The Mother’s Day Gift I Want: Author Joyce Antler Helps Us Celebrate
Joyce Antler helps us celebrate Mother’s Day.
May 2007
Lives Across the Pond: Nancy Astor
Nancy Astor became the first woman to take her seat in the British House of Commons.
Oxford World’s Classics Book Club: The Secret Agent
An excerpt from The Secret Agent to get you excited about our upcoming Book Club discussion.
American Food Personalities
Andrew Smith helps us weigh in on American food personalities.
A Special Ben’s Place of The Week
Can Barbara Hillary teach us about life?
“Your Sarvant, Sir,” Or
The Oddest English Spellings (Part 8)
Anatoly looks at some of the oddest English spellings.
Half Moon Caye, Belize
Ben makes us want to travel to Belize.
A Few Questions For Geoffrey E. Hill
Geoffrey Hill talks to OUP about an elusive bird.
Why Spock could never have evolved
If you ever watched Star Trek, you’ll remember Spock, the pointy-eared alien. Spock was half human, half Vulcan; a species that, by some quirk of fate, happened to look remarkably human in all respects other than those tell-tale ears. The visual similarity, however, concealed a deeper difference.
The Future of the Brain: An Excerpt
An excerpt from the book, The Future of the Brain.
Friday procrastination: link love – Alice in Wonderland, Niebuhr, and Igoggles
Some things we have been reading.
American Slang Word of the Day
The editor has a “jelly-belly.”
The Pursuit of Happiness
‘Philosophers have an infuriating habit of analysing questions rather than answering them’, writes Terry Eagleton, who, in “The Meaning of Life”, asks the most important question any of us ever ask, and attempts to answer it.
Rock The Vote: Favorite Fake Culinary Icons
Who is your favorite culinary icon who never lived?
Well Regulated: The Lost Meaning of the Second Amendment
By Saul Cornell Political reactions to the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech have been predictable. Leading Republicans invoke the 2nd amendment, or suggest arming students, while the Democratic leadership scrambles for cover seeking to avoid the wrath of NRA. If we are to make any progress in formulating effective gun policies that will reduce America’s […]
Editor’s Note: The Power of Words
A personal note from the editor.