Friday procrastination: link love – poetry, publishing, and Pumpkin Patch
What Rebecca read this week.
October 2007
Faith In The Halls of Power: How I Got The Interviews
A podcast with D. Michael Lindsay.
Are We Giving Free Rei(g)n to New Spellings?
Ben Zimmer responds to claims that OUP is allowing “corrupted” spellings into its dictionaries.
Ned Sherrin Remembered
By Kirsty OUP-UK All of us here at OUP-UK were saddened to hear of Ned Sherrin’s death on October 1, from throat cancer, at the age of 76. He was familiar to virtually everyone in the country as the presenter of the Radio 4 programme Loose Ends, but during his many years in showbusiness he […]
“From the North So Dear To Southern Climes”
Anatoly looks at north and south.
A Curse on Mean-Spirited Intellectuals:
And Literary Scholars Above All
Philip Davis is fed up with seeing literature treated as fodder for convoluted academic analysis.
National Dictionary Day: Italian
Celebrate Dictionary Day with Italian!
Devil’s Island
Ben’s Place of the Week is Devil’s Island.
National Dictionary Day: Spanish
Celebrate Dictionary Day with Spanish!
National Dictionary Day: German
Dictionary Day fun in German!
National Dictionary Day: French
Happy Dictionary Day!
Oxford World’s Classics Book Club: Beowulf
Listen! All ye fans of tales of yore. I hereby decree the tale of the daring feats of the Hero of Denmark is the chosen selection for this month. So raise your cups and rejoice, and bring your sword and battle-shield, as we engage in lively discussion. On this date, the twenty-second of November.
Don’t Rock the Boat
A second excerpt from The Elephant in the Room
The Elephant in the Room: Fear and Embarrassment
An excerpt from The Elephant in the Room.
Friday procrastination: link love – Pulitzers, painting, and prizes
Friday link love.
National Coming Out Day
Some resources for National Coming Out Day.