"The main loss when a language dies is not cultural but aesthetic. The click sounds in certain African languages are magnificent to hear. In many Amazonian languages, when you say something you have to specify, with a suffix, where you got the information. The Ket language of Siberia is so awesomely irregular as to seem a work of art."
but does it float x geoff manaugh
It sort of feels wrong to read this, but at the same time, I never knew much about him or his life that he didn't write about in his own essays and books.
I would totally be into being resuscitated to the beat of Staying Alive, if it came to that.
Archive of work published for Harper's.
Three things:
- Big ups to the VA for posting the newly approved Wiccan symbol so quickly.
- The Atheist symbol is possibly the lamest thing I've ever seen.
- Copyright?
Intriguing approaches to cremation and later disposal of ashes. I wonder if there are any resources specifically detailing legal or environmental ramifications of alternative post-mortem practices?
