Clean: Part I – An Extract
An excerpt from Clean: A History of Personal Hygiene and Purity, by Virginia Smith
Taku River, Alaska
Ben’s Place of The Week is Taku, River.
Museum Mile: Metropolitian Museum of Art
One more reason why we love NYC.
Walden Pond: personal refuge
Few things make me happier than spending a spring day climbing a mountain, or exploring with a kayak, or walking the shoreline at the ocean. So when summer comes, I yearn to be away from my computer and outside. I love the internet, but amidst all the voices online you can sometimes lose your own.
Oxford World’s Classics Book Club:
Tess of the D’Urbervilles
This month’s book club pick is Tess of the D’Urbervilles.
Celebrating the completion of The New History of Western Philosophy
From the party celebrtaing the completion of Anthony Kenny’s New History of Western Philosophy series.
In the Case of John Tierney “Fateful Voice of a Generation Still Drowns Our Science”
Mark Lytle takes a closer look at the New York Times article.
BEA Roundup
A look at the bloggers who are talking about BEA.
Making BEA Beautiful
An Origami lesson.
On Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
Play with The Beatles.
Oxford World’s Classics Book Club: The Secret Agent
John Lyon reflects on what it was like to introduce The Secret Agent.
Conrad and Government
What do you think Conrad was saying about the interaction between government and terrorists?
Oxford World’s Classics: Book Club Reminder
Tomorrow is the discussion of The Secret Agent.
Creating Black Americans
Nell Painter, author of Creating Black Americans: African-American History & Its Meanings, 1619 to the Present was a winner of the 22nd annual Myers Outstanding Book Awards.
Cheeseburger in Paradise: A Quiz
A Hamburger quiz for you meat-lovers.
Holy Hangover, Batman!
Someone pass me four advils and a bucket of your finest coffee. If life appears sluggish around here, it’s because last night Oxford threw a launch party to celebrate the publication of The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink. Even our ironic trucker hats can’t hide these hangovers. Contrary to popular belief, we publishing […]