We respect and value the social media editors who share the links that make our job easier. But sometimes, we have no idea what they are talking about. So after a long day spent staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorites.

"True cinéastes say that the ultimate French film will be a still photograph of a dead mime." nyr.kr/GC9lof #france

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) March 21, 2012

Or something by Brian De Palma. You never know with these French film types.

UPDATE:Town longs for relief from mysterious booms... drudge.tw/GEQagi

— Drudge Report (@Drudge_Report) March 21, 2012

That's boomtown life for you. Boom!

Our attempt to answer the age-old question 'should you let your kids try wine?' slate.me/GDv907

— Slate (@Slate) March 21, 2012

The answer, of course, is no. Wine people are bad enough. Do you really want your child telling you something tastes oaky, zesty, or minerally?

Dum de dum de dum de dum de dum de dum de dum dum - it's time for the #Apprentice quiz gu.com/p/36bay/tw (via @guardianTV)

— The Guardian (@guardian) March 21, 2012

This reference won't be lost if you've downloaded Google's "Foreign TV Theme" translator. (Note: such an app does not exist. Which is unfortunate, because we want to know what the Finnish Big Brother intro sounds like.)

How do you.. teach the Titanic? huff.to/GIylvh

— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) March 21, 2012

The movie. Show them the movie. This is why the in-class screening was invented in the first place.

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Ray Gustini