Wednesday’s Father
Anatoly looks at the origin of the word “Wednesday”.
Anatoly looks at the origin of the word “Wednesday”.
Cassie shares her favorite parts of the Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam for National Poetry Month.
In honor of Poetry Month, Michelle talks about the love letters of poet Edna St.Vincent Millay and how they compare to courtship in an online era.
Michael Ward, author of Planet Narnia, on discovering the Narnia Code.
The top 10 hard-to-define literary terms.
Anatoly answers questions about word origins.
Anatoly answers questions.
OUPblog celebrates Darwin’s birthday–a day late, but very enthusiastically! Here’s an excerpt from Darwin’s Recollections of the Development of My Mind and Character, an informal autobiography.
Anatoly’s January gleanings.
Scotland: A Very Short Introduction author Rab Houston talks about the history of Burns Suppers.
What OUP staffers read this year.
Test your literary skills with our anecdotes quiz.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. on the long path that led to Sen. Barack Obama being declared President-elect.
An examination of the historic candidacy of Barack Obama within the context of the civil rights movement and the changing nature of black politics.
Peters explores the word “Cylon”.
Anatoly Liberman looks at the word “Berserk”.