Etymology as a Battlefield: Whitsunday
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymology of Whitsunday.
The Killer Trail: The Voulet-Chanoine Mission
An excerpt from The Killer Trail by Bertrand Taithe.
Five Things You Never Knew about West Side Story
Geoffrey Block share five facts about West Side Story.
On whether KSM deserves Vengeance or Justice
Elvin Lim comments on the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s upcoming trial in New York for the September 11th attacks within the context of justice in our legal system.
Hysteria: A Circus
An excerpt from Hysteria: The Biography.
Oxford Word of the Year 2009: Unfriend
Birds are singing, the sun is shining and I am joyful in the morning without caffeine. Why? Because it is Word of the Year time (or WOTY as we refer to it around the office). Every year the ‘New Oxford American Dictionary’ celebrates the holidays by making its biggest announcement of the year.
Gillian Saunders Podcast:
Place of the Year 2009
Get some first hand perspective on the changes South Africa has seen since winning the 2010 World Cup bid.
Three South African Exports: Place of the Year 2009
Jake Kraft looks at one of South Africa’s biggest exports: its people.
Friday procrastination: link love – cloud computing, vaccines and fall poetry
What Rebecca has been reading.
A Photo Journal of South Africa:
Place of the Year 2009
Helen Eaton and Dewi Jackson share photos of their trip to South Africa.
A Toast to South African Wine:
Place of The Year 2009
Nothing says classy like incredible acumen in wine industry knowledge. Read about one of the world’s top ten wine producers here.
Justice Sotomayor, Perhaps “Speed Dating” Should Be Patent-Eligible After All
In light of Bilski v. Kappas Charles R. Macedo questions whether speed dating can by patented.
Net – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “net”.
Historical Thesaurus: On Categories
Professor Christian Kay on categorization in the HTOED.
The Blue Dress
Place of the Year 2009
15 years ago Albie Sachs was appointed by Nelson Mandela to South Africa’s first Constitutional Court. Here he talks about one of the most important buildings in the post-apartheid era and the artwork that makes its visitors pause.
When the People Speak
Watch the trailer of “Europe in One Room.”