The Runners-Up: WOTY
More WOTYs.
October 2006
Philip Jenkins at the Carnegie Council
On October 11th, OUP author Philip Jenkins had the honor of speaking before the Carnegie Council about his new book The New Faces of Christianity: Believing the Bible in the Global South.
A Few Questions for Michael Lind
Michael Lind answers some questions about his new book.
Negro Leagues: Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige and the Negro Leagues.
Bovvered: Word of the Year
Word of the Year.
The Elements of Murder: An Excerpt
A “safe” excerpt from The Elements of Murder by John Emsley.
Many Happy Returns of the Day
Or, Study Etymology and Live Long
Anatoly Liberman ponders longevity.
Santander Department
Ben’s Place of the Week
Ben’s Place of the week is Santander Department.
A Few Questions for Jennifer Weber
Some questions for Jennifer Weber, author of Copperheads.
Great Read in the Park
Great Read in the Park
A Few Questions For Robert Beisner
A Q and A with author Robert Beisner.
Rogue Regime: Excerpt
Excerpt from Rogue Regime
Lives Across The Pond: Benjamin West
A biography of Benjamin West.
Friday Roundup
Friday Roundup
Journalism Past and Present
Until the age of 50, Mencken was called “America’s Foremost Bachelor,” praised for being the patron saint of single men. When H. L. Mencken married Sara Powell Haardt in 1930, the press concluded that the author of “In Defense of Women” was probably in the most embarassing position of any fiancee in recent years. They were bent in trotting out the old quotes. How, reporters insisted with glee, will Mencken explain that he had once said “A man may be a fool and not know it –but not if he’s married.” Long before, he had defined love as “the delusion that one woman differs from another.” To these queries Mencken replied; “I formerly was not as wise as I am now….the wise man frequently revises his opinions. The fool, never.”
Negro Leagues: Cool Papa Bell
The Oxford African American Studies Center looks at Cool Papa Bell.