Friday, February 21, 2020

Some thoughts about foreign language education

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“What do you call someone who speaks three languages? (Trilingual.) What do you call someone who speaks two languages? (Bilingual.) What d...
Saturday, February 15, 2020

A review of David Grubin's “The Buddha: The Story of Siddhartha” (PBS)

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For practicing Buddhists, Siddhartha Gautama was just the first Buddha … At the time I write this, I have watched eight other films by ...
Tuesday, February 11, 2020

A review of PBS's “Edison: The Father of Invention” (American Experience)

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“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” – Thomas Alva Edison The great “geek” questions: “Edison or ...
Monday, February 3, 2020

How I observe ethnic history months

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There are some categories that I display on my blog's sidebar year-round. These include  Jewish history , Ancient Greece , the Roman E...
Sunday, January 26, 2020

A review of “Australia: The Story of Us”

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“It shall be lawful for the Queen, with the advice of the Privy Council, to declare by proclamation that, on and after a day therein appoi...
Thursday, January 16, 2020

A review of Ken Burns’ “Prohibition” (PBS)

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“After one year from the ratification of this article the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the import...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

25 additional things about me

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A continuation of my first and second “25 things about me” posts .