Can you spot the typo in the following excerpt from page 243 of Where the Water Goes (2017) by David Owen? + more
Can you spot the typo in the following excerpt from page 243 of Where the Water Goes (2017) by David Owen? + more
Sarah Sweet’s “Barbarians at the Gates of Grammar” reminds me a little bit of Mark Twain’s apocryphal “When I was a boy of + more
The subtitle of Kelefa Sanneh’s New Yorker article on progressive rock reads “Critics think that the genre was an embarrassing dead end. So + more
I am not a hugger. It’s not just because I’m an introvert, though I’m sure that has something to do + more
“Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your + more
Knothead Loop is a seven-mile hike that rewards you with Indian petroglyphs, gorgeous views, and plenty of wildlife—and it’s only a half-hour drive from downtown + more
Terry Teachout reports on a “trivial little exercise in inter-generational trolling” he undertook on Twitter last week. The results are + more
“Robert Rauschenberg,* who once said that he wanted to make the biggest drawing in the world, also created one of + more
If you ever find yourself in Dillon, Montana—and really, why wouldn’t you?—do yourself a favor and stop in at the + more
A friend alerted me to John McWhorter’s delightful essay “English is not normal” over at Aeon. Here’s how it begins: English + more
The correct answer to this question, of course, is “Yes.” #SavedYouAClick However, since reading “calms the nerves, increases language and + more
As usual, I’m late to the party on this. But I just discovered Open Culture, “The best free cultural & + more
The Reverend Sydney Smith to Lady Holland, May 23, 1811: How very odd, dear Lady Holland, to ask me to + more
I’ve been mildly annoyed by REI’s #ForceOfNature social media campaign, if only because they seem to be trying really, really + more
This is a big moment for you. For a long time, you’ve stood in the margins, watching friends and coworkers + more