Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Jeezly! New Scrabble Words, K-Pop Descends on LA and More

The danger posed by two Ebola patients brought home to the U.S. for treatment may be overblown, but could the CDC have handled the situation better? And ‘Hashtag,’ ‘chillax,’ and ‘selfie,’ are just a few of the 5,000 words added to the new Scrabble Dictionary.

By Madeleine Brand • Aug 7, 2014 • 52m Listen

The controversy over two Ebola patients being brought back to the US for treatment may be overblown. But could the CDC have handled the situation better? ‘Hashtag,’ ‘chillax,’ and ‘selfie,’ are just a few of the 5,000 words added to the new Scrabble Dictionary -- what do the purists think? Forty thousand fans of Korean pop culture will descend on the L.A. Convention Center for KCON this weekend: a celebration of Korean food and entertainment. And the NCAA has voted to loosen restrictions on college sports programs.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Jeezly! New Scrabble Words, K-Pop Descends on LA and More

The danger posed by two Ebola patients brought home to the U.S. for treatment may be overblown, but could the CDC have handled the situation better? And ‘Hashtag,’ ‘chillax,’ and ‘selfie,’ are just a few of the 5,000 words added to the new Scrabble Dictionary.

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Jeezly! New Scrabble Words, K-Pop Descends on LA and More

The danger posed by two Ebola patients brought home to the U.S. for treatment may be overblown, but could the CDC have handled the situation better? And ‘Hashtag,’ ‘chillax,’ and ‘selfie,’ are just a few of the 5,000 words added to the new Scrabble Dictionary.

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