Inhalation Treatment for Asthma:
Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company
An excerpt from Asthma: The Biography.
November 2009
Friday procrastination: link love – Sesame Street, Walt Whitman and the Yankees
What Rebecca has been reading.
From Jolson to Mariah:
The Ten Worst Musical Films Ever Made
A top-ten-list.
Brick – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “brick”.
Historical Thesaurus: On Kinship
Professor Christian Kay from the HTOED team blogs about one of her favourite sections of the Historical Thesaurus.
What is Art?
Roger Scruton argues that there are universal standards by which to judge art.
Good God and Etymology
Anatoly Liberman discusses the etymologies of “good” and “god” and demonstrates the two words are not related.
Gaspard de Coligny and the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre
An excerpt from Martyrs and Murderers by Stuart Carroll.
Happy Belated 40th Birthday To The Internet!
Dennis Baron wishes the internet a happy birthday!
Keith Bardwell: Wrong But Not Alone
Peggy Pascoe looks at Justice of Pece Keith Bardwell’s refusal to marry Beth Humphrey and Terence McKay.
All Politics is Not Local
Elvin Lim looks at the upcoming elections.
$250 Checks to Seniors: Just Say No
Edward Zelinsky looks at the Obama Administration’s plan to send an additional $250 to social security recipients.
The Discovery of Insulin
An excerpt from Diabetes: The Biography.