Memoirs of a Film Groupie: The European Premier of Sweeney Todd
Judith Luna, Commissioning Editor of the Oxford World’s Classics, tells us about the European premiere of Sweeney Todd.
Who Is The True Conservative?
Mickey Edwards sheds light on the Republican candidates for President.
Milton in 2008
Four hundred years after the birth of John Milton, he still lives, his example still inspires, his words still echo. “Paradise Lost” is played on the stage, is sung to music, is choreographed for a ballet; it is an audiobook, the subject of countless theses and dissertations – and even paintings.
Obama and Huckabee Embrace Religion, Win Iowa
Domke and Coe look at the Iowa caucuses.
A Look Back at 2007
A look back at the great posts of 2007.
Christmas Records: Annual Turkeys
Colin Larkin, editor of the Encyclopedia of Popular Music, gives his guide to Christmas records.
Oxford Place Of The Year: Warming Island
Ben Keene chooses the Place of the Year.
Oxford World’s Classics Book Club: Beowulf
Andrew Varhol helps us explore Beowulf.
Kindle: The Holy Grail or the last gasp of eBooks?
Kindle has arrived! Evan Schnittman reviews the new ereader for us.
Holiday Help
David Tolin helps us prepare for the holidays
Oxford Word Of The Year 2007: Locavore
It’s that time of the year again. It is finally starting to get cold, and the New Oxford American Dictionary is preparing for the holidays by making its biggest announcement of the year. The 2007 Word of the Year is (drum-roll please) ‘locavore’; a trend in using locally grown, seasonal ingredients.
On Women, Sports and the New York Marathon
The authors of Playing With The Boys take a look at the NY Marathon.
The Void: Can Nothing Really Exist?
Frank Close, author of The Void, talks about nothing.
Prophecies: Right Here, Right Now
John Brehm shares a poem on the blog.
Longtail Wars
Evan Schnittman explains how publishing is winning the Longtail War.
The Second Coming of Christ: October 22nd
Daniel Walker Howe looks at the day Christ did not come.