Will the iPad Change Your Life?
A look at the iPad.
Reptile – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “reptile”.
The Arsenic Century: The Case of the Poisoned Partridges
A short extract from James C. Whorton’s The Arsenic Century: How Victorian Britain was Poisoned at Home, Work, and Play.
Empire of Liberty: An Excerpt
The author of Empire of Liberty, Gordon S. Wood, explains how the story of Rip Van Winkle epitomizes the cultural shift in American life from British colony to independent nation just a generation after the Revolution
Monthly Gleanings: January 2010
Anatoly answers questions.
Alcohol: The World’s Oldest Recreational Drug
An excerpt from Drugs: A Very Short Introduction by Prof. Les Iversen, the new chairman of the UK’s Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.
The State of the Union and the State of the Obama Presidency
Elvin Lim’s weekly post looks at Obama’s problems.
Freedom Riders: The Film Premiere
Author Raymond Arsenault sees his book turned into a film.
A Selective Review of Defamation Cases in 2009 Involving Professional Reputation
John A. Neuenschwander looks at defamation cases that involve professional responsibility.
Multitasking: Learning to Teach and Text at the Same Time
Dennis Baron looks at multitasking.
The Role of Emotion in Familicide
An excerpt from Familicidal Hearts.
Friday procrastination: link love – the peanuts gang, Pulitzer, twitter and Cicero
What Rebecca has been reading.
Cat Blogging:
Nikita’s Top 7 Books to Beat the Winter Woes
Our favorite cat recommends some good winter reads.
In Memory: John Irwin
In memory of John Irwin.
Number – Podictionary Word of the Day
The Podictionary word of the week is “number”.
Dross, Dregs, Trash, and Other Important Substances
Part 2: Dregs
Anatoly Liberman looks at the word “dregs”.