“For me,” said Ornette Coleman, “composing is a way of keeping up with not repeating.” Coleman, the innovative saxophonist who “liberated jazz + more
“For me,” said Ornette Coleman, “composing is a way of keeping up with not repeating.” Coleman, the innovative saxophonist who “liberated jazz + more
“Can metaphors be designed?” asks Michael Erard. They can—and they are: In the 1960s, the US philosopher Donald Schön spent some + more
Regular readers know of my love affair with Field Notes. (See here and here, for instance.) Looks like developer/designer/illustrator Erik Schneider + more
The Reverend Sydney Smith to his son-in-law, Dr. Henry Holland, June 8, 1835—180 years ago today: I am suffering from + more
execration (noun) The act of cursing or denouncing. eructation (noun) A violent belching out or emitting. Though Morgan’s execrations toward Aaron were certainly expected + more
Back in 2012, I alerted readers to the Australian slang word boofy. At the time, I wondered whether a term that seemed + more
One of helveticka’s longest client relationships is with Hecla Mining Company. Its founding in 1891 makes Hecla the oldest precious metals company in + more
Eva Braun’s unmentionables are “first rate: the fabric, embroidery and monogramming, the sewing of the button,” says Ernie Scarango. And they + more
C. S. Lewis, from his introduction to Athanasius’s On the Incarnation: “Every age has its own outlook. It is specially + more
Over at Helveticahaus, intern/apprentice/go-to gal Morgan Lynch has a great post on the true meaning of National Hamburger Day. What? + more
It seems a lot of people are confused about the difference between singular and plural possessives—and wonder where the heck the apostrophe + more
A couple of months ago, I lost a T-shirt in Rapid City, South Dakota. It’s not nearly as salacious as it sounds. + more
On a recent visit to the southwest, I had the good fortune of visiting one of the finest architectural structures + more
In a 1958 letter to his friend Hume Logan, 20-year-old Hunter S. Thompson proves to be wise beyond his years: A man + more