Et Tu, Random House?

Every morning when I crank up my computer, my first stop on the web is Random House Dictionary's Word of the Day site. It just takes about a minute to read, and it makes me smarter. What could be better than that? I've been reading it for three years or more, since before Jesse Sheidlower left to become the US Editor of the OED. It's a great site.

This morning when I went to get today's word, I found this announcement. What else could this be but cutbacks? My god. What a shame.

I'll miss you, mavens.