Beatles: The meaning is in the chords
adminA very interesting linguistic analysis of the Beatles songs, and how meaning is conveyed by chord change. Written by Ger Tillekens from the Netherlands, this requires some knowledge of music,…
Speaking abilities evolved from fish
It seems the ability to speak started evolving from fish. The rudimentary capabilities of neurons and brain structure indicate this. Read a LiveScience article, and the Cornell University publication about…
I’m offically ashamed
This American from Texas wants to base citizenship on learning English. Look at the sign. She needs to learn a thing or two. Article at SFgate, discussion on Digg and…
Pictures of me as a kid and as an adult
Young Me Now Me is a fascinating web site. It has pictures of people. One picture is when each person was young, the other is a current picture of the…
The Future of Literature
Penguin Books has commissioned 6 authors to tell 6 digital stories, one each week, for 6 weeks. The last one, and I think what is going to be the best…