On Encyclopedias
Ammon looks at encyclopedias.
Advertising in Recession
Battistella looks at advertising in economic down-turns.
Best Sellers
Ammon Shea looks at best seller lists.
OED All Over The Place
The OED is popping up all over the place!
A 5 Under 35 Report From 2 Under 35
This year, authors Joshua Ferris, Jonathan Franzen, Francine Prose, Mary Gaitskill and Jim Shepard (former National Book Award Fiction Finalists) selected a young fiction writer “who they found particularly promising.” They chose Matthew Eck, Keith Gessen, Sana Krasikov, Nam Le, and Fiona Maazel.
The Real George Washington
Mark McNeilly reviews The Real George Washington airing tonight on the National Geographic Channel.
Slow Blog: Part Two
Additional thoughts on slow blogging.
A “Slow Blog”
Or Rather, “Bright Blog” Manifesto
Do you slow blog?
OUPblog sets sail on the Queen Mary 2
OUP UK’s Kate FT blogs from the Queen Mary 2.
The Oxford English Dictionary is 80!
Sarah Russo twitters the OED’s birthday celebrations.
OUP UK’s Word of the Year is…
‘Credit crunch’ is OUP UK’s Word of the Year.
Thoughts on My Hugo Award
Jeff Prucher reflects on winning the Hugo Award.
From Manhood in America to Guyland
An excerpt from Manhood in America.
“Overture . . . Dim the Lights”:
The Fifteen Best Broadway Overtures
A look at the best overtures.
Dispelling the Texting Myths
David Crystal tells us that txtng is nothing worry about
“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.