Day: January 20, 2006

  • 2005 as summed up in 10 dictionary definitions

    Today, when I went to m-w.com to verify that I was using a word correctly (it was “regale,” and I was), I noticed a link to the top 10 words looked up in the online dictionary in 2005. They provide an interesting summation of what 2005 was all about. The list, with some commentary added…

  • Nothing new in The New World

    I’m really waiting for the Religious Right to flip out over the obvious immorality of this film – hello, pedophilia? When white America comes out with a movie that prominently features Native people, you can’t really expect much good to come of it, can you? So, when I saw the previews for Terrence Malick’s The…