Oxford World’s Classics Quiz: Part One
Part One of the Oxford World’s Classics Quiz.
Happy Passover: The Szyk Haggadah
A look at the Szyk Haggadah.
Relaunching the Oxford World’s Classics
OWC editor Judith Luna tells us about the new look classics, which we have just launched at the London Book Fair.
Chin Hills, Burma
Ben’s Place of the Week is Chin Hills, Burma.
Crack Heard Round The World: Parmigiano Reggiano Wheels
ver the weekend Whole Food Market attempted to earn a Guinness World Record for “Most Parmigiano Reggiano Wheels Ever Cracked” at the same time.
Help Me Write!
Who are your favorite travel writers?
Scoops, Packs, and Clubs
Donald Ritchie shares his National Press club speech.
Hillary’s Blog Dilemma
David Perlmutter looks at the influence of blogs.
Howe Wins the Pulitzer Prize
Oxford University Press is beaming with joy at the news that Daniel Walker Howe has won the Pulitzer Prize in history for What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848. Read Howe’s OUPblog post here. Read Howe’s Powell’s post here. More to come after we finish celebrating.
The First Blogger
William Safire blogs about blogs.
Easeful Death: On Assisted Dying and Euthanasia
Baroness Mary Warnock and Elisabeth Macdonald respond to a recent UK poll that came out in favour of assisted dying and euthanasia.
The Swipe-Happy Road to Debt
Stuart Vyse warns us about the dangers of buying on credit.
Blogging the Classics at the Oxford Literary Festival
Kirsty looks back at OUP’s blogging event at the Oxford Literary Festival
Visiting Thomas Jefferson’s Grave
Who should have the right to visit Thomas Jefferson’s grave?
Blogs and the Political Elite
Perlmutter looks at the media diet of political elites.
Family Affairs: The New Jersey Jewish Film Festival
Herbert Ford introduces us to the New Jersey Jewish Film Festival.