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October 2022: Pound
The UK economy takes a pounding.
May 2022: Woke
Don't sleep on staying woke.
March 2022: Hearing
A fair hearing on hearings.
February 2022: Loom
Doom and gloom in Ukraine looms.
January 2022: Supply
We supply the useless information you've been waiting for.
December 2021: Recipe
We reveal our secret recipe.
November 2021: Pledge
We play around with pledges.
October 2021: Bra
We keep you abreast of bras.
September 2021: Bounty
Wanted: a short, amusing explanation of bounties.
August 2021: Game
We talk a good game.
July 2021: Flood
We flood your inbox with knowledge.
June 2021: Slap
We slap together some info on slapping.
May 2021: Resume
Resuming Life
April 2021: Token
A token look at tokens.
March 2021: Fair
A not so fair fight.
February 2021: Trade
We trade words about trade.
January 2021: Breach
Breaching the Capitol.
December 2020: Jab
We jabber about jabs.
November 2020: Lame
Let's talk ducks: lame, lucky and otherwise.
October 2020: Curfew
A few views on curfews in the news.
September 2020: Court
The Supreme Court is Ruthless.
August 2020: Blast
We gently inspect the blast site.
July 2020: Stage
Is culture canceled?
June 2020: Matter
Black Lives Matter.
May 2020: Bake
We cook up some half-baked ideas.
April 2020: Bat
Batting around some batty ideas.
March 2020: Remote
The struggle for remote control.
February 2020: Spread
Spread knowledge, not germs.
January 2020: Bush
Another month, another fire. We're bushed.
December 2019: Decade
New Year starts, decade finishes.
November 2019: Milk
Meditations on milk.
October 2019: Whistle
We blow the whistle on whistleblowers.
September 2019: Lung
A routine inspection of the lungs.
August 2019: Record
Record temperatures on planet Earth.
July 2019: Storm
Riders on the storm.
June 2019: Resign
Are we resigned to losing the UK?
May 2019: Womb
A womb with a view.
April 2019: Hole
Way down in a hole.
March 2019: Ban
We banter about bans.
February 2019: Lay off
Laying off digital media.
January 2019: Crush
A crushing blow for Europe?
December 2018: Eve
All about eves.
November 2018: Toll
Wars take tolls.
October 2018: Heat
The heat is on. Can we take it?
September 2018: Stab
A sharp examination of stabbing.
August 2018: Soul
The Queen of Soul is gone but not forgotten.
July 2018: Fine
Fine times at Google.
June 2018: Kick
Kicking knowledge.
May 2018: Withdraw
Withdrawal Symptoms.
April 2018: Fool
Everybody plays the fool sometimes.
March 2018: Spy
Spies like us.
February 2018: Launch
Bro, what if we sent a car into space?
January 2018: Gap
Gaps in the system.
December 2017: Holy
An unholy alliance of words and events.
November 2017: Creep
Creeps don't belong here.
October 2017: Leaf
Love it or Leaf it.
September 2017: Surge
Surge in general, warning.
August 2017: Shadow
A lighter look at shadows.
July 2017: Shrink
Honey , we shrunk the polar ice caps.
June 2017: Hang
A well hung parliament, innit?
May 2017: Bit
Bitcoins, ransom and malware. Oh my.
April 2017: Runoff
Run off to the Runoff.
March 2017: March
Marching towards April.
February 2017: Fake
Fake news and Alternative facts.
January 2017: Snap
Snappy remarks about snaps.
December 2016: Cheer
Cheers to New Years.
November 2016: Swing
Swingers gonna swing.
October 2016: Prize
A sometimes noble history of Prizes.
September 2016: Hack
Hackers are people too. But sometimes they're robots.
August 2016: Bolt
The nuts and bolts of bolt.
July 2016: Hug
The War on Hugs.
June 2016: Poll
The Brexit: an English goodbye.
May 2016: Impeach
The peachy world of impeachment.
April 2016: Loophole
For the love of loopholes.
