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Posted on 17 August 2013 by Kate Sotejeff-Wilson — Leave a comment

The Romanian-German writer Herta Müller is 60 today. Four years since the Times introduced her Nobel literature win with “Herta Müller – who she?” a new book about her is finally out in English. Here’s her Nobel Prize acceptance interview in…

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mihi placet

Posted on 29 July 2013 by Kate Sotejeff-Wilson — Leave a comment

mihi placet. That’s how to “like” something in Latin. Facebook will ask you “quid in animo tuo est?” instead of “what’s on your mind?” Hopefully not everyone will respond with MC (short for magno cachinno = LOL). For describing those…

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