Language, dead and alive
Simpsons help “meh” get a dictionary entry, honor the passing of zounds, mimeograph & hootennany.
Simpsons help “meh” get a dictionary entry, honor the passing of zounds, mimeograph & hootennany.
Oxford’s podcast series allows you to audit courses at the university — free of charge, and from afar.
Actual headline of Newsweek article: Is Obama the Antichrist?
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Mario Vargas Llosa considers traumas like the current financial crisis “very stimulating” for literature. (Via.)