Reflecting on The Daily Show
David Perlmutter reflects on The Daily Show.
On The Daily Show
David Perlmutter reflects on The Daily Show.
Did Jimmy Carter Violate the Logan Act?
Zelinsky suggests that former President Carter may have violated the federal Logan Act by meeting with officials of Hamas.
Control Freaks
Naomi Baron looks at modern communication.
When Can You Say Thin Is Too Thin?
Alexander R. Lucas, M.D., author of Demystifying Anorexia Nervosa is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry and former Head of the Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Mayo Clinic. For forty years he has been a recognized authority on anorexia, with a practice that drew patients from around the world. Demystifying Anorexia Nervosa defines anorexia, […]
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.