The Power of Melancholia, and More
Melancholia, ennui: Call it what you want, but it’s a feeling with a long history and a surprising political power... more »
England had five native languages; in Burgandy, trilingualism was the norm. In Medieval times, the monolingual impulse had not yet set in... more »
What can we learn from filler words? Wilfred M. McClay makes the case that “like” is…