“For the first time, two dictionary companies on Monday — Merriam-Webster and Dictionary-com — declared the same word as their tops: pandemic.” Meh. The word of 2020 is 2020.

+ NPR: Metallic Monolith In Utah Vanishes Just As Mysteriously As It Appeared. (I guess the metal wasn’t so heavy after all.)

+ Cher greets ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ in Cambodia. (I didn’t read the article, I just like the headline.)