Category Archives: The Oxford Comment

The Mullet Mystery – Episode 23 – The Oxford Comment



In this month’s episode, Sara Levine, a Multimedia Producer in our New York Office, chats with Katherine Martin, head of Oxford Dictionaries, about the origins of the word ‘mullet.’ Visit us at blog.oup.com.

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Afterwar – Episode 22 – The Oxford Comment



In this month’s episode, Ryan Cury, a Trade Marketing Manager in the New York office, chats with Nancy Sherman, author of Afterwar: Healing the Moral Wounds of Our Soldiers, to explore the moral injuries sustained by soldiers after combat. Visit us at blog.oup.com.

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The Federalist Society – Episode 21 – The Oxford Comment



How did the Federalist Society manage to revolutionize the jurisprudence for the most important issues of our time? In this month’s episode, we sat down with Amanda Hollis-Brusky, author of Ideas with Consequences: The Federalist Society and the Conservative Counterrevolution, to discuss the organization’s pervasive influence. Visit us at blog.oup.com.

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Living with the Stars – Episode 20 – The Oxford Comment



How is the human body connected to the history of the universe? In this month’s episode, we sat down with Karel and Iris Shrijver, co-authors of Living with the Stars: How the Human Body is Connected to the Life Cycles of the Earth, the Planets, and the Stars. Visit us at blog.oup.com.

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Sugar and Sweets – Episode 19 – The Oxford Comment



In this month’s episode, Max Sinsheimer, a Trade & Reference Editor at the New York office, chats with a few contributors to ‘The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets’ discuss their work on the historical, chemical, technical, social, cultural, and linguistic aspects of sweetness. Visit us at blog.oup.com.

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