The Beckoning Silence (2007) Documentary Film.Director: Louise Osmond

Originally posted on teeterboard:
    In The Beckoning Silence, Joe Simpson–whose amazing battle for survival featured in the multi-award winning “Touching the Void”–travels to the treacherous North Face of the Eiger to tell the story of one of mountaineerings most epic tragedies. As a child, it was this story and that of one of…

Your reckless abuse of the Oxford comma is furthering the demise of the English language

Originally posted on Squirrel Thoughts:
Oxford comma-nistas around the world are having a heyday over a recent push alert sent by Sky News, which they believe is the end-all, be-all argument in favor of their precious punctuation mark. Now, let’s be clear: The Oxford comma is necessary in this “sentence” as it’s written. Obviously, there…