It’s official: you’re reading the last word‘s hundredth post. At this rate, we should reach our hundredth reader in March + more
It’s official: you’re reading the last word‘s hundredth post. At this rate, we should reach our hundredth reader in March + more
Take the Narcissistic Personality Quiz today! I scored a big fat “0,” though, to be fair, it’s remarkably easy to + more
Words of wisdom from columnist Charles Krauthammer: “Advertising is legalized mendacity.” Discuss.
To a graphic designer, there are all kinds of interesting things about this story—upper- vs. lower-case letters, font selection, etc. + more
What I’ve long suspected—that American literature these days is dominated by a bunch of MFA-degreed Nancy boys who publish in + more
As someone who once scraped together a modest living as a music critic, I found the premise behind this diatribe + more
For years I’ve been asked the question, “Is it okay to crop a person’s forehead?” Maybe it’s time to shed + more
I’m normally not a fan of burning books, but I think I’d make an exception for The Associated Press Stylebook + more
By way of apologizing for the lack of posting over the last week or so, I’ve decided that today is + more
In my career as a professional writer, few qualities have been so needlessly celebrated by those around me as consistency. + more
A couple of weeks ago I was visiting the Maryhill Museum of Art—worth the drive for the Rodin collection alone—and + more
I’ve always harbored suspicions that Oregonians were a bit, well…rigorous in their adherence to green orthodoxy. But I had no + more
We’ve all seen electrical grid pylons along our highways, but how cool would it be if they actually became + more
As a followup to last week’s post about beginning sentences with “and,” let me just add one last point for + more
For those who breathlessly await each new post on the last word, I have some bad news. This Thursday, the + more