Living Without Subordinate Clauses
A tribe living on Brazil's Maici River has only three pronouns, no words for colors, no use for numbers, and not much of a past tense. But its language is generating debates among linguists like you wouldn't believe.
London Pedestrian Routemap
Because it has just been too long since I posted anything about Harry Beck's iconic London">http://www.clarksbury.com/cdl/maps/tube38.jpg">London Tube Map and I gets all itchy when that happens.
Lone Star Statements
The Morning News publishes one star reviews from Amazon of books that made Time's "100 Greatest Books" list. Warning: Coffee may spew out of your nose while reading this.
Look Up, Look Down, Look Out!
Might the Earth's magnetic field reverse itself? And what if it did?
Looking at Looking
Bagheera watches Huckleberry bird watch. If he starts making the chit chit noise, she'll reckon it's worth checking out for herself.
Looking For a Special Holiday Gift?
Nothing says romance like a guinea pig costume.
Losing Sleep Impairs Spatial Learning
Learning rejuvenates the brain; going without sleep impairs cognitive function. That single sentence repudiates my whole strategy for getting through college—no wonder I find myself going, "It's just like wassisname said . . ."
Lost In Translation
English comedy doesn't work in German—and that's no joke. Blame it on a "geographical accident."
Lotus Exige vs Apache Gunship
The best attack helicopter in the world, flown by the best pilots in the world, against the best handling sportscar in the world, driven by an idiot. Which handles better?
Louis Armstrong "Swinging on Nothing"
Christmas without Pops? Unthinkable!