Dr. Metablog is the nom de blague of Vivian de St. Vrain, the pen name of a resident of the mountain west who writes about language, books, politics, or whatever else comes to mind. Under the name Otto Onions (Oh NIGH uns), Vivian de St. Vrain is the author of “The Big Book of False Etymologies” (Oxford, 1978) and, writing as Amber Feldhammer, is editor of the classic anthology of confessional poetry, “My Underwear” (Virago, 1997).
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Colorado’s "flagship" football team has had unprecedented success signing up in-state recruits. In the paper this morning: "If you look around we’ve just got a cesspool of talent around here." A "cesspool of talent?" Here are two things that we know about the up-and-coming young linebacker who is credited with that sentence: a) he’s never…
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