Oxford Blues
The Oxford Blues introduce themselves.
June 2007
This Day in History: The LP is Unvieled
On this day in 1948 Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS unvelied the LP, and by doing so, revolutionized the music industry.
How The G8 Got It Wrong: Or Why Aid Isn’t The Answer
Collier, a Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University, argues that the G8 did not go far enough in its efforts to assist Africa.
Lost in Music: The OUP Ball 2007
Some photos from the OUP Ball 2007.
OUPBlog’s First Podcast: Gene Autry
Holly George-Warren interviews Jacqueline Autry.
The Curmudgeon and the Catawampus
Anatoly weighs in on curmudgeon and catawampus.
Merowe Dam, Sudan
Ben’s Place of the Week is Merowe Dam, Sudan.
The ABC’s of GBS: Part 3
Google Library, The Lawsuits, and Is Charkin Barking Up the Right Tree?
Google and libraries are doing something they need a license to do – and rather than ask for one, they are asking the copyright holders to provide a list of properties they wish to protect or not include in this program.
Coercive Control: A Follow-Up
A look back at the response to last week’s post about Coercive Control.
Blogging At The Press
Rebecca OUP-US Happy Friday to you all! I am in Minneapolis this weekend for the American Association of University Presses Annual Meeting. If you are around you should come hear the panel I am speaking on at 3:30pm. We will be talking about my favorite topic, blogs.
Good Author Blogs
What makes a good author blog?
Lives Across The Pond: Sam Wanamaker
This month we feature the actor and director Sam Wanamaker, born in Chicago on 14 June 1919 and best known in Britain as the inspiration behind London’s Globe Theatre.
Clean: Part 2 – A Few Questions for Virginia Smith
Virginia Smith, author of Clean, answers a few questions for the OUP blog.
Oxford World’s Classics Book Club: Tess of The D’Urbervilles
An excerpt from Tess of The D’Urbervilles.
On Faggots & Pimps
Anatoly weighs in on pimps and faggots.
Clean: Part I – An Extract
An excerpt from Clean: A History of Personal Hygiene and Purity, by Virginia Smith