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Article 3, Section 1(c) of the Geneva Convention states that prisoners of war shall not, “at any time and in any place whatsoever” be subject to “outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment.” [CAUTION: Images in the previous link are most certainly objectionable to (almost) everyone.] The Guardian reports that it wasn’t [...]

Last October, Jim, of Uncle Jazzbeau’s Gallimaufrey, had a post about linguists in movies which sparked a lively discussion. This doesn’t quite count, but the actress Rebecca Romijn-Stamos has been making the rounds on the talk-show circuit, promoting her new movie, Godsend. As usual, actresses are expected to have some funny story to share about [...]