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To err is humaneThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:10PMA look at local English-language newspapers and the language lessons which they can provide.

Mikhail Lyubansky: Going Where Glenn Beck Wouldn't: Defining White CultureThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:37AMMy facebook and twitter friend @clyde_online, a community organizer in DC, has been pestering me to define U.S. white culture. Up until now, I've demurred....

Sir Frederick WarnerThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:49AMEngineer and leading authority on nuclear and chemical safety The chemical engineer Sir Frederick Warner, who has died aged 100, was internationally renowned for his pioneering work in building chemical plants and improving the health and safety conditions for workers in the chemical industry. His expertise in environmental impact, particularly of radiation, saw him lead the first international ...

Relish CookcabularyTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:43PMRelish Cookcabulary™: A Dictionary for Cooks

What Is Sugar? How Much Added Sugar Should I Have?Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:23PMSugar is a simple, edible, crystalline carbohydrate. Sugar comes in many different forms, however, all types have a sweet flavor. The main types of sugar are sucrose, lactose and fructose. Common table sugar is typically sucrose which is extracted from cane or beets. Sugar is added to many foods, and drinks. The word "sugar" comes from the Arabic word sukkar, which came from the Sanskrit word ...

Nikolas Kozloff: Oil and Cultural Genocide: From the Amazon to the GulfMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:13PMReporters have ignored a crucial aspect of the BP spill: cultural extermination and the plight of indigenous peoples.

Robert Creamer: Congratulations to Andrew Breitbart - He May Have Succeeded in Having a Word Named After HimMonday, July 26, 2010 @ 9:13AMBreitbart, verb, to intentionally make something appear to be its opposite for political ends. As in, "to brietbart Shirley Sherrod." It's not everyday that...

A dose of hubris can derail careersSunday, July 25, 2010 @ 5:56PMTo put the story in context, Pericles is often referred to as "the first citizen of Athens" for his many achievements: his promotion of art and literature, his championing of democracy, and his sponsorship of an ambitious building project that included most of the surviving structures on the Acropolis, including the Parthenon. Hubris often indicates being out of touch with reality and ...

Contador a worthy Tour championSunday, July 25, 2010 @ 1:14PMThis was the Tour de France that Alberto Contador, despite winning, finally looked human, looked vulnerable. It was the Tour that sparked a discussion of cycling etiquette (When is it proper to attack?). It was was the final Tour for Lance Armstrong, whose troubled, 23rd-place performance was marked by his struggles to keep the rubber-side down.