The Perverse Effects of Transparency?
Adrian Vermeule looks at the effects of transparency in Congress.
Learning from Willy Loman: The Loss Of Sadness
An excerpt from The Loss of Sadness.
A Few Questions For Allan Horwitz
Allan Horwitz, co-author of The Loss of Sadness answers some questions for OUP.
On This Day In History: Gail Borden and Condensed Milk
On August 19, 1856 Gail Borden patented Condensed Milk.
Friday procrastination: link love – biofuels, bars, and books
What Rebecca has been reading.
“Mob” Mentality, from Jonathan Swift to Karl Rove
Ben Zimmer looks at the origin of the word “mob.”
Scotland: A Turbulent Century
An exceprt from ‘Scotland: A History’, edited by Jenny Wormald
Crime in the City: American Revolution
Carp looks at violence in Revolutionary America.
Drinking Up Eisel, Or,
the Oddest English Spellings (Part 9)
Anatoly looks at weird spellings.
New and Improved OUPblog
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Lomonosov Ridge, Arctic Ocean
Ben’s Place of the Week is Lomonosov Ridge.
The Rise and Fall of the First Internet
Donald Ritchie looks at the telegraph.
Fever on the Brain
A look at fevers with some help from Plum and Posner.
Persistent Drooling
Dysmorphology is the study of congenital malformations, in this excerpt we look at drooling.
The Bedside Dysmorphologist
William Reardon, author of The Bedside Dysmorphologist: Classic Clinical Signs in Human Malformation Syndromes and their Diagnostic Significance looks at the possible genetic ramifications of deep-set eyes.
Friday procrastination: link love – books, blogs, and billboards
Happy Friday to all! It’s a rainy day out there so I suggest curling up with your laptop and exploring the links below. Get clicking! Leonard Cohen on how to “speak” poetry. The most ingenious billboard in the world. Are you a good citizen? On writing too well for the internet. Did the author […]