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more about #spellingbee more comments → Laulau: I am probably the only one, but AARP's super-low age (relative to how long Americans actually live, on average, not to mention when they actually get ... more » tonightineed is actually Mrs. Ziegler-Spock: VIRGINIA, WOT. Can he spell l-o-v-e-r-s? Because that, and e-q-u-a-l-r-i-g-h-t-s are all that really matter. more » vamusical: ARLINGTON REPRESENT! This year's winner brought to you by the letter ARRRRRR! more » Santos L Halper: At 64, hopefully I'll be too busy spelling r-e-t-i-r-e-m-e-n-t, b-i-t-c-h-e-s, w-o-r-k i-s f-o-r s-u-c-k-e-r-s, ,p-r-i-v-a-t-e i-s-l-a-n-d and m-a-n s... more » maybeimamazed02: Anyone posting here who hasn't seen it, NEEDS to rent Spellbound IMMEDIATELY. So good. more » Aesop's Foibles. YES.: The Spelling Bee will always have a special place in my heart. If memory serves, the year I was in it, the winner was a beautiful Indian girl, and at ... more » The Queen of No: She looked so ecstatic to win; it made me smile. There were so many kids with quirky personalities in the Bee last night. I think I even saw some futu... more » save jinger: My take on last night's spelling bee: Competitors - adorable, full of win Competitors' siblings - adorable, full of win Commentators - annoying, full ... more » Trulymadlyme: If anyone knows how to bring the sibling dramz, it's Cuomo. I see some of his sibling rivalry is alive and well. Sheesh. more » EKane: I'm sad... but not really. I wanted Kennyi to win even though I had a feeling Kavya would take it all! I really want that set of reference books though. more » lalaland13: I couldn't watch this, because stuff like this makes me feel woefully inadequate (and I was dog-tired and fell asleep). But when I woke up and saw tha... more » missdona: I watched last night, and was totally proud of myself when I could spell Neufchatel, and I knew it's definition and part of speech. I loved Kavya's ha... more » JinxyMcDeath: Yaaaaaaaaaaay, GIRLS! more » sciencerules: I used to do spelling bees when I was younger and cherished great ambitions of this one. Turns out I'm not actually a great speller, or memorizer, bu... more » battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch: Awesome. Now, if only we can convince America that watching the Physics, Math, etc Olympiads would be equally exciting. more » -
#seniormoment
Brought To You By The Letters A, A, R And P.
We're all for the notion of the AARP National Spelling Bee championship, but 50 and over seems to take in a lot of territory! Was winner 64-year-old Michael Petrina Jr. of Arlington, Va., competing against people his dad's age? [NPR] -
#spellbound
13-Year-Old Kansas Girl Wins Spelling Bee
Last night, Kavya Shivashankar, an aspiring neurosurgeon from Olathe, Kansas, took home the trophy at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. At the age of 13, this was her last chance to win the title. More » -
#spellbound
Magnificent Obsession: Spelling Bee Semifinals Are Written On The Wind!
Only one thing could do justice to the drama, pain and glory of the semifinals of this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee: the films of Douglas Sirk. More » -
