So many links, not enough time …
1. With all due respect to fellow sports wordsmith Stefan Fatsis, I agree with this Slate writer: Boggle is better than Scrabble.
2. Lex points out the counterproductivity of current food stamp ideology.
3. A theologian tries to find a way out of the literal/metaphor debate of the Bible with a couple of interesting distinctions — the Enlightenment distinction between values and facts, the idea that the Bible is meant to persuade rather than prove — and a demonstration of God’s presence using a scene from Pulp Fiction.
4. I’m not sure everything mentioned here is a “placebo button,” but the underlying theory — that people don’t even notice a long wait if they’re moving and active — is sensible.
4. NBC promotes the English Premier League with a great ad featuring Saturday Night Live alum Jason Sudeikis as a U.S. football coach hired at Tottenham Hotspur. Blink and you’ll miss a neat joke about Wales:
Mostly Modern Media 
Boggle is way better than scrabble… I can’t wait to go read that story.
Oh and I forgot to add: whether or not each crosswalk button is a placebo is a great debate in my family, ever since WBUR did a story on it. I’m still not sure.