Pontificating on a Mountain Pass
Today we found ourselves in the Pontic Mountains—the ones above the Black Sea, which the…
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Wire, Enamel, and Cauldron
In the museum today I came upon the term for the eastern Turkish jeweller’s craft…
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The Chorus That Stayed Behind
Coming into central Trabzon from the west, the traveller is met by these two dancers—metal,…
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Hippo, Cheese, and Kvass
Good day to you. Missed us? Here is another etymological conjuring trick. Have you had…
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A Universal Lament
Laugh if you like, but I have watched Wednesday—the Tim Burton series about the Addams…
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The Word Shapes the World
Learning Turkish goes on rewarding me with marvellous revelations. The latest unit of the textbook…
