The custom of costumes — inspired by Halloween, an exploration of the language of fashion and fashion as a language.
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzgoxKvgAr0[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Costume
The Endless Knot: Ambition
The roots of ‘ambition’ and other political vocabulary show the way language changes with society’s changing values.
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU965S2lEMY[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Scatch
From stilts to skates: the obscure word “Scatch”
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9x3SXX239n0[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Linoleum
The surprisingly fascinating history of “Linoleum” – and trademarks!
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy5fkezJx7A[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Kenspeckle, Beau, & Bedizened
A new Quick & Quirky Word: the origin and early citations of Kenspeckle, Beau, & Bedizened.
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpFH70CPMWA[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Quacksalver & Toad-eater
A Quick & Quirky Word: Quacksalver. Medical charlatans and eating toads!
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJAZKlQ6-Qk[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Runes
For our new video, we’ve teamed up with NativLang to do a two-parter about the odd history of runes!
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwAYkYHmQ5k[/embedyt]
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl6qVHxMaDg[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Betwattled
The origin and early citations of ‘Betwattled’.
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7BqbgQnnVY[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Weird
From the Fates to Macbeth to the uncanny valley: a history of “Weird”.
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYPoTrHTXVQ[/embedyt]
The Endless Knot: Tom Collins
Practical jokes, hoaxes, and April Fool’s Day — and how they all connect to the classic drink, the Tom Collins.
[embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OylCDk2Fcog[/embedyt]