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v. phr.— «Where breathes the fighting man with soul so dead that he takes insult on being termed a soldier of fortune? There’s no better label for the man who prefers bucketing around the globe seeking danger to a safe nest where his protected talent may flower in peace.» —“Saigon Warriors” by S.L.A. Marshall Washington Post, Times Herald Oct. 5, 1963. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
The mascot for Horace Mann Elementary School in Washington, D.C. is a centaur, that mythological creature that’s half-man, half-equine. Say the name of the school several times quickly, and you’ll see why. This is part of a complete...
Many of us struggled with the Old English poem “Beowulf” in high school. But what if you could actually hear “Beowulf” in the English of today? There’s a new translation by Maria Dahvana Headley that uses contemporary...