Rachel Kaufman, freelance reporter

I'm an interrogator of gargoyle lovers, frog fondlers, and the eternal optimists saving the news industry. These are some of the stories I've written.

Posts Tagged ‘internet’

Diversion of the day: The Book Inscriptions Project

By • Jun 6th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

The Book Inscriptions Project collects interesting or odd notes written on the inside of a book. Example: JAN. 22, 1969 dear Tim— This glorious book has very many weird stories in it. It is also a Playboy book- so when you read this book think of the weirdest, sexiest girl, you will think of me [...]



Do You Speak American?

By • Jun 5th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

After finding PBS’s web site for Do You Speak American? I intended to have a long post on this topic, but I’ve been browsing through the material for days and have still found no end to it. It looks as if there was a documentary broadcast on TV back in 2005, and the producers organized [...]



The rise of lolcat

By • May 14th, 2007 • Category: Uncategorized

I can has grammars??? I admit it. I’m addicted to lolcats. I love the damn things, stupid as they are. What I didn’t realize is how much information is already out on the tubenet on the grammar of lolcats. A little background: Lolcats are a fairly recent internet meme involving the captioning of cute or [...]