Happy Birthday George Gershwin
Happy Birthday George Gershwin!
Friday procrastination: link love – Turkey, teleporters, and the Tate Modern
Happy Friday to all. It finally feels like fall outside and it definitely feels like fall inside. We are all so busy at OUP with our fall list I barely had time to procrastinate this week! Don’t fear dear reader, I made time to surf the web so that I wouldn’t disappoint you. So enjoy! […]
Politician: Compliment or Curse?
Ammon Shea looks at the connotations of the word “politician”.
Placebo – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “placebo”.
Of Pliosaurs and Kings
Harald V, King of Norway, seems a serious man, and he can certainly make a thoughtful speech. Hence to see him subsequently, with due ceremony, push the button to inflate a life-size model of the biggest pliosaur ever found (fifteen metres long) – makes for one of life’s more singular pleasures.
Monthly Gleanings (September 2008)
Anatoly answers questions.
If Not Perfect, At Least Excellent: The Electoral College
Donald Ritchie looks at the Electoral College.
Oxford goes to The Bookseller Retail Awards 2008
OUP UK’s Coleen Hatrick blogs from The Bookseller Retail Awards 2008.
The Geography of Food
Ben looks at the geography of food.
The Paradox of Logocracy
Elvin Lim reflects on what our politicians have said in light of our financial crisis.
A Lesson From the Crash of 2008
In this article, Zelinsky discusses the federal government’s promotion of common stock investments for 401(k) participants. He suggests that, in light of the Crash of 2008, that promotion constitutes misguided paternalism.
On The Dot
A look at the dot in computing.
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder, or seasonal depression.
Friday procrastination: link love – Oscar Wilde, Hubble, and whales with legs
What Cassie’s been reading this week.
Torture: Israel’s expanding export industry
Yuval Ginbar blogs on pro-torture Israeli academics.
Ryder Cup greats from the Oxford DNB
Elsewhere on the internet…