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How to pronounce Sotomayor, part 2. What's this country all about, anyway?
By Andrew Leonard
May 28, 2009
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An accent on the last syllable is unnatural, says a National Review fearmonger. Does he understand English?
By Andrew Leonard
May 27, 2009
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The LPGA says its new rules requiring English-fluency are for the good of the golfers. But what about the TV ratings?
By Andrew Leonard
August 26, 2008
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For two centuries, English mastery has equaled power. Will Chinglish, Spanglish and Hinglish topple that great linguistic empire?
By Andrew Leonard
March 28, 2007
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In Karnataka, the sword of Tipu Sultan still cuts
By Andrew Leonard
September 26, 2006
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A funny thing happened to Russell Crowe's accent on the way to the Colosseum.
By Christine Kenneally
May 16, 2000
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The scoop on finding a translator in Egypt, getting a cheap seat on a half-empty plane and planning a cross-country train trek.
By Donald D. Groff
April 13, 2000
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Sailor dances in his birthday suit at Aussie football match. English waitress brightens up bowls championship in the buff.
By Hank Hyena
February 4, 2000
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I was his English teacher, 14 years older. But on the beach in Mazatlan, love is love.
By Susan McKinney de Ortega
October 15, 1999
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Women at elite universities may have broken the ivory ceiling, but they're still battling old-fashioned discrimination.
By Ann Douglas
October 11, 1999
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In his new memoir, "Out of Place," Edward Said brings his exile into
focus and finds a home between his past and his future.
By Chris Colin
October 4, 1999
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Gomez steal from groups like the Beatles, the Band and the Who. But after classic pastiche records like "Paul's Boutique," nicking good riffs just makes you boring.
By Dave McCoy
September 27, 1999
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Battling cancer, a nice male psychoanalyst and her own sexual demons, the diva of queer theory learned a new way of living.
By Maria Russo
September 27, 1999
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The Robyn Hitchcock Hour: Jonathan Demme's mesmerizing documentary 'Storefront Hitchcock' brings an unlikely pop singer to the silver screen.
By Mark Athitakis
November 25, 1998
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A revisionist argues that historians have turned the authoritarian, conformist puritans into reflections of their own complex, Harvard-educated selves.
By Maria Russo
November 25, 1998
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Matthew McAllester reports from France on the differing passions of Serbian, English and French soccer fans.
By Matthew McAllester
July 7, 1998
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Ethan Zindler reports that threat and theft take over the town of Lens during the England-Colombia World Cup match.
By Ethan Zindler
June 30, 1998
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On summer vacation, Joshua Cohen and a fellow English teacher based in Hunan venture into the rural north to visit their star student -- and get a glimpse of rural realities.
By Joshua Cohen
May 12, 1998
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Decksanddrumsandrockandroll
By Gina Arnold
April 7, 1998
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The important thing about home schooling isn't getting away from school. It's getting back into your home.
By Denis Johnson
October 1, 1997
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You move abroad, and suddenly you're making more money and dating sexier women than you ever could in the states. So why aren't you happy?
By Karl Taro Greenfeld
September 30, 1997
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There's more to London than the Savoy and the Tate -- like erotic exhibitions, cappuccino shops and Dickens' commode.
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
August 5, 1997
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An inner-city teacher reflects on the murder of New York teacher Jonathan Levin.
By Anthony Cody
June 17, 1997