This is too cool to be believed.

[truepenny]

Okay, for particular values of "cool" (i.e., my values):

YLE, the Finnish Broadcasting Company, for reasons best known to itself, provides a summary of the week's news for the world in Latin.

I found this via Patrick Nielsen Hayden's Electrolite, which is itself very cool.

But not as cool as YLE. They broadcast in Latin! *dies* I love them! I love them forever!

Comments

[penmage.livejournal.com]

This is the coolest thing ever. And, I might even understand it when I take Latin next year.

But oh, this is wonderful.

[papersky.livejournal.com]

I didn't know they did it on the web, but they've been broadcasting it for years, bless them. I used to listen to it when I lived in Lancaster and had a serious radio. It would reliably make me giggle to hear names in the accusative and dative. Perezem Tequelam. Terentii Waita.

I used to daydream about getting a job there, as they're one of the few places in the world that needs someone with my qualifications.