“Move It” from Zero to Fifty:
British Rock’s Unlikely Rise from Cliff Richard to the Rolling Stones
A look at British music from Cliff Richard to The Rolling Stones.
A Battle Of Leadership Definitions
Lim reflects on the way Obama and McCain define leadership.
Telling the Truth About Terminal Diseases
The ethics of end of life surgery practice.
Friday procrastination: link love – academic humour, Yiddish words, and Lost in Translation
What Rebecca has been reading.
Desperately Seeking Mandela
On Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday, Elleke Boehmer looks at the symbolic legacies of Mandela in South Africa.
The Merriams and the Madman
Ammon Shea looks at Merriam’s madman.
Richard Dawkins: Information Theory Podcast
Week Seven
Richard Dawkins talks about Claude Shannon and information theory.
W – Podictionary Word of the Day
It seems strange that in English we call W ‘double-U’ while in French its ‘double-V’. It’s usually written to resemble two Vs, rather than two Us. At Urbandictionary, the entry for W contains plenty of slurs against George Bush, and those who decided to have 3-Ws as the start of a web address.
Who’s glamorous? The Queen or Victoria Beckham?
‘Glamour’ author Stephen Gundle compares the glamour factor of The Queen and Victoria Beckham
American Nicknames Part 1: Softies and Buckeye
Anatoly looks at the word “Buckeye”.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ben’s place of the week is Philadelphia, Pa.
Kindle & Sony Reader Update
Evan revisits his ebook predictions.
New York Philharmonic In The Park: Jean Sibelius
A biography of Jean Sibelius.
The Anti-Intellectual Candidates
Are our presidential candidates following the lead of our anti-intellectual presidents?
Surgical Ethics: The Public’s Right To Know?
Surgical Treatment of Public Figures
How do doctors balance the privacy rights of a patient and the public’s right to know?
Helpful Spanish Phrases
Heather introduces us to Take Off In…