Wordnik beta site launched

Wordnik, http://www.wordnik.com/, "wants to be a place for all the words, and everything known about them." The project is helmed by DSNA members Grant Barrett, Erin McKean and Orion Montoya.

"Same sex marriage" definition suddenly news

Merriam-Webster and other dictionaries defined "same sex marriage" several years ago but the news has just surfaced and is making the rounds of blogs and wire reports. Here's one version:
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11942842?nclick_check=1.