Nov 022012
- 30 of your Britishisms used by Americans: I’ve used lots of these — like cheeky, proper, naughty, and wonky — forever.
- Maxipad Brand Goes for Blood in Brilliant Reply to Facebook Rant: It’s brilliant!
- Sound of Cylons: The Simon and Garfunkel hit, updated.
- Free Online Education Is Now Illegal in Minnesota: Stay classy… and ignorant, Minnesota.
- The Brink of Oblivion: Inside Nazi-Occupied Poland, 1939-1940: These are color photographs, and it’s amazing how just a bit of color makes these scenes seem so much more real.
- A Charming Mendicant: I really enjoyed reading this story from Robert Garmong on teaching an eager student whose English was “very pooh.”