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Keep the Grammar Sane, for Word’s Sake!

Scholars say that language is a living entity, constantly shifting to reflect the society that speaks it. Yet, there is a fine line between dynamic evolution and unnecessary unravelling. In recent years, major style guides and lexicographers have approved sweeping changes to traditional English grammar rules. While proponents argue that the modifications promote inclusivity and convenience, one must ask whether…

Literary Van Goghisation in the Third Millennium

The phenomenon of Van Goghisation, named after the post-impressionist painter Vincent van Gogh whose artistic genius was famously recognised only after his tragic death, describes the structural delay between creative production and critical validation. In the twenty-first century, this mechanism has undergone a profound transformation. Rather than operating as a…

The Ghosts-upon-Avon (Part 1)

‘We shall never know whether Sir Francis Bacon, Christopher Marlowe, Edward de Vere, Sir Walter Raleigh, John Donne, Sir William Stanley, Anne Hathaway, even Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen herself, or anyone else wrote Shakespeare’s plays and poems. Still, if they did not, they missed a great, unique opportunity to…

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Former diplomat and globetrotter, Dan Costinas is a versatile contemporary writer, translator, and editor. A true polyglot, he has authored and contributed to several dozen books spanning mainly fiction, essays, aphorisms, reviews and criticism, journalism, and poetry.

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Books of Our Continent

From the quiet shelves of forty-four national archives and ancient university libraries to the cosy corners of independent bookstores and modest home…

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