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02/05/2010 06:50 AM
A Person Dies. And with Her, a Language Disappears
BBC News reports that the last speaker of the language Bo has died at age 85. Professor Abbi - who runs the Vanishing Voices of the Great Andamanese (Voga) website - explained: "After the death of her parents, Boa was the last Bo speaker for 30 to 40 years."She was often very lonely and had to learn an Andamanese version of Hindi in order to communicate with people...

02/02/2010 06:18 AM
The Lost Man Booker Prize Longlist
At long last, those authors who missed their chance when the Man Booker Prize's rules were changed in 1971 have a chance at glory. Via Shelf Awareness:The Guardian reported that the new award "aims to commemorate the works that 'fell through the net' in 1970 after changes to the Booker rules. In 1971, two years after the prize was first given, it ceased to be awarded retrospectively and became,..

02/01/2010 09:01 PM
Is Indie Dead?
Paste magazine's February issue wondered whether indie music had gone the way of disco. Now, Flavorwire.com and a slew of music critics have responded here.They're all good responses, but still unanswered definitively is another question: "What is Indie?"..

01/15/2010 05:19 AM
Update: Kirkus
We're staying tuned--it's asked publishers for new galleys, and it might be back!..

12/24/2009 06:05 AM
America's 11 most endangered places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation features its list of America's 11 most endangered places--including the hanger that housed the Enola Gay...