14 September 2008Language, Literature David Foster Wallace Rest in peace. Why is it that the brilliant ones are taken so soon. Damnit. I will be reading Infinite Jest again. […]
13 June 2007Language 100 words every high-school graduate should know. I have to admit, there were a couple I didn’t know, and there are words […]
2 November 2006Language Sing, O Goddess, the Anger of Achilles In the original! Learn to speak ancient Greek. NP: “As If I Hadn’t Slept” – Idlewild
27 September 2006Language Grammar Questions I just overheard a grammar question at work! No really. It concerned the correct spacing around an em dash (—). For the […]
15 August 2006Language Chicago Manual of Style Breaking Paper Shackles The University of Chicago Press will begin offering an online version of the Chicago Manual of Style. I’m sure most of you […]
7 July 2006Internet, Language Google Confirmed as a Verb Catching up with the colloquial rather quickly, Merriam-Webster has decided that google is a verb. NP: “It’s All the Same” – Wilderness
13 December 2005Language The Evolution of the Alphabet Here’s a nice animation of the evolution of the alphabet. I’ve always had an interest in this, going back to looking at […]