In a recent blog post about the Evolving English exhibition, I mentioned Polari. Polari (or alternatively palari, parlare, parlary) was a secret language or gay slang, popular with the British gay community from about 1900 until the 1970s, and made famous by the 1960s radio show Round the Horne with Kenneth Williams. But what are its origins? Well, Polari is a complex...
We moved offices at over Christmas. And in the studio we've got a nice big white wall we've yet to fill. Until last night that was. I came into work this morning and Phil had created Super Mario out of a pack of Post-It notes. Brilliant! ...
If you’re in the area of Londinium between now and April 3rd, get yourself down to the British Library for their Evolving English: One Language, Many Voices exhibition. The exhibition explores the beginnings of Anglo Saxon right through to current rap music and shows how English has evolved over the last 1500 years from its small island origins to become one...
So I went to a local high school this morning to see the teenager I'm mentoring when I spied this notice on the library wall....
