Lives Across The Pond: Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
A closer look at Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse with help from the DNB.
WWII and This Mighty Scourge
McPherson looks at, “the only war in modern times as to which we can be sure, first, that no skill or patience of diplomacy would have avoided it; and second, that preservation of the American Union and abolition of negro slavery were two vast triumphs of good by which even the inferno of war was justified.”
A Flourish of Strumpets
A closer look at strumpets.
A Few Questions For James McPherson
James McPherson answers some questions about his new book This Might Scourge.
Black History Month
Frederick Douglass and American History
OUP celebrates Black History Month by taking a closer look at the life of Frederick Douglass.
What Do You Think of Violent Video Games?
What do you think of violent video games?
A Few Questions for Craig A. Anderson
A few questions for Craig Anderson.
Friday Procrastination: Any Questions Part Two
NBC video and some answers.
Friday Procrastination: Vacation in Ireland?
Dreaming of Ireland.
Football mania: some history
To honour that acclaimed American institution, which celebrates its biggest day on Sunday, we look at famous football players – from the Colts and the Bears. Perhaps past greatness will help these teams when they square off on Sunday. Both excerpts are from the American National Biography Online.
Sweet Sounds: Forrest Mars
A podcast from the DNB.
Monthly Gleanings: January 2007
Anatoly’s monthly gleanings.
Protected: Safire Snip
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Hiding From the Truth
Philip Kitcher explores the deceiving nature of truth.
Competition or Criticism
How To Best Motivate America’s Schools?
Graham questions the best techniques for reforming America’s schools.
The Departed
Nicole Rafter takes a closer look at the movie, “The Departed.”