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Will the new Robin Hood Score … score?

Kathryn Kalinak is Professor of English and Film Studies at Rhode Island College. Her extensive writing on film music includes numerous articles and several books, the most recent of which is Film Music: A Very Short Introduction. You may remember her from an Oscar season interview on WNYC’s Soundcheck, when she accurately predicted a win for Michael Giacchino’s score in Up. Now, she has been asked back to the show (today at 2pm ET) to discuss the score in the new Robin Hood movie, starring Russell Crowe. Kalinak shares her thoughts after the jump.

Presidents and Congress as Seen Through a New Deal Prism

Donald Ritchie looks at common misperceptions about Roosevelt and Congress.

And the Oscar goes to “Up,” of course.

Kathryn Kalinak reflects on the the 2010 Oscar “Original Score” presentations and results.

Settling the Scores: 2010 Oscar Music Predictions

Kathryn Kalinak makes her predictions for the 2010 Oscar “Original Score” category, and a chance to submit your guesses.

Islamagic?

Adam Silverstein compares the study of Islamic history to the performance of magic.

Alcohol: The World’s Oldest Recreational Drug

An excerpt from Drugs: A Very Short Introduction by Prof. Les Iversen, the new chairman of the UK’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

Meeting Muriel Spark

Martin Stannard, author of the ODNB’s new entry on Muriel Spark, and of Muriel Spark: The Biography (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2009), writes about how he first met Spark.

English Etymology and a Happy New Year

Anatoly Liberman’s weekly post.

Holiday Book Bonanza ’09: Donald Ritchie

Donald Ritchie’s favorite book is True Compass.

Countdown to Copenhagen: Mark Maslin

Mark Maslin kicks off the OUPblog Countdown to Copenhagen.

The Bittersweet Beauty of South Africa:
Place of the Year 2009

Rathbone writes, “I had fallen in love with a tart, a very pretty tart, but a tart with stony heart.” Read why South Africa has been his “Place of the Year” for quite some time.