Assessing Obama’s Nobel Acceptance Speech
Elvin Lim looks at Obama’s Nobel acceptance speech.
From Garland to Zellweger: The Ten Best Musical Films
Richard Barrios shares his list of the ten best musical films of all time.
Unconscious Sexism and Racism in New Moon
Elvin Lim looks at The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
On Scientists v. Politicians on Mammograms
Elvin Lim looks at the new recommendation that women only undergo routine mammograms after the age of 50
The Origins of Tintin
An excerpt from Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin.
National Book Award Contest: Winners!
Who won our NBA contest?
Eight reasons to unfriend someone on Facebook
If you haven’t already heard, ‘unfriend’ is the New Oxford American Dictionary ‘Word of the Year’. In honor of this announcement, I surveyed Facebook users across the country about why they would choose to unfriend someone. The results ranged from robots and rages, to baby photos and politics.
Ponytail Pulling is Bad (but awfully good for women’s sports)
Laura Pappano discusses Elizabeth Lambert’s hair-pulling and sportsmanship in women’s athletics.
Historical Thesaurus: On dealing with the press interest
Professor Christian Kay on the press interest in the HTOED.
On whether KSM deserves Vengeance or Justice
Elvin Lim comments on the Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s upcoming trial in New York for the September 11th attacks within the context of justice in our legal system.
Technology Reduces the Value of Old People, Warns MIT Computer Guru
Dennis Baron looks at the dilemma of being old in the internet age.
On The Disrupted Sequence of Health-Care Reform
Elvin Lim looks at the health-care reform bill that passed in the House.
Happy Belated 40th Birthday To The Internet!
Dennis Baron wishes the internet a happy birthday!
National Book Award Contest: Win Prizes!
OUP is giving it away to celebrate the National Book Awards!
Why Republicans Shouldn’t “dance”
Jennifer Fisher looks at Tom DeLay’s appearance on “Dancing with the Stars”.
Top three questions about my interview on The Daily Show
Last week Jennifer Burns, author of Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right, appeared on The Daily Show. Below you can watch her interview with Jon Stewart. Then scroll down and read the top three questions everyone has been asking her since her appearance.