Good news: the doc film about the Tonkawa people that I was consultant for is nearly ready for release! It explores their history from precolonial days to the present, following the tribe's attempts maintain their traditions, language and culture: tonkawathemovie.com

Weekly Georgian Etymology: გაგანება gaganeba 'sultry summer heat', from the phrase გაგანია ზაფხული gagania zapxuli summer peak, from Old Georgian ႢႠႬႨ gani wide, broad. Perhaps folk-etymology of Latin canicula dog days, the mid-summer heliacal rising of the 'dog star' Sirius.

Horrible news from my colleague and friend Cliff Ando about Chicago. Mind-boggling to imagine Chicago, one of the great universities of the world, giving entirely monoglot and parochial focus to its humanities - and frightening to see them going so defeatist with such resources.