Why Roget Was Roget

from Prospect Magazine Roget’s Thesaurus is more than just a book about words—and the story of its author’s often unhappy life provides a suggestive counterpoint to its complexities Lesley Chamberlain   Peter Mark Roget, the future Linnaus of the English...

Jamaican Dancehall Culture in Pictures

from The Guardian UK 9 / 14 Wayne Smith in Jammy’s Yard. In 1985 he released the revolutionary track Under Mi Sleng Teng – the first fully-computerised hit Beth Lesser [ click to view full slideshow at The Guardian ]

Once There Was A Silly Old Ram

from the Arizona Republic China executes man for ant-breeding scheme Nov. 27, 2008 08:25 AMAssociated Press BEIJING – China has executed a businessman convicted of bilking thousands of investors out of $416 million in a bogus ant-breeding scheme, state media...