Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at 200
Ted Olson in The Conversation: In early 1824, 30 members of Vienna’s music community sent a letter to Ludwig van Beethoven petitioning the great composer to reconsider his plans to
Ted Olson in The Conversation: In early 1824, 30 members of Vienna’s music community sent a letter to Ludwig van Beethoven petitioning the great composer to reconsider his plans to
By Anatoly Liberman at OUP Blog: Every English dictionary with even minimal information on word origins, will tell us that lord and lady are so-called disguised compounds. Unlike skyline or
Continue readingFrom Rags to Riches, or the Multifaceted Progress of Lady
Michelle Buckley, Paula Chakravartty in Boston Review: In December, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a personal request from his friend and political ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: expedite
Continue readingThe Israel-India Worker Deal Resembles British Indenture
Carl Zimmer in Quanta: Ever since viruses came to light in the late 1800s, scientists have set them apart from the rest of life. Viruses were far smaller than cells,
Continue readingViruses Finally Reveal Their Complex Social Life
by Zarrar Khuhro at Dawn: What’s really cute, of course, is that in 2019, the situation was quite the opposite. In July of that year, Maryam Nawaz Sharif held a
Continue readingWhy the Judges ‘Explosive’ Letter Will Likely Amount to Nothing
Demographic shifts will shape tomorrow’s public sector as the global population is aging, and Gen Z will make up a larger chunk of the global workforce. Comment by Irshad Salim:
Continue readingThe Public Sector Will Look Very Different in the Next Several Years
Allyson Chiu in The Washington Post: The famed coastal dunes that inspired the shifting sand landscape of the desert planet Arrakis in Frank Herbert’s science fiction novel “Dune” are also under siege
Continue readingDunes Aren’t Just For Sand Worms. Here’s Why They Matter on Earth.
James McElvenny in Aeon: Switching between languages, we may feel as if we are stepping from one world into another. Each language seemingly compels us to talk in a certain
Continue readingIs it True That Your Worldview is Structured By the Language You Speak?
Lawrence Lessig at Slate: Donald Trump is an astoundingly dangerous candidate for president. He is a pathological liar, with clear authoritarian instincts. Were he elected to a second term, the
Continue readingThe Supreme Court Must Unanimously Strike Down Trump’s Ballot Removal
“Decades of intransigence by big emitters”, particularly Group of 20 members behind climate crisis, according to UN chief Secretary General Antonio Guterres who recently visited Pakistan. In his latest tweet,
IRSHAD SALIM — A recent tweet by a parody account I suspect, claiming it to be of “former Indian PM Dr. Manmohan Singh”, nevertheless sums up the latest cricket match
Continue reading‘Manmohan Singh Tweet’, A ‘New India’ Meme, and Stanton’s ‘Genocide’ Warning
UPDATE: Another self-employed auto rickshaw driver (Asif) learns and uses the Google Map to calculate round trip distance of my travel, then calculates rate per kilometer and charges me plus