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Month: February 2015

Just in case

Here is a quick summary of the more commonly-encountered cases of nouns and pronouns, for readers of Gaston […]

February 28, 2015 Language

Favourite Paintings 9: Vincent van Gogh, Starry Night over the Rhône, 1888

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This serene and startingly colourful nocturne took painting from the heights of Impressionism towards several radical movements of the twentieth century.

February 27, 2015 Painting

Book Review: Lingo. A Language Spotter’s Guide to Europe, by Gaston Dorren

An insightful and entertaining account of the many languages of Europe. Strongly recommended.

February 27, 2015 General, Language, Life

Artificial Untelligence

The one thing that sticks in my craw almost every time I browse amazon.co.uk is how dumb its recommendations are.

February 26, 2015 General, Life, Technology

Favourite Paintings 8: Berthe Morisot, La Lecture (Reading), 1888

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This Impressionist essay on light, colour, and tranquillity features vivacious brush work; in taking art into everyday family life, it heralds art for all.

February 25, 2015 Painting

Protecting your Mac against malware and intrusion

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Security, like terror and debt, is a concept that can generate nightmares, or deep indifference, depending on your level of paranoia and anxiety.

February 24, 2015 Macs, Technology

Enough enough

Enough is a common enough word in the English language that we never stop to think how strange it is.

February 24, 2015 Language

Favourite Paintings 7: Camille Pissarro, Setting Sun and Fog, Éragny, 1891

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A simply golden landscape at sunset, by the central figure in Impressionism and father of Post-Impressionism.

February 23, 2015 Painting

Beyond words and pictures 4: modern painting, and conclusions

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Is modernism different with respect to its use of visual tropes such as metonymy? The answer leads us to conclusions about the reliance of language and painting on metaphor and metonymy.

February 23, 2015 Language, Painting

Lambs’ tales

I hate the word ‘cute’, but these newly-born lambs really are, complete with their black boots.

February 22, 2015 General, Life

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