Puzzle Me This: SOED
A crossword puzzle courtesy of Jonesin’.
A crossword puzzle courtesy of Jonesin’.
Welcome to the world, sixth edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary!
David Nash, author of ‘Blasphemy in the Christian World’, takes a look at the outrage surrounding Monty Python’s ‘Life of Brian’.
Tushnet looks at the 2nd amendment.
Anatoly looks at the origins of directionals.
Belva Lockwood runs for President.
Mark Tushnet looks at gun-control argument.
Philip Davis’s final post in his five-part series.
With Constitution Day today, it seems a good time to talk about a constitutional issue that’s likely to get to the Supreme Court’s attention pretty soon: the Second Amendment. Shortly after it opens its term in October the Supreme Court will decide whether to hear an appeal on handgun possession.
D. Michael Lindsay looks at the changes in faith on campus.
Below Philip Davis, author of Bernard Malamud: A Writer’s Life, combines science with literature to convince us to read out loud more often.
Davis remembers Brodsky.
A Vigil at the Wailing Wall: In those days Rabbi Abraham Berukhim was known for performing the Midnight Vigil. He rose at midnight and walked through the streets of Safed, crying out, “Arise, for the Shekhinah is in exile, and our holy house is devoured by fire, and Israel faces great danger.”
Ben’s column this week looks at the fascinating history of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. He explains how the OED, quite possibly OUP’s most important book (well, series of books), got trimmed to a manageable two volumes and why this development was important.
Philip Davis’s second blog.