July 4th Weekend
Filed in A-Featured & American History & Current Events | July 3, 2009
Happy 4th of July!!
Archive for the 'Current Events' Category
Michael Jackson, Nostalgia, and the 1980s
Filed in A-Featured & American History & Current Events & Media & Music | June 30, 2009
Elvin Lim looks at 80’s nostalgia.
American War Propaganda Top Ten
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & American History & Media & Politics | June 30, 2009
The top ten propaganda messages of the last century.
The ABC’s of Law
Filed in A-Featured & Current Events & Dictionaries & Law & Reference | June 30, 2009
Some excerpts from the Oxford Dictionary of Law.
OUP USA on The AAP/ Authors Guild Settlement With Google
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & Current Events & Literature & Media & Online Resources | June 29, 2009
OUP USA President Tim Barton has published a detailed overview and position statement regarding the AAP/Authors Guild Settlement with Google which can be found here. Below is a brief excerpt from the piece.
“…What once seemed at least debatable has now become irrefutable: If it’s not online, it’s invisible. While increasing numbers of long-out-of-date, public-domain books [...]
Set Phasers on Tweet: A Star Trek Snowclone Blizzard on Twitter
Filed in A-Featured & Blogs & Current Events & Film | June 25, 2009
Mark Peters looks at all the variations of the snowclone “set phasers to x” on Twitter.
Dancing With A Cockatoo
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & Current Events & Media & Music & Psychology & Science | June 24, 2009
Can birds keep a beat?
Terrorism: How to Respond
Filed in A-Featured & Current Events & History & Politics & UK | June 24, 2009
Watch a video of Richard English talk about his forthcoming book Terrorism: How to Respond.
The ABC’s of Education
Filed in A-Featured & Dictionaries & Education & Reference | June 23, 2009
Some excerpts from the Oxford Dictionary of Education.
Why Obama Must Treat DOMA with Care
Filed in A-Featured & American History & Current Events & Politics | June 22, 2009
Elvin Lim looks at Presidents Obama and Bush.
