This is my favorite bookstore: The Rust Belt in Buffalo, NY
Shout out to my hometown!
Many, many books from thence …
Tag: english
The Humanities, Declining? Not According to the Numbers – The Chronicle
Excellent article by Michael Bérubé, former MLA president.
The Humanities, Declining? Not According to the Numbers – The Chronicle
English Is Essentially __________.
“English is essentially Norse as spoken by a gang of French thugs.”—Benct Philip Jonsson
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“English is what you get from Normans trying to pick up Saxon girls.”—Bryan Maloney
—A selection of “Essentialist Explanations.” Thanks to the Penguin Press for pointing out this gem.
My two favorite of the Paris Review’s own favorites. #subset
Absalom, Absalom! 
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