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How I would love to get my hands on some of these Silver Age Marvel comics on sale now. bit.ly/LuZZwL 12:33 PM May 24th via web
Just read the first issue of "Mind MGMT." I really like Matt Kindt's artwork, and the story setup is interesting. bit.ly/Mv8zeB 12:18 PM May 24th via web
I decided to finally watch it after reading this short @TheEconomist article on the LRA's activities in Central Africa. econ.st/KNWJhF 8:02 AM May 24th via web
Three months later, I've watched the @InvisibleChildren video to stop Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army. bit.ly/KNWpPW 8:01 AM May 24th via web
Yesterday the lyrics to "A Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler came to my mind. What a classic pop song. bit.ly/KNQA4N 7:14 AM May 24th via web
Here's the "On the Road" trailer with Kristen Stewart. I wonder if scenes were actually shot in Colorado & Louisiana. bit.ly/LrFZuU 11:29 PM May 23rd via web
The final @AJEnglish endangered languages video report discusses attempts to televise & put them online. #linguistics aje.me/LrEaOx 11:21 PM May 23rd via web
Ice climbing might be fun, but my favorite thing about this @NatGeo photo of the day is the red sky of Zagreb. on.natgeo.com/kRR0yt 10:08 PM May 23rd via web
It's never fun to be stuck in traffic. 5:17 PM May 23rd via Tweetbot for iOS
胎兒 @ Boulder Public Library instagr.am/p/K-26MNKg0p/ 1:13 PM May 23rd via Instagram
Comics, yes @ Time Warp Comics instagr.am/p/K-x2Q0qgyB/ 12:29 PM May 23rd via Instagram
Food porn: I don't get to eat many American cheeseburgers these days @ Thunderbird Burger instagr.am/p/K-thU8Kg_z/ 12:28 PM May 23rd via Instagram
And here comes the first trailer for Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby." Oh sure I'll go see it. Then forget it. bit.ly/K9sU9X 9:33 PM May 22nd via web
RUFIO! bit.ly/LAZyUz 8:21 PM May 22nd via web
A little sad: just a half-dozen young people openly celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia in Tehran. bit.ly/Jo0xlF 7:57 PM May 22nd via web
Last week I thought I'd like to buy Facebook shares. Now they're collapsing. Is this really a second Internet bubble? bit.ly/JnWwhe 7:35 PM May 22nd via web
Love these six new character posters for "The Dark Knight Rises." Too cool! bit.ly/JEwZ7k 3:01 PM May 22nd via web
Great @AJEnglish report on New Zealand's Maori, who are keeping their tongue alive through language nests. #linguistics aje.me/KiroBE 12:44 AM May 22nd via web
The Enduring Voices Project is working to preserve the endangered Xyzyl ('hizzle') language of Siberia. #linguistics bit.ly/K6H5Ls 9:36 PM May 21st via web
Random language fact: the word 'cuneiform' derives from the Latin word for a wedge, which is 'cuneus.' 9:11 PM May 21st via web

Name Joshua Valin
Location Denver, CO, USA
Web http://joshuavali...
Bio Linguist, volunteer, reader, current events & foreign affairs enthusiast, pop culture & music fanatic, cinemaphile, technogeek, runner, global citizen.