I spent last Friday checking out a small portion of the Columbia Plateau Trail with my son Jake. From the + more
Johann Hari has some thoughts on e-readers that we hadn’t considered in our June 14 post. He’s not opposed to + more
Fancy the good old days when the swastika didn‘t symbolize a murderous regime? Looking forward to joining others in welcoming + more
This, my friends, is what happens when you leave a trombone player unsupervised for a couple of weeks. It’s probably + more
To this list of the five reasons why e-books “aren’t there yet,” I—AMD’s resident Luddite, apparently—would add a sixth: they’re + more
“The only way to write is well,” said A. J. Liebling, “and how you do it is your own damn + more
A new study confirms what I’ve long suspected: left-handed people are no more likely to be gifted than their right-handed + more
Sometimes, an idea is so simple and obvious it seems like it can’t possibly work. Take…er, “breastaurants.” “Why do regular + more
From Louis Menand’s article on the value of higher education in the June 6 issue of The New Yorker: “…students + more
“Swedish police called to fight beaver invasion”
We’ve been doing a lot of celebrating here at the last word. First, it was the news that a Tintin + more
Wanna avoid a natural disaster? Don’t watch “The Real Housewives of New Jersey.” Apart from that, it seems your best + more
In honor of Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday today, I humbly submit my choices for the top five Dylan albums of + more
As reported earlier here at the last word, Saturday is Judgment Day. Scoff if you will, but based on this + more