Category: Academia Things
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Despite Lazarus saying they needed to stay away from volcano alerts in a previous post, we are now subscribed to volcano alert emails from USGS.
And Kilauea in Hawai’i is erupting again after a short pause. I’ll paste the text of the email below in a quote: If you live out there, stay safe, friends. Science is cool. -Allēna
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Thorn in Y’all’s Side
Soooo during today’s most recent round of Internet Foraging, I came across this dubious little gem… My internal medievalist, linguist, and my internal lack of gender are all screaming. Because, fortunately or unfortunately for everyone witnessing this beautiful piece of nonsense, this glorious character Þ is called a thorn, and it is actually pronounced like…
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“Love In My Pocket”: How Using Modern, Accessible Language Connects Contemporary Audiences with Timeless Ideas
Preface: I was listening to one of my favorite songs, “Love in my Pocket” by Rich Brian, this morning, when I conceived a shitpost idea about an imaginary essay on this very thing. I posted the shitpost (which I’ll include a screenshot of below). I knew I would probably get at least one person jokingly…