Friday procrastination: link love – manhattanhenge, metaphors and Alice Munro
What Rebecca has been reading.
May 2009
How the New York Times (and Almost Everyone Else) Missed the Watergate Scandal
Donald Ritchie looks at the reporting of Watergate.
Tarmac – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “tarmac”.
How Did Your Garden Grow?
Gardening the Seventeenth-Century Way
OUP UK Publicity Manager Juliet Evans snags some bargains at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and looks to 17th century gardener John Evelyn for some tips on how to make the most of them.
The Dirty Dozen:
Top 12 Helen Gurley Brown-isms
Advice from Helen Gurley Brown.
Monthly Gleanings: May 2009
Anatoly’s monthly gleanings.
The Aftermath: Rwanda in 1995
A look at Rwanda after the genocide and the violence that led to the Kibeho massacre.
Like Grimoires? Read More!
Owen Davies, professor of social history at the University of Hertfordshire, has written extensively about the history of magic, witchcraft and ghosts. His most recent book, Grimoires: A History of Magic Books, is a history of magic books that takes us from ancient Eygpt, through Kabbalah, Scandinavian witchcraft, 19th-century Egyptology, West African folk religion, a […]
Reflections on A Check-Room Romance
Michelle discusses the premiere of A Check-Room Romance–and what happens when music and graphic art merge into one theatrical genre.
A Memorial Day Tribute To The G.I. Bill
An excerpt from The G.I. Bill: A New Deal For Veterans.
Scientists Without Beards
Patricia Fara looks at women in science who have inspired her.
A mystery-y-ish-y word trend: the –y suffix has gone bananas
Many lessons can be gleaned from watching reruns of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’: Indirect sunlight is not an unlife-ender for vampires. Some small-town mayors may yearn to become giant unholy snake things (no surprise there). As Cordelia Chase said, “People, you’ve got to leave your tombs earthed.” (Whoops, that was on the Buffy spinoff Angel—but whatever).
Hurricane – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “hurricane”.
Obama, Notre Dame, and Abortion
Elvin Lim looks at Obama and abortion.
Star Trek: Terminology Rebooted
Cassie looks at how her favorite Star Trek terms were used in the new movie.
The Spirit of the Hustings Returns
Dr Jon Lawrence reflects on the history of the public facing politicians in light of the recent MPs’ expenses scandal in the UK.