Bean has a blog of her own! Please go check it out. It’s full of the excellent Bean writing and analysis that “Alas” readers are used to. (And although content matters more than form, I additionally want to compliment Bean on the beautiful blog design.)
Perhaps of particular interest to some folks here, Bean’s most recent post comments on and continues the “civility” discussion that’s taken place here on “Alas.”
When capitalized, "Sie" is the formal way to address adults of either gender in polite German. I majored in the…
If one assumes that a person is making their money, including enough money to have no incentive to "work", by…
Ob sie wirklich Deutsch spricht. Normalweise, kommt die US Soldaten nicht ins Stadt und spricht nicht so oft mit denn…
As for being a Nazi, ich spreche fliessend deutsch und wohnte in Deutschland fuer drei Jahre mit der americanishe Luftwaffe…
And of course this "incentive" only applies to poor people: Rich people who already have enough to live off of…
Congratulations to Bean. I can say that I had been hoping for this for some time now.
The template makes me feel nostalgic of des femmes, who hasn’t posted since December 09, 2004, and would probably have precious insights about the fundamental issues that have been discussed recently.