Crack Heard Round The World: Parmigiano Reggiano Wheels
ver the weekend Whole Food Market attempted to earn a Guinness World Record for “Most Parmigiano Reggiano Wheels Ever Cracked” at the same time.
Scoops, Packs, and Clubs
Donald Ritchie shares his National Press club speech.
Hillary’s Blog Dilemma
David Perlmutter looks at the influence of blogs.
Howe Wins the Pulitzer Prize
Oxford University Press is beaming with joy at the news that Daniel Walker Howe has won the Pulitzer Prize in history for What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848. Read Howe’s OUPblog post here. Read Howe’s Powell’s post here. More to come after we finish celebrating.
The First Blogger
William Safire blogs about blogs.
The Swipe-Happy Road to Debt
Stuart Vyse warns us about the dangers of buying on credit.
Blogging the Classics at the Oxford Literary Festival
Kirsty looks back at OUP’s blogging event at the Oxford Literary Festival
Visiting Thomas Jefferson’s Grave
Who should have the right to visit Thomas Jefferson’s grave?
Blogs and the Political Elite
Perlmutter looks at the media diet of political elites.
Your cheatin’ words
Ammon Shea explores cheating in the OED.
Text Messaging as Toy or Tool
Naomi S. Baron, author of Always On: Language in an Online and Mobile World, explains to us the generation gap in text messaging.
“Only 22%” Political Blog Readership Is Pretty Good…
Perlmutter looks at the readership of political blogs.
2008 Bancroft Prize
A closer look at the Bancroft Prize.
District of Columbia v. Heller: What to Look For?
What should we look for in the District of Columbia v. Heller case?
Hirabayashi v. United States
A look at Hiraybayashi v. United States.
Making Money Marketing
Evan Schnittman tells us a tale of past marketing success that may help publishing move forward.