Strategic Musical Chairs
The game of switching stances continues in countries around the Horn.
The President’s Church
Elvin Lim looks at American Presidents and Church.
On Love Letters Past and Present
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.
Discovering the Narnia Code
Michael Ward, author of Planet Narnia, on discovering the Narnia Code.
Marcus Daniel On Backstory
An audio excerpt from Daniel’s Backstory interview.
Feeding Crocodiles
Stephen Specter looks at the contrast between Bush and Obama’s views on Israel and Islamic extremists.
Guantanamo: In The Public Eye
Karen Greenberg responds to Guantanamo on television.
Africa’s Arab Leaders Unite
A look at the confusion surrounding al-Bashir’s indictment by the International Criminal Court, and the Arab leaders’ rally to support him.
Happy Birthday: Gil Scott-Heron
Happy Birthday to Gil Scott-Heron!
Nine words you might think came from science but which are really from science fiction
We were pretty excited when ‘Brave New Words’ won the Hugo Award. Now that ‘Brave New Words’ is available in paperback we asked Jeff Prucher, freelance lexicographer and editor for the Oxford English Dictionary’s science fiction project, to revisit the blog. Below are Prucher’s picks of words.
Announcing Black Plastic Glasses:
Evan Schnittman Blogs
Schnittman’s new blog.
A Brief History: Sudan and Somalia
A brief overview of some key people and groups in Somalia and Sudan.
10 Literary Terms You Might Not Know
The top 10 hard-to-define literary terms.
Perspectives From Inside the “Show”
Michelle looks at life on the editorial side.
At Least He Got My Name Right
What do you do when your work is distorted to make or support political claims you don’t accept in the service of an agenda that you don’t share?
A Prodigal Nation, Still
A blog post from Andrew Murphy author of Prodigal Nation.