Writing in BBC News Magazine, Matthew Engel worries that American idioms are ruining the Mother Tongue. He must’ve touched a + more
Writing in BBC News Magazine, Matthew Engel worries that American idioms are ruining the Mother Tongue. He must’ve touched a + more
This will likely be the lamest movie review anyone’s ever written—or read, for that matter. But I’m giving it a + more
This just in: Borders is on the verge of closing all 399 of its stores. From the short article: “In + more
Depends on whether you have a Y chromosome, apparently. More here.
We’re not exactly Francophiles here at the last word, preferring Philip Roth over Michel Houellebecq, Leszek Kolakowski over Jacques Derrida, + more
If you’re not outraged, you haven’t seen this—in which we read that, in yet another step on the long march + more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kniMjb–Ids&feature=youtu.be But wait—there’s more…
If you thought Jackson Pollock’s painting technique was simply a matter of him “wiggling his hand in a sinusoidal way,” + more
It’s hard to look at this without remembering John Derbyshire’s observation that “stereotypes are, in fact, merely one aspect of + more
If you’re looking for a job, EWU has an opening for a GetLit! Festival Program Coordinator. You’ll need a bachelor’s + more
You won’t find the answer at the last word. Instead, shoot on over to the Scientific American’s Guest Blog to + more
I’d have bet money that Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer” would easily destroy the competition, but apparently science has + more
Johann Hari has some thoughts on e-readers that we hadn’t considered in our June 14 post. He’s not opposed to + more
Fancy the good old days when the swastika didn‘t symbolize a murderous regime? Looking forward to joining others in welcoming + more