Is It Cultural Appropriation To Use Drag Slang And AAVE?
Much of our everyday language has roots in various subcultures. With the rise of social media, the lines between “subculture” and “mainstream” are starting to Read More
Author: Claire Larkin
Rediscovering Polari: How This Secret Gay Language Helped Create LGBT Culture
Language is so much more than a method of communication. It is a living history: of people, of culture, of the endless ebb and flow Read More
Rediscovering Polari: How This Gay Dialect Is A Map Of Forgotten Subcultures
What do words like fantabulosa, ferricadooza and ecaf have in common? For one, they’re all Polari words that have evident linguistic roots in other subculture Read More
Rediscovering Polari: What Is Polari And Why Did It Die Out?
“Oooh, vada the lally-drags on that omee. Very sheesh!” You might have overheard this sentence in a London bar in the 1950s, spoken as a Read More
Europe’s 4 Strangest Christmas Gift Givers
What do you imagine when you think of Christmas folklore? Is it eight shaggy reindeer dragging Santa on his sleigh through the snow? Or perhaps Read More
5 Iconic British Christmas Traditions To Look Forward To
Illustration by Mouni Feddag, courtesy of the Bright Agency. Christmas is also a highly personal and nostalgic holiday. In the UK, exclusively British Christmas Traditions Read More
10 Interesting Christmas Traditions From Around The World
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, so hang up your Christmas stockings, put some milk and cookies by the fireplace, and let’s embrace Read More
All In The Language Family: The Inuit Languages
What are the Inuit languages, and where are they spoken? As you might guess if you’ve heard the term “Inuit” before, the language family is Read More
The Eerie Origins of Halloween
Second to Christmas, Halloween is one of the most anticipated holidays in many countries around the world. But where did it originate? What are its Read More
Could We Really Communicate With Aliens Like They Do In The Movies?
Of the hundreds of science-fiction movies about aliens coming to Earth, very few address the challenges of actually communicating with extraterrestrial visitors. Space aliens are Read More