Having finished Alexander Grin's delightful Алые паруса (Scarlet sails), I've moved on to Olga Forsh's 1931 novella à clef Сумасшедший корабль (The crazy ship), about life in ... read more
languagehat.com
[I received the following email from Sunsara Taylor's assistant and tour coordinator, Joan Hirsch]Here's the OpEd piece that Washington Square News editor called "offensive" and wouldn't publish. Spread it everywhere: Anti-Abortion Ad has No Place... read more
The Barefoot Bum
Some of the world's most baffling social problems, says Peter Eigen, can be traced to systematic, pervasive government corruption, hand-in-glove with global companies. At TEDxBerlin, Eigen describes the thrilling counter-attack led by his organiza... read more
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