, just gonna stare at the ceiling for a few hours before pressing send
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sharks, i come today with an opportunity for you to invest in a cask of the finest amontillado in the world. please follow me into the catacombs so you can try it for yourselves
December 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
sharks, i come today with an opportunity for you to invest in a cask of the finest amontillado in the world. please follow me into the catacombs so you can try it for yourselves
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The rule of Hanukkah: If it fries, it flies
I'm thinking fried sesame balls stuffed with red bean paste, à la the popular Chinese dessert, would be a great addition.
December 13, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The rule of Hanukkah: If it fries, it flies
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what is Zohran Mamdani's plan to end santacon (PLEASE)
December 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
what is Zohran Mamdani's plan to end santacon (PLEASE)
treated myself to first-class plane tickets for my birthday, forgetting i’d have to deal with first-class people
December 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
treated myself to first-class plane tickets for my birthday, forgetting i’d have to deal with first-class people
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the existence of both Tom Holland and Tom Hollander implies the existence of a bigger, more powerful Tom Hollandest
December 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
the existence of both Tom Holland and Tom Hollander implies the existence of a bigger, more powerful Tom Hollandest
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And the results are in! After carefully reviewing the results of a national poll the Board of Directors of the Society for Canadian English (SCE) has determined that this year’s Canadian Word of the Year (CWOTY), the first of its kind, will be “maplewashing.”
December 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
And the results are in! After carefully reviewing the results of a national poll the Board of Directors of the Society for Canadian English (SCE) has determined that this year’s Canadian Word of the Year (CWOTY), the first of its kind, will be “maplewashing.”
deeply upsetting to have a dream in which you rush to the rescue of friends you thought you saw being hurt, only to realize that the video was AI and they are fine
December 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
deeply upsetting to have a dream in which you rush to the rescue of friends you thought you saw being hurt, only to realize that the video was AI and they are fine
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Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Can't say I ever expected to see a "That Font was No Angel" headline. But here we are.
crossword puzzles have done more for texting slang than a million teens ever could
December 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
crossword puzzles have done more for texting slang than a million teens ever could
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Watching Bake-Off as a Yank is so awesome. You can understand what they call pudding, biscuits, etc. but suddenly they’re saying, “Toby’s cake will have all the classic Gingham Day flavors, in the form of Swat the Grump,” and then they make like a carnival game where you shoot lobsters with a cannon
December 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Watching Bake-Off as a Yank is so awesome. You can understand what they call pudding, biscuits, etc. but suddenly they’re saying, “Toby’s cake will have all the classic Gingham Day flavors, in the form of Swat the Grump,” and then they make like a carnival game where you shoot lobsters with a cannon
does anyone have any hot takes on vocabulary
December 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
does anyone have any hot takes on vocabulary
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Nothing worse than signing an email "warm regards" and getting a reply with "warmest regards". Oh, now it's ON.
"kindest regards" alright alright calm down
December 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Nothing worse than signing an email "warm regards" and getting a reply with "warmest regards". Oh, now it's ON.