Friday procrastination: link love – twitter, tours, and tributes
What Rebecca has been reading this week.
So Long Huckabee
Authors Domke and Coe say goodbye to Huckabee.
Calling all tonguesters: Refresh your gossip with old words
Mark Peters guest blogs for Ben Zimmer.
Binge Britain: 24 hour licensing one year on
Martin and Moira Plant, authors of Binge Britain, give their take on 24 hour drinking laws.
Medvedev’s Election Victory
Goldman reflects on Medvedev’s recent victory in the Russian elections and on what it means for Russia.
Hubba-Hubba
Anatoly searches for the origin of hubba-hubba.
Mother Leakey and the Bishop
A ghostly excerpt from Mother Leakey and the Bishop
Oslo, Norway
Ben’s Place of the Week is Oslo.
LaRue and 401(k): What’s The Fuss About?
Zelinsky discuses the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates, Inc.
Bad Blood: U.S.-Cuban Relations after Fidel
Given relations between the United States and Cuba over the last 50 years, one should not expect matters to change despite Fidel’s resignation. There is bad blood between the two countries. And no event did more to make this bad blood than the Bay of Pigs, almost routinely referred to as a “fiasco.”
Kosovo: What Everybody Needs To Know
Tim Bent introduces Tim Judah.
Friday procrastination: link love – Peru, prisoners, and ‘Prison Idol’
What Kirsty has been reading
Garner’s Usage Tip of the Day: Insipient v. Incipient
Garner teaches us how to correctly use insipient and incipient.
Organlegging: Hold Onto Your Heart
Jeff Prucher guest blogs for Ben Zimmer
Everybody’s Happy Now? Prozac and Happiness
An extract on Prozac, from Happiness by Daniel Nettle
Monthly Gleanings
Anatoly responds to comments on spelling reform.