I’m looking for the title of a young-adult book. It takes place in Copenhagen, either during or right after WWII. A girl and her mother have fallen on hard times, and need to rent out …

2:30 PM update
$68,165 — great job! And big huge thanks to the M. clan for the 1K match: M. Giant, M. Edium, and Trash. M. Edium even pimped DonorsChoose.org to his playdate! That’s what I’m …

(“…Poot!”)
As much as I love spring baseball, because it’s baseball and thank God and can we all please stop talking about stupid college basketball please?, it does rain a lot in the spring, so I …

10 PM update
$64,834 at the moment; almost 3K on the day! It’s tough to sustain that initial pace, and anecdotal evidence suggests to me that some of you still have paychecks to wait for and …

I have a social-media etiquette question. Is it ever okay to tell someone the truth about why you unfollowed them on Twitter?
A little backstory here. “Nina” is a friend of mine from childhood. We were …

8:15 PM update
As of this writing, $61,134. Solid work! And don’t forget, you still have nearly four hours to donate and qualify for a shot at a $100 Zappos gift card! Any project on the …

7: 30 PM update
$56,750. Damn good first five days, Nation. We’ve got a 1K match coming at 66K — but this is sometimes the hard part. This is sometimes where it feels like a boulder …

Before I get to the review proper, a quick explanation of why, after my recent dreadful trip to the Republic of Chibastan, I watched yet another Sonny Chiba movie…
I have a handful of weird compulsions …

7 PM update
$24,268! Hell of a day at sea, sirs! (And ma’ams!) That means 25K is nigh — and that means another 25K is nigh, compliments of the DonorsChoose.org board of directors! Here’s how it’ll …

noon update
Welcome back, everyone! $17,069 as of this writing, thanks to a fabulous job by the weekend squad. (“Only” had to update that number three times while writing!) I’ll select winners for yesterday’s mini-prize momentarily.
Today’s …