Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Hitherto Unknown Letter from Van Helsing to Mina Harker

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To all fans of Dracula : You'll be thrilled to learn that a hitherto unknown letter from Van Helsing to Mina Harker has been found (Br...
Friday, August 10, 2012

Parallels Between Rumpelstiltskin and The Merchant of Venice

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Here are my latest musings triggered by the Coursera-based course I'm currently enrolled in: Parallels Between Rumpelstiltskin ( Rumpe...
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Friday, August 3, 2012

Otto Ubbelohde—Illustrator of the Grimms' Fairy Tales

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Otto Ubbelohde is the most famous of the German illustrators of the Grimm's fairy tales. What distinguishes him from everyone who cam...
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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Talking Animals in the Grimms' Fairy Tales

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I'm taking right now a massive open online course (MOOC) offered by the Univ. of Michigan using the Coursera support software. The cours...
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Word of the Month: Amtsschimmel

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Word of the Month: Index A Schimmel is a white horse, and Amt denotes, in this context, a government office. In combination, they refe...
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Sunday, July 1, 2012

Word of the Month: Armutszeugnis

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Armut means "poverty", and a Zeugnis is a certificate or, in an educational context, a report card. Armutszeugnis referred orig...
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Friday, June 8, 2012

Euro 2012

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I've arrived in Germany and will watch the competition with my knowledgeable brothers and friends. I will describe my impressions as the...
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