God Goes To Harvard
D. Michael Lindsay looks at the changes in faith on campus.
Read Out Loud!
Below Philip Davis, author of Bernard Malamud: A Writer’s Life, combines science with literature to convince us to read out loud more often.
I Was Brodsky’s Minder
Davis remembers Brodsky.
L’Shana Tova 5768
A Vigil at the Wailing Wall: In those days Rabbi Abraham Berukhim was known for performing the Midnight Vigil. He rose at midnight and walked through the streets of Safed, crying out, “Arise, for the Shekhinah is in exile, and our holy house is devoured by fire, and Israel faces great danger.”
How the OED Got Shorter
Ben’s column this week looks at the fascinating history of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. He explains how the OED, quite possibly OUP’s most important book (well, series of books), got trimmed to a manageable two volumes and why this development was important.
God’s Blog
Philip Davis’s second blog.
What the Deuce,
Or, Etymological Devilry
The Devil is in people’s thoughts, and his names are many. One of them is the obscure ‘Old Nick’. The word nicker “water sprite” explained as an old participle “washed one” – is unrelated to it. Then there is ‘nickel’. The term was easy to coin, but copper could not be obtained from the nickel ore.
Oxford World’s Classics Book Club: The Ambassadors
This month’s book club pick is…
Onward Christian Soldiers
D. Michael Lindsay looks at faith in the military.
Otherness
Author Philip Davis begins his blog.
Sark, United Kingdom
Ben’s Place of the Week is Sark, UK.
Is This It?
Evan Schnittman sings the praises of CafeScribe.
Problems Getting Out of Bed
Advice to help you get your teenager out of bed.
When to Keep a Child Home From School
When should you allow your child to stay home from school?
Friday procrastination: link love – tabs, tango, and typewriters
The joy of short weeks, Friday is here before you know it! Here are some links to distract you from your work. Finally, a balanced look at e-books. The joy of tabs. Show Tango some love. MSNBC fumbles. For the love of typewriters.