Thanks to a friend who lent me a copy, I’m finally reading Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in + more
Thanks to a friend who lent me a copy, I’m finally reading Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in + more
Ethan Iverson interviews one of my favorite musicians; the New York Times features one of my favorite authors; the New Atlantis + more
There was a time—not too long ago, in fact—when I thought that jazz was a dead art form. (I also + more
Last year, the missus and I spent Independence Day with the good folks of Rachel, Nevada, at the Little A’Le’Inn. + more
In the following dispatch to the New York Times, Samuel Wilkeson gives an account of the “Confederate bombardment” at Gettysburg, + more
Over at the Hedgehog Review (NB: sadly, they don’t actually review hedgehogs), Steve Lagerfeld assesses the rise of the contrarian crowd—then + more
Normally, I wouldn’t just throw a link up here on the blog without some sort of explanation or witty commentary. + more
Donald Hall died over the weekend. If you’re unfamiliar with his work, start here. “Fashions have always come back around + more
To anyone who knows her, it should come as no surprise that Courtney is responsible for sending me this link + more
This, folks, is how you hook a reader: Start with Noam Chomsky, Deepak Chopra, and a robot that loves you + more
After the first two waves of Operation Steinbock, the Nazi’s final bomber offensive of WWII, “nearly 100 Londoners were wounded or + more
On a day in which we mourn the passing of the inimitable Anthony Bourdain and learn that Washington Post columnist + more
We don’t normally do politics around here. But “The High Price of Stale Grievances” by Coleman Hughes is a serious, well-written + more