Historical Thesaurus: On dealing with the press interest
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & Dictionaries & Media & Reference & UK | November 19, 2009
Professor Christian Kay on the press interest in the HTOED.
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Finding the Word of the Year
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & Dictionaries & Lexicography | November 18, 2009
Ammon Shea reveals how the Oxford Word of the Year is chosen.
Oxford Word of the Year 2009: Unfriend
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & Current Events & Dictionaries & Lexicography & Reference | November 16, 2009
Our word of the year has “lex-appeal”.
South Africa: Place Of The Year 2009
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & Current Events & Geography & History & Politics & World History | November 9, 2009
Oxford announces its annual “Place of the Year”!
Keith Bardwell: Wrong But Not Alone
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & African American Studies & American History & Current Events & Law & Politics | November 3, 2009
Peggy Pascoe looks at Justice of Pece Keith Bardwell’s refusal to marry Beth Humphrey and Terence McKay.
Historical Thesaurus Week – Christian Kay reflects
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & Dictionaries & Reference & UK | October 29, 2009
Professor Christian Kay reflects on her 40 years’ work on the HTOED.
National Book Award Contest: Win Prizes!
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & Current Events & Leisure & Literature & Media & Poetry & Prose & Reference | October 23, 2009
OUP is giving it away to celebrate the National Book Awards!
Why Republicans Shouldn’t “dance”
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & Art & Leisure & Media & Music & Politics & Sociology | October 22, 2009
Jennifer Fisher looks at Tom DeLay’s appearance on “Dancing with the Stars”.
Monsters and Wild Things
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & Film & Leisure & Literature & Media & Philosophy & Prose | October 15, 2009
Stephen Asma, author of On Monsters looks at Where the Wild Things Are.
John Muir and the National Parks
Filed in A-Editor's Picks & A-Featured & American History & Film & Geography | September 23, 2009
Donald Worster looks at the new Ken Burns documentary.
