Freedom Riders: The Film Premiere
Author Raymond Arsenault sees his book turned into a film.
Author Raymond Arsenault sees his book turned into a film.
Author John A. Neuenschwander looks closely at a question posed to the H-ORALHIST list serve.
An excerpt from Cholera: The Biography
In light of Bilski v. Kappas Charles R. Macedo questions whether speed dating can by patented.
Are you the kind of writer who struggles through a page or who writes twenty in an afternoon?
A look inside the writing process of Terry Riley’s In C.
An excerpt from ‘Planet Narnia’ by Michael Ward, the basis for the recent BBC documentary ‘The Narnia Code’.
Simon Morrison shares the story of the premier of Prokofiev’s ballet “Romeo and Juliet,” in which Romeo and Juliet live happily ever after.
As we approach the bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birth, I’d like to take a moment to commemorate the anniversary of the death of another great, though under-appreciated biologist; Richard Goldschmidt, one of the preeminent geneticists of the 20th century, who died 50 years ago at the age of 80.
A look at how traditional medicine has led to some of our most important modern drugs.
Carol Holmes reflects on voting.
Several times a year I speak on Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), a guest of Kerri Miller’s program “Midmorning News.” We usually advertise some general topic in advance, but, while I am in the studio, listeners are requested to ask any questions they like about word origins, regardless of the overarching theme. Sometimes I […]
What should we look for in the District of Columbia v. Heller case?
Patricia Aufderheide answers a few questions about her Very Short Introduction to Documentary Film
Philip Jenkins and Miranda Hassett continue their conversation.
An email exchange between Miranda Hassett and Philip Jenkins.