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Assimilation top image
Culture
Who gets to decide what ‘assimilation’ means?
Firefighters from the Sequoia National Forest Cobra 4 hand crew mop up a spot fire
Music
Meet the firefighters from American Samoa who sing to stay motivated on the job
Screenshot from a parody video made by Christian singer Micah Tyler.
Religion
‘What a total God shot!’ Understand that? Then you speak Christianese.
Romance of the Ranchos
Culture
A hidden history of Spanglish in California
Tim Hankins helps maintain All Saints Church in Aldwincle, England. Poet John Dryden was born in Aldwincle and baptized in the church.
Arts, Culture & Media
English might not have become quite so popular, if a 17th-century poet had his way
Tim Hankins helps maintain All Saints Church in Aldwincle, England. Poet John Dryden was born in Aldwincle and baptized in the church.
Arts, Culture & Media
English might not have become quite so popular, if a 17th-century poet had his way
Turkish President Abdullah Gul addresses the 68th United Nations General Assembly in New York.
Arts, Culture & Media
Sometimes it’s not what you say or how you say it… it’s the language you pick
Arts, Culture & Media
West African Music in 1920s Britain
The World in Words
What Beatboxing Tells Us About Language Acquisition
Touring Brooklyn with Reggie Watts
Environment
Hurricane Sandy: Closed New York Stock Exchange Reverberates Around the World
The World in Words
Hinglish: A Case of Reverse Colonization?
The World in Words
A Dubious Award For The Squeezed Middle
Tales of Community: Lyall Watson
Tales of Community (Lyall Watson)
Unearthing Gotham
Arts, Culture & Media
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
Arts, Culture & Media
Oh My God, Charlie Darwin
Global Politics
Bob Woodward analyzes ‘Obama’s Wars’
Arts, Culture & Media
Spelling bee
Arts, Culture & Media
Slapstick Geo Quiz
Arts, Culture & Media
Global hit
Arts, Culture & Media
Global Hit – Spanglish
Lifestyle & Belief
Geo quiz
Arts, Culture & Media
Reggie Watts