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Word of the Day

Virtuoso (n., vir-tchoo-OH-so)

Someone who is really, really good at something, especially music. Mozart. Fujimura. Federer. Datsyuk. Kobe. Buckley. Hendrix. Rembrandt. Orwell. Cooke. Malick. SRV. Messi. Day-Lewis. Kanye. Moss. Miyamoto. DFW. Wright. Watterson. Hische. Spielberg.

Gif of the Day

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Link of the Day

Edmonton crowd sings U.S. Anthem when microphone fails

Yesterday, before the Edmonton-Anaheim NHL playoff game, the microphone failed as a singer was about to perform the U.S. National Anthem. The crowd jumped in and sang the anthem a capella:

This is a Canadian crowd singing a U.S. Anthem. This is awesome. Of course, Edmonton has been singing anthems well for years:

Chicago, you've got some competition. Also, if you're feeling interested in anthems, may we recommend the "Anthem lyric or heavy metal lyric" quiz? It's terrific.

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