Monday, October 1, 2012

Word of the Month: Rabeneltern

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Word of the Month: Index Raben (plural of Rabe ) are ravens and Eltern parents. In combination, they refer to parents who neglect, i...
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Friday, September 7, 2012

National Anthem of Herland

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Another parody on occasion of the MOOC I'm currently taking: This is a spoof of a classic of feminist literature, Herland , by Charlotte...
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Saturday, September 1, 2012

Word of the Month: Karteileiche

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To continue with the bureaucratic theme started last month (and to provide some light summer fare): A Kartei is a card catalogue (from Kart...
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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