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The Correct Way to Say “Knute”
Apparently on Sunday, an NFL announcer, Charles Davis, mentioned the name “Knute Rockne” and pronounced it with a hard K, i.e. Ka-nute. A fellow announcer, Ian Eagle, gave him a hard time about it. I don’t watch the NFL, so I missed the live exchange, but the clip got sent to me, and I gave Continue reading
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No, Your Vintage Enamel Cookware Was Not Made In Oskar Schindler’s Factory
All links and bibliography for this post can be found here, on my Pinboard account. If you encounter a dead link, an archived copy is available on Pinboard. A few weeks ago, I was looking for vintage Polish cookware on eBay. I was coming across a bunch of lovely pieces, but one listing immediately caught Continue reading
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