Lifestyle

As the organizer of the Twin Cities Pun Slam, I am appalled at the idea that quality can dictate whether or not a pun is a pun. Slate.com writer Simon Akam suggests that portmanteaus (a subset of puns) such as "chillax," "Wikipedia," and "Bridezilla" are not puns because they stray too far from what some text book says a pun should be. He says we are experiencing "the death of the American pun, replaced by something grosser, dumber, uglier."

Are you a spelling whiz? Try your hand at competitive Scrabble with some people who take the game seriously—or at least competitively.

Wits is a now-weekly MPR radio program. It airs live from the Fitzgerald Theater on Friday nights this season (March 15-June 14). If you can't swing a spring break to a warm climate this year, tickets to this gig would be a great alternative getaway. (Heads up, though, that some events this season are already sold out.)

Now that we are in March, Spring fever has set in for many of us and the thought of driving a new vehicle this Summer is exciting. The Twin Cities happens to host one of the biggest auto shows in the country and this year marks its 40^th year in action. Having more than 450 vehicles under one roof at the convention center is a far more enjoyable experience then driving around to car lots and it’s probably even easier than trying to do a thorough search and comparison online. The show covers approximately 400,000 square feet and there is a lot to see considering every manufacturer selling vehicles in Minnesota is represented.