A wry observation from Søren Kierkegaard: “The majority of people are not only afraid of holding a wrong opinion, they + more
A wry observation from Søren Kierkegaard: “The majority of people are not only afraid of holding a wrong opinion, they + more
Fifty-two years ago today, Miles Davis began recording Kind of Blue, the one jazz album owned by people who don’t + more
There’s a certain segment of the population—you know who you are—that will positively swoon at the following sentence: Cthulhu Chick + more
There are times when the beauty of this region is, quite simply, breathtaking. This weekend was one of those times. + more
What with published authors arguing that stricter copyright laws are needed to produce another Shakespeare, Democratic lawmakers on the lam, + more
Reading Garry Kasparov’s review of a new book about Bobby Fischer, I was reminded of William Hartston’s observation that “chess + more
This is an interesting project: Argentinean photographer Irina Werning “re-enacts” old photos—sometimes decades later—by placing their subjects in similar clothing, + more
Today is the feast day of Maron of Syria. What that has to do with chocolates and flowers and revolting + more
AbeBooks.com—a great resource, by the way, particularly for hard-to-find titles—just revealed its top 10 most expensive sales for January 2011. + more
Duke University has opened up its digital archive of vintage television ads. There are thousands of ’em, and they’re available + more
Like a bajillion or so other folks, I watched the Super Bowl yesterday, tuning in just in time to witness + more
Because it’s Friday—and to make up for letting all of Wednesday go by without posting—I present April Smith and the + more
An area of writing that frequently causes consternation among our clients is, surprisingly, capitalization. If I had a nickel for + more
The short—and, one would think, obvious—answer to this question is “Yes.” What’ll really be interesting is seeing what takes its + more
Today is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. To celebrate, employees at Sealed Air, which manufactures $4 billion of the stuff annually, + more