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In Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, it is estimated that over 70 per cent of the population live in informal settlements.
These seven words, from fernweh to hurkle-durkle, reveal the subtle feelings and deeply human moments that often matter more ...
"A beautiful expression we have in Italian is 'arrangiati.' There do exist turns of phrases in English that mean more or less ...
Continuing the theme of last week's Perspective cover story, here are more summer reading suggestions for those interested in ...
Spoiler: It wasn’t after a guy named Bob with a flair for hair accessories. Bobby pins got their name from the bob haircut—a ...
Another of Seymour’s latest discoveries is the origin of Empire, an unincorporated area of Stanislaus County between Modesto ...
The Place-Names of the North Riding of Yorkshire. English Place-Name Society Volume V.) by A. H. Smith. Publication date 1928-01-01 Publisher Cambridge Collection internetarchivebooks Contributor ...
Recent headlines have drawn attention to naming conventions and mapping technology. But maps have always been political, ...