Back in 2001 when I was writing music criticism for the Local Planet, my editor gave me a copy of + more
Back in 2001 when I was writing music criticism for the Local Planet, my editor gave me a copy of + more
“The initial thought behind Baileys Irish Cream took about 30 seconds,” writes David Gluckman in the Irish Times. “In another 45 + more
“Fears are growing in Sweden over packs of radioactive wild boar moving north, ravaging forests and farmland.” We should probably + more
Because it’s Thursday—which means we’re mere hours from Friday—and because the boss is out of town, we’ve decided that a + more
The function of music, says Wadada Leo Smith, is “to transform that [observer’s] life in just an instant, so that + more
Cooking with Nikolai Gogol: “Delicious beyond description!…Pies you couldn’t imagine in your wildest dreams: they melt in your mouth! And + more
So much has been written about the wisdom of Theodor Geisel’s words, crafted for the delight of kids but, at + more
“A good person is great; but an awesome person—they’re on another level. I’m all for tasty sandwiches; but I’d rather have an awesome one. + more
Lord Byron to Lady Melbourne, September 25, 1812: As to Annabella [Milbanke, his future wife] she requires time and all + more
The other day I said some disparaging things about The Catcher in the Rye and To Kill a Mockingbird—something about + more
“I miss the English,” says Martin Amis from his home in Manhattan. “I miss Londoners. I miss the wit.” So + more
So, basically, Pow! was Brian Epstein. Or George Martin. Or Pete Best. Or Stuart Sutcliffe… “Playful urination practices—from seeing how + more
In a 1935 letter to his New York gallerist, Wassily Kandinsky made a bold claim: “Indeed,” he wrote of a + more
On Sunday, September 3, the missus and I pointed our trusty Subaru southeast toward Greeley, Colorado for a week-long series + more
Someone has finally deciphered the Voynich manuscript! Or…has he? “Long ago, in the ancient city of Cyrene, there was a herb + more