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As of Friday, I am no longer an employee of the second best university in the world. It was a day I had been looking forward to with some relish - I’ve been unhappy in my job for quite some time. I expected to bound out the doors of my building with a spring in […]

 

 Peter, Bjorn & John - "Goodbye, Again Or" [1:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Today on A Free Man: Proudly not footballers’ wives

“I’m free now
Free to look out the window
Free to live my story
Free to sing along…”
-Morphine - “I’m Free Now”
One of the difficult things about a transcontinental move is getting rid of things that aren’t worth shipping. In our move from the U.S. to the U.K. […]

 

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 Vampire Weekend - "Oxford Comma" [3:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Since the decision to leave Oxford became final I’ve begun to appreciate just about everything about it - maybe barring the weather. In the three plus years that we’ve spent here I’ve been able to thoroughly explore this wonderful little city and there are a few places that have become very special to me. So, […]

 

 Neil Young - "Out On The Weekend" [4:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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 R.E.M. - "Falls to Climb" [5:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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The ruins of Godstow Abbey sit alongside the Thames just to the north and west of Oxford. It was built in 1139 for the Benedictine nuns and was in use for four centuries until King Henry VIII, in a fury over his excommunication by the Catholic Church, dissolved the order and hundreds of others in […]

 

 The White Stripes - "Little Ghost" (Live from Glastonbury 2005) [2:56m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 

 Wolf Parade - "Same Ghost Every Night" [5:22m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Neko Case’s “Fox Confessor Brings the Flood” is available from eMusic, and Amazon.

 

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One of my favorite parts of my job is the teaching that I get to do every year around this time. One of Oxford’s many charming idiosyncracies is the tutorial system they use for undergraduate teaching. In addition to lectures and labs, each student gets one-on-one or small group tutorials in their fields of study. […]

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Shotover Country Park sits a few miles east of the Oxford city center. The south and west faces of the hill are wooded and engraved with walking, riding and cycling trails. And, on a rare sunny January day in England, it was our destination for a morning walk.

 

 Radiohead - "House of Cards" [5:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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 Dinosaur Jr. - "Goin' Home" [4:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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