Oxford World’s Classics Quiz: Part Four
Day Four of the Oxford World’s Classics Quiz.
Control Freaks
Naomi Baron looks at modern communication.
Oxford World’s Classics Quiz: Part Three
The third part of the week-long Oxford World’s Classics Quiz.
Oxford World’s Classics Quiz: Part Two
Part Two of the OWC Quiz.
Rising Food Prices: What Should be Done?
Pamela Ronald responds to an editorial by Paul Krugman.
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, […]
Oxford World’s Classics Quiz: Part One
Part One of the Oxford World’s Classics Quiz.
Happy Passover: The Szyk Haggadah
A look at the Szyk Haggadah.
Relaunching the Oxford World’s Classics
OWC editor Judith Luna tells us about the new look classics, which we have just launched at the London Book Fair.
Chin Hills, Burma
Ben’s Place of the Week is Chin Hills, Burma.
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.
Help Me Write!
Who are your favorite travel writers?
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.