Traduttore, Traditore: Is Translation Ever Really Possible?
Translator, traitor, goes the Italian expression, although something may be lost in the translation.
Personification Is Your Friend: The Language of Inanimate Objects
Studies have shown that anthropomorphizing not only helps us learn. It also serves a social function, helping us feel connected.
Bowie, Wilde, and the Fin de Siècle Dandies
Exploring the David Bowie/Oscar Wilde/French bohemian dandies connection.
The Importance of Publishing Muslim-Themed Children’s Books
Simon & Schuster has established a new imprint of children's books geared towards publishing Muslim characters and stories.
Do You Even Language, Bro? Understanding Why Nouns Become Verbs
Understanding the phenomenon known as "verbing"--where nouns are turned into verbs.
“Green Island” Sheds Light on Taiwan’s Tumultuous Past
Shawna Yang Ryan's "Green Island," explores the 2-28 massacre, in which tens of thousands of Taiwanese were killed by Kuomintang troops in 1947.
Pauli Murray: Eleanor Roosevelt’s Brilliant (Black, Feminist, Queer, Trailblazing) Friend
Patricia Bell-Scott's new book explores the friendship between Eleanor Roosevelt and Pauli Murray, the poet and civil rights activist.
Is the Fatwa Against Salman Rushdie Real?
$600,000 dollars have been added to the original fatwa against Salman Rushdie. But Khomeini's declaration may not have been a real fatwa after all.
How Life in the Age of Conspicuous Consumption Can Drive You Nuts
Elizabeth McKenzie's "The Portable Veblen" concerns a character named Veblen, a woman who feels keenly the ideas of the great economist.
Dispatch from Jaipur Literary Festival 2016: The Greatest Literary Show on Earth
The JLF brings together writers from all over the world for readings, lectures, discussions and celebration at the Diggi Palace in Jaipur, India.