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The Intrepid Intern: Ke$ha Song or e.e. cummings Poem?

January 18, 2013

Once more, we sent our intern out into the world with only a clipboard and pen to confront the people of New York City. This week we saw they can tell the difference between a line of one e.e. cummings and Ke$ha. The two might just have more in common than you think.

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