Extreme Home Makeover and Oxford University Press
OUP on Extreme Home Makeover.
Jacob Hacker Addresses Congress
Jacob Hacker speaks before Congress.
Friday Procrastination
An A-Z list of books to read.
A Few Questions For Christopher Ringwald
Christopher Ringwald answers a few questions for OUP about his new book A Day Apart
Madison Square Park Sculpture: von Rydingsvard
A closer look at the art of Von Rydingsvard.
In Jeopardy, Or, The Oddest English Spellings
(Part 6)
Anatoly Liberman’s weekly column. The Oddest English Spellings Part Six.
Truth: A Hunch?
Simon Blackburn on “truth”.
T.S. Eliot: an excerpt
In the New York Times Art Section today, Michiko Kakutani writes about British poet Craig Raine’s new book on T.S. Eliot, calling Raine’s description a “new, more accessible T. S. Eliot, an Eliot he describes as a virtuosic fox in terms of style, and a single-minded hedgehog when it came to themes.”
Tune In!
Oup authors will appear on ABC’s Primetime.
Terror in the Balance
A closer look at The Military Commissions Act of 2006.
Happiness 101: Positive Psychology
A closer look at happiness.
When A Loved One Hoards
David Tolin, PhD provides some advice for confronting a loved one who hoards.
Friday Procrastination: The Joy of Bloglines
Friday procrastination.
Rosanna Hertz: Some Answers
Rosanna Hertz, on the three questions she is asked most.
Lives Across the Pond: Happy Birthday Harry Gordon Selfridge
Happy Birthday Harry Gordon Selfridge!
Story time: a closer look at Mary Norton and The Borrowers
Every time I turn on the television I am bombarded by advertisements for the new movie, “Arthur and The Invisibles”. It reminds me of “The Borrowers”. Remember them? Small, ingenious creatures that live in our homes and borrow our buttons, socks, thimbles, and other items you thought were misplaced.