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Archive for November 11th, 2009
Veteran’s Day 2009
Today is Veteran’s Day, and so I give you my favorite piece from today’s papers:
“…Oil from the engine covered the windscreen of his Hurricane so he climbed away, slowed the aircraft down to almost stalling speed, loosened his harness, stood on his seat and leant out [...]
Rain Taxi reviews Wajnryb
One of my favorite Cambridge books I’ve read in the past couple years is Ruth Wajnryb’s You Know What I Mean?. Wajnryb is an Australian language expert who parses the slipperiness of meaning in general.
Michelangelo Podcast Series #7
In this weekly podcast series, Michelangelo expert William Wallace discusses major works of the master. Wallace’s Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man, and His Times will be widely available later this fall.
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