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Although the German origin “ohne Korrektur”—without correction—is as probably as much of a folk etymology as “Old Kinderhook,” Martin van B... -
Via Kottke’s Quick Links we are treated to a scientific assessment and ranking on the accuracy of the Ringed Planet emoji , assuming that t... -
It was my mother who first turned me towards Twitter for breaking news and developments during the media blackouts in Egypt during this cr... -
Polyglot, polymath and one of the most important contributors to stellar cataloguing, star charts and calculating the course of the planets ... -
Happening to revisit an article that celebrated the ban of the Confederate States flag as a symbol of hate by lampooning all of America’s ... -
Via The Morning News that finally piqued my curiosity, I am regretting now not having before having checked out the Hood Internet’s on-goin... -
Dangerous Minds’ rediscovery of the oedipal trilogy of Ubu the King (1896)—the titular first play, Ubu the Cuckold and Ubu in Chains —by F... -
As anxious rage spreads across the US in response to the fatal and brazenly entitled manner—it was all filmed—that George Floyd (*1974) was... -
Tucked away in a drawer for the better part of five decades, a family in Edinburgh has learned that their treasured heirloom conversation pi... -
Recently, H and I took a hike around a rock face (Felswand) at the foothills and steepening calved cliffs of the Maulkuppe, near the Milsebu...
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