Welcome to 111 Words, by Andrew Shields

Minutemen and James Blood Ulmer (1940-2026) in Palo Alto in 1985

English exams for the Matura diploma at the Gymnasium Bäumlihof in Basel

The journalists didn’t understand The Sex Pistols in early 1976, but the musicians did

Tears and underlining: Reading "Doktor Faustus" (1947), by Thomas Mann (1875-1955)

Swiss striker Breel Embolo and his visa problem before the Men’s World Cup starts next week

Re-reading “Calvin and Hobbes” this summer and preparing a session on Calvinball for next spring