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Eric Partridge (1894–1979) wrote several flawed but popular and influential dictionaries in the mid-twentieth century, including A Dictionary of Slang ... Eric Partridge in a Pear…
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Selections from Flora + Fauna: Mary Ellen Solt’s “Forsythia” in Flowers in Concrete
When Erin Chiparo and I started planning for the exhibition Flora + Fauna: A Bounty of Beasts and Botanicals, we ... <strong>Selections from Flora + Fauna: Mary Ellen Solt’s… -
The Civil War Diary of Charles Brother
There is nothing like holding an old diary in your hands to connect you with the daily life of a ... The Civil War Diary of Charles Brother -
“We hammer away!”: a look at Soviet Propaganda Posters
By Brandis Malone Brandis Malone is a second-year master’s student in the dual Russian and Eastern European studies and Library ... “We hammer away!”: a look at Soviet Propaganda… -
Slang and the Roma People
Slang dictionaries have long claimed Roma etymologies for various words. Some people believe that slang churns up from the criminal ... Slang and the Roma People