Entries from January 2008

January 22, 2008

Book review: Halberstam’s finale

From Bookreporter.com, a review of The Coldest Winter, David Halberstam’s last book.

January 22, 2008

Latest on Brijit.com: Stop — Grammar-Time!

Stop! Grammar Time –
This is a hodge-podge of grammar-related and linguistic trivia, including famous first and last words, dying languages, and puns such as “The Syntax of Sin Tax.” A “Best of the Blog” feature looks at how sports club owners got wealthy enough to own their teams, something the author calls his “dream [...]

January 22, 2008

Latest on Brijit: Allen Ginsberg

The Starving, Hysterical, Naked Mind of Allen Ginsberg –
The literary icon of the beat generation took his muse from the complications of his youth: a schizophrenic mother and a demanding father, as well as the search for self in straight-laced mid-century America. Inspired by the likes of Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs, Ginsberg created [...]