May 2011
Archaeological News: Skeleton of Amazon warrior... →
archaeologicalnews:
Re-constructed heads of an unknown female and of a medieval knight whose skeletons were found during the recent refurbishment of the Palace at Stirling Castle
THE discovery of the remains of an aristocratic Scottish “Amazon”, killed in battle during the Wars of Independence, is set to…
Words have no power to impress the mind without the exquisite horror of their...
– Edgar Allan Poe (via languageshellyeah)
(This is why Poe is my favorite writer…)
Languages, Hell Yeah!: How Does Language Shape How... →
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How Does Language Shape How We Think? by Lera Boroditsky
“The normal greeting in Kuuk Thaayorre is “Where are you going?” and the answer should be something like ” Southsoutheast, in the middle distance.” If you don’t know which way you’re facing, you can’t even get past “Hello.”
An…
There is neither happiness nor unhappiness in this world; there is only the...
– Alexandre Dumas (via atomos)