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A nation obsessed with weather? No, I am talking about America!

As a Brit, it’s traditional to believe that these cloudy and wet islands in the firing line of a succession of Atlantic storms are home to the most weather-obsessed nation on the planet. Not a bit of...

Stephen Burt | 18 Jul 2012

Bioethics: What It Is And Why It Is Important

Ethics is the study of right and wrong, of which actions we should and shouldn’t perform. Not all the things we do are morally evaluable of course. If I trip over a carpet something has happened to...

Marianne Talbot | 16 Jul 2012

A Walk Through Venice

First the Cambridge Book Club took you to London, now it’s on to Venice! This month we’re highlighting Venice: History of the Floating City by Joanne Ferraro (on sale August 14).

Joanne M. Ferraro | 13 Jul 2012

Judea Pearl on his inspiration and the breakthrough moments of his research

Judea Pearl, recently announced winner of the 2011 Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) A.M. Turing Award for Contributions that Transformed Artificial Intelligence, has been at the forefront of the...

12 Jul 2012

London: A Book Lover’s Dream

Our colleague Marie C. recently traveled to London for the first time, and recounts highlights from her extended layover, Anthony-Bourdain style (but maybe more touristy than gritty).

Marie C. | 11 Jul 2012

Immigration Reform: Back to the Federal Government

In invalidating most of Arizona’s controversial immigration law, the Supreme Court has put the onus of immigration reform (or lack thereof) back where it belongs—with the U.S. Congress. The majority...

Susan F. Martin | 10 Jul 2012

The Surprising Evolution of London’s “Free” Press

The notion that the popular press has a crucial role to play in modern democracies, and therefore must maintain its independence from government influence, is in the air these days

Joseph P. Ward, Robert O. Bucholz | 6 Jul 2012

Deep Throat at Midlife

Deep Throat has hit middle age. The classic porn film starring Linda Lovelace turns 40 this summer, having enjoyed its premiere in New York City in June 1972. Rather than experiencing a midlife crisis, which might entail fading into obscure Hollywood history—a relic of a brief, bygone age when pornography reigned on the big screen—Deep Throat is hotter than ever.

Carolyn Bronstein | 2 Jul 2012

London and the Jubilee

As we write in the opening of Chapter 7, “London liked to portray itself as a loyal, royal city”; furthermore, when they were not opposing the Crown and its ministers, Londoners liked to turn out for...

Joseph P. Ward, Robert O. Bucholz | 27 Jun 2012

Last Chance London

It’s your last chance to show us what the Swinging City looks like to your London Eye. Submit your photo and tell us why you love it before it’s too late to win an advance copy of London: A...

25 Jun 2012

Henrietta Darwin’s Diary: The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, Part Two

In June 1871 Henrietta met Richard Buckley Litchfield, a barrister and lecturer in music at the London Working Men’s College; they were married in the parish church in her parents’ village of Downe,...

25 Jun 2012

Royal London: The Court as a Public Space

Visitors to London today are often struck by the relative approachability of the offices of central government. Although the security concerns of recent years have certainly spawned an elaborate network...

Joseph P. Ward, Robert O. Bucholz | 22 Jun 2012