March 2016: Trump
Trumping Donald.
February 2016: Leap
All things leap.
January 2016: Odd
The odd life and times of David Bowie.
December 2015: Cop
The COP21 meeting in Paris, and COPS everywhere.
November 2015: Mourn
Mourning worldwide.
October 2015: Cheat
Cheaters sometimes win.
September 2015: Asylum
The migrant "crisis" in Europe.
August 2015: Foil
All you wanted to know about foiling but were afraid to ask.
July 2015: Pluto
Pluto, the dwarf planet.
June 2015: Bribe
Another day, another bribe.
May 2015: Blue
A new blue period.
April 2015: Race
There's more to race than color.
March 2015: Cricket
The curious case of the cricket.
February 2015: Goat
The Year of the Goat.
January 2015: Shed
Blood, sweat and tears shed across the world.
December 2014: Make up
A new beginning for the US and Cuba.
November 2014: Fall
Fall into Fall.
October 2014: Savings
Savings: Time, money, daylight and you.
September 2014: Scotch
The referendum on Scottish independence.
August 2014: Canal
Canals are anything but banal.
July 2014: Space
Space - The final frontier?
June 2014: History
The historical month of June.
May 2014: Mother
Mother's Day and the month of May. Tell your mom we said hi.
April 2014: Roam
Mobile roaming around Europe.
March 2014: Lost
The mysterious disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370.
February 2014: Ring
An examination of rings.
January 2014: Heart
A heart-stopping look at hearts, artificial and organic.
December 2013: Peacemaker
The death of a legendary peacemaker.
November 2013: Hashtag
#hashtags #wordofthemonth #november #2013
October 2013: Shutdown
The October shutdown of the US government.
September 2013: Chemistry
Better living through chemistry?
August 2013: Dog Days
The Dog Days of Summer.
July 2013: Heir
New heirs in Europe.
June 2013: Privacy
Whatever happened to privacy?
May 2013: Nuke
Nuclear and present danger.
April 2013: Iron Lady
The death of Margaret “Maggie” Thatcher.
March 2013: Successor
Successors in the headlines.
February 2013: Horse
The horsemeat scandal and more.
January 2013: 13
The number 13.
December 2012: Doomsday
The end of the world as we know it.
November 2012: Movember
The month of mustaches.
October 2012: Debate
Debates far and near.
September 2012: Moon
Neil Armstrong's death and more about the Moon.
August 2012: Medal
The 2012 Olympic Games and more.
July 2012: Higgs Boson
The Higgs Boson explained.
June 2012: Earth
The Earth and its summits.
May 2012: Gay
Same-sex marriage in the news.
April 2012: First Lady
First Ladies, past, present and future.
March 2012: Primaries
Primary knowledge.
February 2012: Pirate
Pirates old and new.
January 2012: Silicon
Silicon vs. Silicone.
December 2011: Santa Claus
Santa Claus and the holiday season.
November 2011: Thanksgiving
The Thanksgiving holiday.
October 2011: Jobs
Rising unemployment and the death of Steve Jobs.
September 2011: Debt
The current debt crisis.
August 2011: Beach
Summer at the beach.
July 2011: Greece
The financial crisis in Greece.
June 2011: Cucumber
The e.coli outbreak in western Europe.
May 2011: De Niro
Robert De Niro's role at the Cannes Film Festival.
April 2011: Cosmonaut
The 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's trip to space.
March 2011: Earthquake
The earthquake and nuclear fallout in Japan.
February 2011: Revolution
Revolutions in the Arab world.
December 2010: Leak
The Wikileaks revelations.
October 2010: Strike
The mass strike against French retirement reform.
September 2010: Fast
Fast Times: Ramadan and Yom Kippur.
July 2010: Scandal
The Woerth-Bettancourt controversy.
June 2010: Football
The 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa.
May 2010: Oil Spill
The BP oil spill in the the Gulf of Mexico.
April 2010: Ash
The volcanic ash cloud above Iceland.

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