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When conflicts become entrenched over generations, the language of war infiltrates everyday life, concealing destruction and hardening positions. Nowhere is this truer than in the Middle East. Award-winning author Raja Shehadeh explores the politics of language and the language of politics in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, reflecting on the walls that they create - legal and cultural - that confine today's Palestinians just like the borders, checkpoints and so-called "Separation Barrier".

Abridged for audio. Read by the author, Clive James. With fascinating essays on towering figures from Anna Akhmatova to Stefan Zweig, via Charles de Gaulle, Hitler, Thomas Mann and Wittgenstein, Cultural Amnesia is one of the crowning achievements in Clive James's illustrious career as a critic...

"For Millions of Immigrants, a Common Language: WhatsApp" is from the December 21, 2016 Technology section of The New York Times. It was written by Farhad Manjoo and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Create Your Own Language, for Credit" is from the Lifestyle section of The New York Times. It was written by Ashley Winchester and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Job postings for home health aides say applicants need to be “sympathetic” and “caring,” “empathetic” and focused on “families.” It turns out that doesn’t lead very many men to apply.

"Job Disconnect: Male Applicants, Feminine Language" is from the January 16, 2017 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Claire Cain Miller and narrated by Fleet Cooper.