The Boston Globe’s Britt Peterson: “As is often true with language, history is on the side of the mistake, not the correction. The word’s definition has expanded for decades, and like it or not, Morissette’s definitions of ‘irony’ are now mainstream.” (Other things that are mainstream include flavored e-cigarettes, hipster beards, and Two and Half Men.)

+ It’s Doughnut Day. Here’s how it started. And here’s where to get some.

+ And if you’re at work or school, you can leave now. It’s Ferris Bueller Day. (He took his day off 30 years ago.)