Word Window: Week Eleven
The word in our window this week is…
The word in our window this week is…
The 40th anniversary of Tommy.
In the spirit of breaking genre walls, Michelle talks about what she learned from SFF writer Neil Gaiman.
What Rebecca has been reading.
The 11th Star Trek film is opening this Friday, and I don’t know about you, but I’ve already bought my ticket. It’s a reboot of the original, meaning more James Tiberius Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the gang. It’s enough to make me jump up and down in excitement – and not just for terminology.
The podictionary word of the week is “miniature”.
Dorothy H. Crawford, Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Edinburgh, on the H1N1 swine flu outbreak.
A look at Michael Oren.
Leslie Francis looks at H1N1.
Anatoly analyzes some interesting differences in spelling and pronunciation between American and British English.
John Playfair reminds us that infectious diseases don’t stand still for long.
Elvin Lim looks at the problems behind calling H1N1 “Swine Flu.”
With one man being tried in New York, and another eleven captured, check out the latest update on the Somali Pirates.
An excerpt from The Balkans in World History.
The history of electrical stimulation to treat pain.
The word in Oxford’s window this week is…