Favorites from Amelia’s Kitchen
Oxford DNB Biography of the Day- Latest podcast: Diana, Princess of Wales 24 August 2017, 15:03Princess Diana podcast
- The Incomparable Max: Life of the Day 24 August 2017, 15:03Today's biography from the Oxford DNB: Beerbohm, Sir Henry Maximilian [Max] (1872-1956), caricaturist and writer
- The tattoo artist: Life of the Day 24 August 2017, 15:03Today's biography from the Oxford DNB: Burchett, George (1872-1953), tattoo artist
- Latest podcast: Diana, Princess of Wales 24 August 2017, 15:03
- OED Word of the Day
- advertique, n. 18 August 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: advertique, n. A piece of early advertising material; an antique advertisement
- pinion, n.2 19 August 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: pinion, n.2 A bird's wing; the wing of a bird in flight
- rovery, n.2 20 August 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: rovery, n.2 An act of straying in thought; a mental wandering
- murk, adj. 21 August 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: murk, adj. murk Monday, n. The day of the solar eclipse occurring on Monday, 29 March 1652
- ack emma, n. and adv. 22 August 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: ack emma, n. The signal used to denote the letters a.m. (for ante meridiem) in telephone communications, etc.
- Mallaby-Deeley, n. 23 August 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: Mallaby-Deeley, n. A cheap suit of clothes
- parrhesia, n. 24 August 2017, 4:00OED Word of the Day: parrhesia, n. Candour, frankness; outspokenness or boldness of speech
- advertique, n. 18 August 2017, 4:00
Blog Archives
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Another news article about Amazon — this one boggled my mind. Be aware that there is a word in this article that a great many people find offensive. When I saw that Amazon was defending the use of the “C-word,” … Continue reading
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Amazon’s fees hike for third-party traders provokes fury | Technology | The Guardian. According to the article, some fees will increase as much as 70% for third-party retailers who sell through Amazon: Amazon is facing a revolt from small traders … Continue reading
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Just heard the news that Amazon has acquired Goodreads. I like Amazon and love my Kindle. I really enjoy participating on Goodreads and tracking my reads on the site. I had very mixed feelings about the news. Here’s what I … Continue reading
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British Indie Fiction D.M. Andrews has begun a new site focussing on self-pubbed fiction by British authors. He has a number of genres to browse through. If you’re looking for something new to read and you enjoy reading British authors, … Continue reading
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Update: This glitch has been fixed for Favorites from Amelia’s Kitchen, and presumably has been fixed or soon will be fixed for the other books that were affected.
