A new exhibit showcases the surprisingly contentious history of English grammar books. Read more
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The Strange Undeath of Middlebrow
It is odd that anyone still uses the word middlebrow. Like its complements lowbrow and highbrow, it reeks of antique beliefs, specifically the English notion that the brow ridges of pureblooded Anglo-Saxon gentlemen jut out and up in a most lordly fashion. Read more