From Star Trek’s Klingon to The Dothraki language from Game of Thrones, here r 25 fictional languages you can learn to speak right now, with some being composed of over 3,000 words! [Source: Rayburn Tours]
I’m sure as geeks we’ve all encountered our fair share of grammar nazis in our time (and many of us may be ones in our own right). Of course, when you really take a look at the English language (especially if you have another non-European language to compare it to) you can start to forgive […]
The last blockbuster is a fun and nostalgic documentary following the manager of the final remaining Blockbuster video rental store as she struggles to keep her business open. I miss Blockbuster! There was something truly magic about video rental stores: The smell, the popcorn, the satisfaction of browsing though all those VHS/DVD/Blu-Ray cases. Even though […]
Get to know the thinkers, tinkerers and creators behind oh-so-useful and flat-out-fun things. [Great Big Story]
An informative video taking a look at how the name “Dick” became to be short for Richard. The name Richard is thought by most etymologists to derive from the Proto-Germanic ‘Rikharthu’, meaning more or less “hard ruler” (‘Rik-‘ meaning ‘ruler’ and ‘-harthu’ meaning ‘hard’). This was adopted into Old High German as ‘Ricohard’, and from […]
Check out this absolutely delightful cover of Scarborough Fair by cellist Tina Guo and pianist Leo Z. This is one of my facorite traditional English ballads, and the musicians give it a unique twist that transforms it into something unique and magical. [Tina Guo]
A wonderful journey through thirteen centuries of spoken English by Youtuber A.Z. Foreman. [A.Z. Foreman | Via BoingBoing]
Video artist Joaquim Campa took Louis Lumière’s iconic footage from 1896 featuring a snowball fight in the streets of Lyon, France, remastered and colorized it, and re-released it for all to enjoy. For those who don’t know, Lumière is an engineer who played a key role in the development of photography and cinema back in […]
Have you ever stopped to wonder about the origin about the origin of typography terms? Twitter user Benjamin Molineaux started a tread that ended up being rather informative to all involved. This is going to BLOW YOUR MIND AWAY! [Via GG]
I was telling myself, no more work today, but when I stumbled Patrick Stewart’s newest “Sonnet a Day” video, I knew I just had to share it with you guys. What makes this video so special is not Stewart’s toxedo or his martini, nor is it shakespeare’s Sonnet 154, which concludes his “Sonnet a Day” […]