What I saw on the web on 2026.1.18
Jan. 19th, 2026 07:19 am- The Most Mistranslated Word in Old English
by Graham Scheper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMIfHNn9KGs
bro makes a good case
via discord - Higgledy piggledy/Timothée Chalamet
by Gretchen McCulloch
https://bsky.app/profile/gretchenmcculloch.com/post/3m2rtjnrxlc2t
i likes me a good double dactyl i does
via her blog - A Linguist Explains the Rules of Summoning Benedict Cumberbatch
by Gretchen McCulloch
https://web.archive.org/web/20250322082608/https://the-toast.net/2013/12/02/a-linguist-explains-the-rules-of-summoning-benedict-cumberbatch/
i noticed some of these early on, but several caught me by surprise
via her blog - Dante and the 3-Sphere
by John Carlos Baez
https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2026/01/18/dante-and-the-3-sphere/
combining early renaissance italian literature and higher-dimensional geometry, as is appropriate
via rss - True Facts: Is The Goffin's Cockatoo The Smartest Bird?
by Ze Frank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq9JXXrhOt8
Ze makes a good case, and a lot of double entendres
via rss - Jazz Musician Reacts to Rush – “Limelight” | I Wasn’t Ready for THIS!
by Rush and chris g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgbbMp8v3vE
ah, his tool deep dive has lead to a rush deep dive. all is proceeding according to plan
via youtube recommends - Concrete Jungle [1971]
by the Wailers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qp1LqiuAU
the definitive performance, every bit as heavy as Yabby You, and with version too!
via wanting to track it down again - The Paris Suburban Cable Car Is NOW OPEN (And Predictably, I Love It)
by the Tim Traveller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqP4QipFCkc
to look for next time one's in Paris?
via rss