French learning English, Irish learning Irish, and suddenly: free speech in Tunisia

The past and future of pharaohs, Cantonese and the Gang of Four

Eliminating an unwanted language, and Shakespeare in Shona

At the BBC, fewer languages and perhaps less global influence

Beautiful code, ugly fonts, and the architecture of diplomacy

Political language before and after Tucson

Teach yourself Babylonian, and teach the Ashes to the Ashes