Countdown to Copenhagen: Jan Zalasiewicz
Geologist Jan Zalasiewicz talks about the new epoch we live in and what the human legacy might look like in future Earth’s strata.
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.
Cranberries: A Thanksgiving Favorite
A celebration of Thanksgiving and cranberries!
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.
Five Things You Never Knew about West Side Story
Geoffrey Block share five facts about West Side Story.
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.
A Photo Journal of South Africa:
Place of the Year 2009
Helen Eaton and Dewi Jackson share photos of their trip to South Africa.
A Toast to South African Wine:
Place of The Year 2009
Nothing says classy like incredible acumen in wine industry knowledge. Read about one of the world’s top ten wine producers here.
The Blue Dress
Place of the Year 2009
15 years ago Albie Sachs was appointed by Nelson Mandela to South Africa’s first Constitutional Court. Here he talks about one of the most important buildings in the post-apartheid era and the artwork that makes its visitors pause.
The Future is Another Country:
Place of the Year 2009
Author Peter McDonald was the first to investigate the newly opened archives of South Africa’s apartheid censorship bureaucracy in 1999. He was astounded at what he found…