Thursday, May 19, 2005
"COREA" VS. "KOREA"
Kushibo weighs in on this never-ending debate (and has some interesting visuals). For me the kicker has always been that the official Japanese name for "Korea" wasn't "Korea," but "Chosen."
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
"SING US A SONG .."
You're the piano man. Oops, not that piano man. Interesting story nonetheless.
NEW WORD FOR THE DAY
"Kakistocracy":
Kakistocracy is government by the worst, most unprincipled citizens of a state. It's from the Greek kakistos, worst, superlative of kakos, bad.Three, no two, guesses as to which regime is nominated for this dubious honor (link via Dean Esmay).
