The inestimable Derek Helt was kind enough to share with me the Lutheran Insulter, which wasted no time whatsoever in + more
The inestimable Derek Helt was kind enough to share with me the Lutheran Insulter, which wasted no time whatsoever in + more
Take this short test to find out. It tells me I read 646 words a minute (158% faster than the + more
Ian Leslie says we really can be too clever for our own good: “If a rat is faced with a + more
Radio Time Machine is a nifty little tool that plays Billboard chart-toppers from every year back to 1940. Well…30-second samples, + more
Are we really on the verge of of one of the biggest imaging revolutions since 1826? Lytro’s new light-field camera + more
This past Sunday, our senior designer Shirlee Roberts was married to her sweetheart, Brett Downey. photo courtesy of Matt Vielle + more
I’ve been hearing “which begs the question” an awful lot these days. And it usually sounds something like this: “Whoa—she’s + more
It has been decided that tomorrow is Passive Voice Day. Great fun will no doubt be had by all. Florence + more
If nothing else, this book promises to be an interesting read. The scandalous Baroness Pannonica de Koenigswarter—”Nica”—was arguably as much + more
Speaking as a parent, this is pretty much how it feels.
Three days, three figures from my childhood…gone. RIP Dick Clark, Levon Helm, and Jonathan Frid. Time’s wingèd chariot, indeed. A + more
Someone turns 35 today.
For my money, the finest biographer alive is Robert Caro. Esquire‘s Chris Jones takes a look at the guy who’s + more