Objects in Mirror: October 31, 2008 Archive

Around the MPR blogs

Posted at 8:09 AM on October 31, 2008 by Julia Schrenkler

Ease into your Friday with some timely entries from the MPR blogs:

* Classical Notes shares music to vote by.

* News Cut shares a recap and pictures of Political Theater.

* As if we needed another one, economics correspondent Chris Farrell offers a sobering statistic.

* Polinaut has the audio for countless candidate debates.

* For something completely different: Bleacher Bum Chris Dall notes a ballpark grows in Minneapolis. Photographs included.

Know the history of Halloween?

Posted at 1:59 PM on October 31, 2008 by Julia Schrenkler

If you don't, Grammar Grater gives you the background on the words associated with the holiday:

"This week on Grammar Grater, we'll be looking at words that have to do with Halloween, starting with the word Halloween itself."

Amaze your friends, family, or those unsuspecting trick-or-treaters with this knowledge.

* Join the online discussion at Gather.com
* Listen to the episode (64K MP3)
* Ask host Luke Taylor your questions about grammar