1. Promoting "quality human and fairy relations"
2. How to end your emails. I am a "cheers" guy myself unless the subject suggests otherwise.
3. The financial crisis explained in "Special English" by the Voice of America.
4. WW2 home front pictures from Life Magazine
5. Choosing a town name is not as easy as it might appear.
Hat tips: Austin Kelly, Lisa Smith, the Good S**t blog and marginal revolution