Hanging Noodles
Ammon Shea reviews I’m Not Hanging Noodles On Your Ears.
Lieutenant – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “lieutenant”.
Chimps are not us!
Jeremy Taylor on why chimps and humans are far less similar than we have been led to believe.
Wednesday’s Father
Anatoly looks at the origin of the word “Wednesday”.
Shaking paper intricacies out of his sleeve:
The young Mendelssohn
Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn’s birth.
The Invasion of Chad (Act III)
A look that the third attemped invasion of Chad and the division of the Zaghawa tribe.
South Africa and The Story of Eva (Krotoa):
The New Oxford World History Series
An excerpt from South Africa in World History.
A Few Questions For Lawrence M. Scheier:
Part One
Lawrence Scheier answers questions.
Word Window: Week Eleven
The word in our window this week is…
The Who, Tommy, and a Pop Classic, May 1969
The 40th anniversary of Tommy.
Neil Gaiman is for Readers on Both Sides of the Divide
In the spirit of breaking genre walls, Michelle talks about what she learned from SFF writer Neil Gaiman.
Friday procrastination: link love – kindles, klingon and kaleidoscopes
What Rebecca has been reading.
Star Trek terminology
The 11th Star Trek film is opening this Friday, and I don’t know about you, but I’ve already bought my ticket. It’s a reboot of the original, meaning more James Tiberius Kirk, Spock, and the rest of the gang. It’s enough to make me jump up and down in excitement – and not just for terminology.
Miniature – Podictionary Word of the Day
The podictionary word of the week is “miniature”.
Swine Flu: Whatever next?
Dorothy H. Crawford, Professor of Medical Microbiology at the University of Edinburgh, on the H1N1 swine flu outbreak.
A Look at Michael Oren
A look at Michael Oren.