Posted on: October 18, 2018

Anthea Bell – RIP

by D. D. Degg October 18, 2018

Translator Anthea Bell has passed away.Anthea Bell May 10, 1936 – October 18, 2018From the above linked obituary:In 1970 Anthea Bell found herself with the tricky task of translating Asterix in Britain. The eighth adventure in the comic book series about everyone’s favourite Gaul rested on a French view of the English that was not […]

CSotD: 13 O’Clock at the Ministry of Truth

by Mike Peterson October 18, 2018

Darrin Bell leads off today because the major issue facing us is that we might be better off if we had a deliberate, Machiavellian liar in the White House.But it’s becoming increasingly clear that this is not some cunning plan.We knew Trump was devoid of empathy, but it’s not just that he can’t identify with […]