Everything has a history, and nothing is simple.

On the complexities of the humble pencil and other everyday objects.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj0ze8GnBKA

Here is part 2 of "Armenian First Names Through the Ages" from Gesaria #Armenian Research and Academic Services. What do names like Lori, Taline, and Ani have in common? Where do Karlen, Mels, and Ninel come from? (A hint: think #Soviet .) Read on to find out.
@histodons #onomastics #anthroponymy

https://www.gesariaservices.com/glimpsesofthepast/armenian-first-names-through-the-ages-part-ii

A super-interesting article about #music and #SciFi, among other things.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@publicdomainrev/115028846557226845

​#Armenian history has tended to lionize figures like Lord Byron, an Englishman who briefly set his sights on mastering Armenian in the nineteenth century. But it rarely shines a spotlight on the scores of Armenians in the past who were born into #language s other than Armenian and spent years of their lives learning it and making it their own.

https://www.gesariaservices.com/glimpses-of-the-past/armenians-learning-armenian-echoes-from-the-past