The Argentine writer Julio Cortazar was born on August 26, 1914. Following the rise to power of Juan Peron, Cortazor emigrated to Paris in 1951. There he produced his masterpieces Hopscotch, Blow-up and Other Stories (the titular short story formed the basis for Antonioni's movie of the same name), Around the Day in Eighty Worlds … Continue reading Feliz Cumpleaños, Julio
Barack and Helen–Fans of Freedom
Jonathan Franzen's new novel Freedom doesn't come out until next Tuesday, but it's already big, big news in the publishing world. Franzen's first novel The Corrections was a smash hit (and won the National Book Award for Fiction... and was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award... and was picked as an American Library … Continue reading Barack and Helen–Fans of Freedom
Sideronym, Metonym, or Tautonym? You Decide
From Oxford University Press'blog comes word of a nifty little quiz for word lovers everywhere. It tests you knowledge of the "-nyms." Sure you already know synonym and antonym. But how about exonym or chironym? Those really separate the tyros from the adepts.Take the quiz here. (Check out this list at http://www.wordnik.com if you need … Continue reading Sideronym, Metonym, or Tautonym? You Decide
Musings from Magers and Quinn 