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The Empire of the Word Strikes Back
Friday, September 28th, 2007I just finished re-reading Empires of the Word by Nicholas Ostler, a history of language spread. Specifically, it traces the spread of the big language “empires” and their succession. I found it to be excellent, as it was a great combination of history, culture, religion, and linguistics (I have almost no experience with […]
R.I.P. Kurt Vonnegut
Thursday, April 12th, 2007I can’t post anything better than Barzelay.net did here, but I feel like I should post something.
Kurt Vonnegut wrote several books that have broken my heart over and over. He attended the University of Chicago, which is probably the least notable aspect of his life that I could mention, but I do […]
Autumn Reading
Friday, October 6th, 2006I put up a short list of books that I like in the News section of ChicagoTypewriter.net. If you have any suggestions about what you think I should read this fall, leave me a comment.
P.S. Go Bears.