Easeful Death: On Assisted Dying and Euthanasia
Baroness Mary Warnock and Elisabeth Macdonald respond to a recent UK poll that came out in favour of assisted dying and euthanasia.
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.
Family Affairs: The New Jersey Jewish Film Festival
Herbert Ford introduces us to the New Jersey Jewish Film Festival.
Your cheatin’ words
Ammon Shea explores cheating in the OED.
“I love the night passionately” An excerpt from Paris Tales
An excerpt from Guy de Maupassant’s short story ‘A Nightmare’.
A Most Holy War and Religious Violence
Mark Gregory Pegg helps us understand religious violence with historical perspective.
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.
Into The Woods: The Oxford Companion To Fairytales
An excerpt from The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales.
Very Short Introductions: The Quakers
Pink Dandelion answers a few questions on his Very Short Introduction to The Quakers
“Only 22%” Political Blog Readership Is Pretty Good…
Perlmutter looks at the readership of political blogs.
Traditional Polynesian Tattooing
Adrienne L. Kaeppler, author of The Pacfic Arts of Polynesia and Micronesia, tells us a little about traditional Polynesian tattooing
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?