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From the Andes to the Big Apple, Keeping an Indigenous Language Alive: Q&A with the Quechua Collective

With up to about 10 million speakers, Quechua (also known as Runasimi, or “people’s language”) is the most widely spoken Indigenous language of the Americas, and it is an official…

Barbiecore and the Language of Aesthetics

It’s a Barbie world, and we’re just living in it. With the release of Greta Gerwig’s Barbie movie has come a resurgence in popularity for highly feminine aesthetics and all…

The Planet Word building. It is a historic red brick building with decorative windows, cupolas, and a mansard roof.

A Manifesto for Planet Word 2.0

Back in 2013 when we started planning a museum of words and language, it was mainly intended to be a new way to bring disaffected readers back into the fold…

How to Make an Origami Poetry Envelope

In honor of National Poetry Month, Planet Word is celebrating Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 27. Whether you will be visiting the museum or staying at home, we…

A Couple of Neologisms for Today

On November 29, 2022, Planet Word interviewed Dr. Hany Farid from Berkeley about his work to identify deepfake online videos and photography. This is especially important as we enter the…