1. THE ESTONIANS.  permalink

Languagehat / Languagehat.com

I'm afraid this doesn't even have any Estonian in it, so it's kind of hard to justify its presence here, except that I figure we can all use a laugh; as Robert Mackey says in his NY Times "Lede" post , which embeds it, "this note-perfect Estonian television ad for an evening news show, which reimagines the opening of 'The Simpsons' set in rural ...

2. 100 best lycées in France  permalink

Trevor / Kalebeul

Spain’s finances and politics seem have settled into perpetual crisis mode, and some will be looking for safer havens. I thought this might be of interest to those of you with or anticipating children: