We All Speak Americano
New York City is in the midst of another hot, tourist-filled summer. As visitors from the world over descend onto this relatively tiny island, the city’s linguistic soundscape explodes. French,… Read more »
Re:Shakespeared!
For many young students, a first meeting with Shakespeare looks something like this. A vaguely medieval font announces the Bard’s work and a pastel cover suggests equally pastel narrative intrigue.… Read more »
Authors Against Flowery Language
“You can phrase things clearer and better. You can remove words which are unnecessary and tighten up your prose.” This note-to-self was found among Ernest Hemingway’s papers early last year. It is… Read more »
James Joyce’s growing popularity in China
When people think about Bloomsday, the annual celebration of James Joyce’s Ulysses, they typically think of Dublin, the city in which the novel’s action take place—they probably wouldn’t think of… Read more »