A 4th of July Barbeque Quiz
Andrew Smith, editor of the Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink, is here to test your knowledge of barbecuing in America.
The Constitution and the 4th of July
Donald Ritchie helps us celebrate 4th of July.
Marketing Health: Doctors, Public Health, and the Smoking Ban
Virginia Berridge talks about public health warnings in light of the recent smoking ban in England.
Thoughts on Juneteenth
A closer look at Juneteenth.
Tudor Roses,
Or Happy Birthday King Henry VIII
Today’s celeb gossip has nothing on Henry the VII and his six wives…
This Day in History: The LP is Unvieled
On this day in 1948 Dr. Peter Goldmark of CBS unvelied the LP, and by doing so, revolutionized the music industry.
OUPBlog’s First Podcast: Gene Autry
Holly George-Warren interviews Jacqueline Autry.
Lives Across The Pond: Sam Wanamaker
This month we feature the actor and director Sam Wanamaker, born in Chicago on 14 June 1919 and best known in Britain as the inspiration behind London’s Globe Theatre.
Clean: Part 2 – A Few Questions for Virginia Smith
Virginia Smith, author of Clean, answers a few questions for the OUP blog.
Clean: Part I – An Extract
An excerpt from Clean: A History of Personal Hygiene and Purity, by Virginia Smith
Feast on Food and Sex
Feast on the connection between food and sex.
Walden Pond: personal refuge
Few things make me happier than spending a spring day climbing a mountain, or exploring with a kayak, or walking the shoreline at the ocean. So when summer comes, I yearn to be away from my computer and outside. I love the internet, but amidst all the voices online you can sometimes lose your own.
Almost a Miracle: An Excerpt
An excerpt from the beginning of John Ferling’s new book on the American victory in the War of Independence.
Celebrating the completion of The New History of Western Philosophy
From the party celebrtaing the completion of Anthony Kenny’s New History of Western Philosophy series.
In the Case of John Tierney “Fateful Voice of a Generation Still Drowns Our Science”
Mark Lytle takes a closer look at the New York Times article.
A Few Questions For John Ferling
John Ferling answers some questions for OUP.