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The slow explosion of speech | TLS
Review of James R. Hurford’s The Origins of Grammar.
book  language  history  grammar  linguistics 
7 weeks ago by beastaugh
A policy of mass destruction - Research - University of Cambridge
A new study reveals how a radical economic policy devised by western economists put former Soviet states on a road to bankruptcy and corruption.
economics  history  Russia  privatisation 
8 weeks ago by beastaugh
Enlightenment for sale (Chris Patten in the FT reviewing Stefan Collini's new book, What are Universities For?)
'Universities are about minds, not markets, but they cannot expect to have everything their own way.'
academia  education  politics  history  university 
february 2012 by beastaugh
Between the Lines | Dave Gardetta, Los Angeles magazine
"That prized garage space or curbside spot you’ve been yearning for may be costing you—and the city—in ways you never realized. A journey into the world of parking, where meter maids are under siege, everybody’s on the take, and the tickets keep on coming."
cars  economics  history  losangeles  urbanism 
january 2012 by beastaugh
Roy T. Cook reviews Logicomix
Tallies pretty well with my own thoughts.
logic  history  comics 
december 2011 by beastaugh
You shall Hear things, Wonderful to tell | MetaFilter
An in-depth examination of the music of O Brother, Where Art Thou?
film  music  coenbrothers  usa  history  folkmusic 
december 2011 by beastaugh
Bertrand du Guesclin - Wikipedia
"Breton knight and French military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He was Constable of France from 1370 to his death."
history  medievaleurope  hundredyearswar 
december 2011 by beastaugh
Annals of Mathematics: Manifold Destiny | The New Yorker
The Poincaré conjecture, its solution by Perelman, and the fight that broke out over credit.
history  mathematics  topology 
november 2011 by beastaugh
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