Behold “Language City,” a linguistic Baedeker of New York, especially its outer boroughs, which have become home to so many immigrant populations. But can the new Babel work?

El lunes en la tarde, un raro eclipse solar con casi la totalidad -- entre 83 y 90 por ciento -- será visible en el South Fork. Porque mirar directamente un eclipse puede provocar ceguera, la NASA insta a los espectadores del eclipse por tomar una medida de seguridad crítica de antemano: Obtenga un par de gafas de seguridad con clasificación ISO-12312-2.

On Monday afternoon, a rare solar eclipse with near totality — between 83 and 90 percent — will be visible on the South Fork. Because looking directly at an eclipse can cause blindness, NASA urges eclipse viewers to take a critical safety measure beforehand: Obtain an ISO-12312-2-rated pair of safety glasses. Glasses are available at several places on the South Fork.

Sarah Kautz’s childhood fascination with the Indiana Jones movies anticipated her career in historical anthropology and archaeology that has led her to South Africa, Japan, and the Southampton History Museum.