It’s About That Time for Miles Davis’s ‘So What’
A closer look at ‘So What’ by Miles Davis.
The Oscar nominations: Philip Glass
Along with Reich, Riley and Young, Glass was a principal figure in the establishment of minimalism in the 1960s. He has since become one of the most successful composers of his generation. He studied the violin at six, then at eight the flute with Britton Johnson at the Peabody Conservatory.
Extreme Home Makeover and Oxford University Press
OUP on Extreme Home Makeover.
Friday Procrastination
An A-Z list of books to read.
A Few Questions For Christopher Ringwald
Christopher Ringwald answers a few questions for OUP about his new book A Day Apart
Madison Square Park Sculpture: von Rydingsvard
A closer look at the art of Von Rydingsvard.
Truth: A Hunch?
Simon Blackburn on “truth”.
T.S. Eliot: an excerpt
In the New York Times Art Section today, Michiko Kakutani writes about British poet Craig Raine’s new book on T.S. Eliot, calling Raine’s description a “new, more accessible T. S. Eliot, an Eliot he describes as a virtuosic fox in terms of style, and a single-minded hedgehog when it came to themes.”
Tune In!
Oup authors will appear on ABC’s Primetime.
Happiness 101: Positive Psychology
A closer look at happiness.
Friday Procrastination: The Joy of Bloglines
Friday procrastination.
Rosanna Hertz: Some Answers
Rosanna Hertz, on the three questions she is asked most.
Story time: a closer look at Mary Norton and The Borrowers
Every time I turn on the television I am bombarded by advertisements for the new movie, “Arthur and The Invisibles”. It reminds me of “The Borrowers”. Remember them? Small, ingenious creatures that live in our homes and borrow our buttons, socks, thimbles, and other items you thought were misplaced.
Calling All History Fans: Oxford DNB Podcasts
A Friday podcast.
This Day in History: Dreyfus Condemned
This Day in History, Dreyfus condemned.
In Memory: Robert Solomon
In memory of Robert Solomon.