William F. Buckley interviews Jorge Luis Borges. Filmed in Argentina in 1977.
Tag: History
How the poor became blessed
Qwerty forever
Greek and Roman Materials
Perseus Digital Library, an indispensable resource for students of antiquity.
Bringing the digital age to the Soviet Union
Automata
Shades of Sinbad! BBC In Our Time tackles automata from ancient Greece all the way through the medieval and Enlightenment periods. Takeaway: robots and self-moving devices are an old, old tradition.
The devil is in the details
A fascinating look at how to dress spies appropriately, because one wrong seam or button could give your asset away.
A brief history of Vim
The veterans America forgot
They fought and died for America, and America turned its back on them. Heartbreaking story on Filipino-American veterans.