Who’s Who in The Ring
Looking at the character of Brünnhilde from Wagner’s The Ring.
Privacy. Not Surrendered Yet
Mills argues that the general public would care much more about intrusions to their privacy if they had a better idea of how often it is subtly violated.
Sarah Palin Will Not Debate
Lim looks at Sarah Palin’s indirect answers in the debate last week.
Do Human Research Protections Ever Harm Humans?
DuBois questions what happens when overly strict ethical guidelines hinder research.
Friday procrastination: link love – Creative Loafing, love letters and literature
What Rebecca has been reading this week.
Slang 101
Cassie reads a dictionary of slang and shares some of the great words she finds.
Cleavage – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “cleavage”.
OUP UK’s Word of the Year is…
‘Credit crunch’ is OUP UK’s Word of the Year.
Hello, Hello!
Anatoly Liberman looks at the word “hello”.
The Role of the “Latino Lover”
An excerpt from Clara E. Rodríguez’ book, Heroes, Lovers, and Others: The Story of Latinos in Hollywood.
Jane Austen: A Literary Anecdote
One of my personal favourite new releases this season in the UK is the paperback edition of The New Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes by John Gross. I could have chosen any one of hundreds of great anecdotes from and about authors I love, but in the end I decided to share with you this […]
Norway
Ben’s place of the week is Norway.
Proverbs for the Bloggers
Some proverbial advice for bloggers.
Obama Doesn’t Understand
Elvin Lim takes a look at the charge that Obama doesn’t understand.
Drawing the Wind: L’Shana Tova 5769
Long ago, on the Spanish island of Majorca, a young boy spent most of each day at the shore, sketching the ships that sailed into the harbor. Solomon was a wonderful artist, everyone agreed. His drawings seemed so real that people wondered if the waves were as wet as they seemed-or the sun as hot.
Overcoming Bulimia Nervosa
A look at how daily food records can help you overcome your eating disorder.