“But I want everybody to know that, no, Svein was not an orphan. He was raised by two loving parents. He had his own room, a trampoline, a motor scooter. But he was just looking for something else.” — “Canadian Rider Has Made Unorthodox Climb to the Top,” The New York Times, Feb. 7

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There was a time when I mainly used this blog as a place to slap links to my Daily Texan editorials about youth prisons and border control. I’m sorry for that, blog readers. I was lazy and I was not thinking about you or blogworthy cultural ephemera. But I do feel good about this piece from today’s paper. Never have tuition rates been so captivating!