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Academic Insights for the Thinking World
This year, authors Joshua Ferris, Jonathan Franzen, Francine Prose, Mary Gaitskill and Jim Shepard (former National Book Award Fiction Finalists) selected a young fiction writer “who they found particularly promising.” They chose Matthew Eck, Keith Gessen, Sana Krasikov, Nam Le, and Fiona Maazel.
What Rebecca has been reading.
Gordon Thompson looks at the White Album.
Ammon Shea wonders about our fear of reference books.
Harm de Blij reflects on the importance of National Geography Awareness Week.
The podictionary word of the week is “doctor.”
An excerpt from The Oxford Book of Death.
Michelle invites you to help the New York Athletic Club Running Team raise money.
Thomas Hischak looks at the incredible success of the Disney franchise “High School Musical.”
Anatoly Liberman looks into the Dutch origins of words.
Mark McNeilly reviews The Real George Washington airing tonight on the National Geographic Channel.
‘Damp Squid’ author Jeremy Butterfield on eggcorns and words we love to hate.
Elvin Lim reflects on Veteran’s Day.
Welcome to ‘Geography Awareness week’ – the perfect time to announce another ‘Place of the Year’! In all honesty, I really struggled with my decision this time, and sought the advice of several mapmakers and geographers. Looking back on 2008 – I found it difficult to settle on a single location.
Edward Zelinsky reflects on why Obama doesn’t want a filibuster-proof senate.
Max Fink, M.D., looks at the current revival of electroconvulsive therapy.